Digital Citizenship
For the Library Media Specialist
Guiding Questions
What is digital citizenship?
Why is teaching digital citizenship important?
What do the Library Media Standards say about digital citizenship?
What resources are available for teaching digital citizenship?
What is digital citizenship?
Brainstorm
What is digital citizenship? Add your ideas to the Google Document. (goo.gl/h4P879)
Why is teaching digital citizenship important?
H.B. 213 Safe Technology Utilization and Digital Citizenship in Public Schools (2015)
Digital citizenship means the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior relate to technology use, including digital literacy, ethics, etiquette, and security. (HB 213)
The intent of this legislation is to involve school community councils in an on-going discussion about creating a safe technology environment for students.
It is the responsibility of each school to provide education and awareness on safe technology utilization and digital citizenship that empowers:
- a student to make smart media and online choices.
- a parent or guardian to know how to discuss safe technology use with his or her child.
What do the Library Media Standards say about digital citizenship?
Utah Core Library Media Standards
Utah Core Library Media Elementary K-5 Standards
MEDIA LITERACY
Strand 10: Awareness, modern citizenship, and informed decision making.
Standard 5: Identify and explain the rights and responsibilities with respect to media and digital citizenship.
Strand 14: Digital Citizenship
Standard 1: Understand and practice safe and responsible use of information technology.
Standard 2: Identify issues and consequences of misusing media.
Utah Core Library Media Secondary 6-12 Standards
MEDIA ENGAGEMENT
Strand 8: Demonstrating that media literacy is a life skill integral to modern citizenship and informed decision-making.
Standard 1: Understand and use basic terms and concepts of media with their potential impact, advantages, and limitations.
Standard 2: Evaluate and select media for appropriate personal, educational, and professional use.
a. Consult reliable sources to critique and evaluate personal media choices
b. Evaluate and select media materials to meet educational, personal, and career needs.
c. Determine whether the amount of time and attention devoted to media, including social networking, internet gaming, and texting is in balance with other activities.
What resources are available for teaching digital citizenship?
Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Curriculum
FREE open source K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum with 80 lessons including lessons, assessments, handouts for students and parents, videos, etc. on the following topics:
Standards Alignment
Utah Core Library Media Standards Alignment
Common Core ELA Standards/ Utah Core ELA Standards Alignment
Digital Citizenship Supporting Materials
Connecting With Families
Posters
Digital Student Interactive Activities
Nearpod Lessons
iBooks Lessons (teacher editions and student workbooks)
Digital Citizenship Lessons in Action Videos
Digital Citizenship Week is October 16-22!
- Take the Digital Citizenship for All Pledge.
- Ask your students to create their own pledges.
- Challenge your families to have a #DeviceFreeDinner.
Interested in becoming a Digital Citizenship Certified Educator/ School/ District?
Common Sense Media offers yearly certification for educators, schools, and districts!
- Watch the tutorial.
- Teach digital citizenship using Common Sense Media lesson plans and supporting materials.
- Engage Parents in three distinct ways.
- Gather evidence.
- Submit your application.
Other Resources for Teaching Digital Citizenship
Ashley Addis
Email: ashley.addis@ccsdut.org
Website: http://www.ccsdutcurriculum.org/library-media.html
Location: Cache County School District Office, North 1200 East, North Logan, UT, United States
Phone: (435) 752-3925