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Tech in Ctrl: Communication & Collaboration: Working Together Digitally

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this instructional activity, students will apply prior knowledge and skills to collaborate digitally and model positive attributes of an effective digital citizen. They will discover how to manage and improve their communication...
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Interactive
Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network: Privacy Pirates

For Students K - 1st
Sail away on the open seas in order to protect your online privacy from the privacy pirates. This animated game helps students become responsible digital citizens as they learn how to keep their personal information secure.
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Interactive
Other

Think U Know: Cyber Cafe

For Students 5th - 6th
The Cyber Cafe from Think U Know offers a safe and interactive environment for students to learn and practice responsible digital citizenship. Learn how to safely use email, social media, and search the web.
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Online Course
Code.org

Code.org: Cs Fundamentals: Course D

For Students 2nd - 5th
Students develop their understanding of loops, conditionals, and events. Beyond coding, students learn about digital citizenship.
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Pause and Think

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson plan, the Digital Citizens teach students how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online. Includes slideshow, video, lesson plan, song and lyrics, poster, coloring book, and resources...
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: That's Private!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. By helping a Digital Citizen sign up for a new app, 2nd graders learn about the kinds of information they should keep to themselves when...
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Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: We Are Civil Communicators

For Teachers 11th - 12th
When we talk about our personal beliefs and politics, passions can run high -- especially when we're online. These intense moments can often lead to tit-for-tat insults, or worse. But, if addressed calmly and coolly, they can be an...
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Other

A Thin Line: Digital Rights Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about MTV's Digital Rights Project, "A Thin Line." Look for details about digital safety and security, impact of digital disrespect, cyberbullying, sexting, etc.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Frontline: Growing Up Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and analysis on the practices and habits of children and teens who live their lives online. Focus is on teen culture in the digital age and on how online media have intensified fears of the dangerous dimensions of adolescence.
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Website
Other

Symantec Corporation: Symantec Security Center

For Students 9th - 10th
An information resource on threats to computer security, how to identify and report viruses, up-to-date articles on computer system vulnerabilities, etc.
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Unit Plan
REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 6. Cyber Safety

For Students 3rd - 5th
This learning module is made up of nine quests organized into sets of three. In the first set, students learn how to protect themselves online. In the second, they go through three simulations/games to learn how to protect their...
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Website
Other

Computer Knowledge: Computer Knowledge Virus Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a tutorial which includes an overview of viruses, types of viruses, the history of viruses, and virus prevention.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Wosu Public Media: Are You Digi Fit?: Choose to Be Positive With Others Online

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson teaches children how to behave appropriately when interacting with others online. They are guided in understanding how their words can be perceived by others online and how to deal with an online bully. Includes links to two...
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Article
Edutopia

Edutopia: Common Core in Action: Teaching Online Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking at the responsible use of intellectual property is one key element of digital citizenship that can be connected to eighth grade Common Core Standards. How do we as educators help students respect other people's work and not abuse...
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Website
Other

Wabash College: Introduction to Network Etiquette

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Wabash College gives rules not only for internet etiquette, but more specifically for etiquette concerning networks. This site is particularly relevant to college students.
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Adversmarts: Introduction to Food Advertising Online

For Students K - 1st
Media Smarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson, young students will learn about online advertisements targeted to children. Students will play on online game; they will create an advertisement for a...
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Interactive
Google

Google: Be Internet Awesome: Interland

For Students 2nd - 5th
Kids can play their way to being Internet Awesome with Interland, an online adventure that puts the key lessons of digital safety into hands-on practice with four challenging games. Play your way to being an Internet Legend!
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Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Promoting Ethical Behaviour Online: My Virtual Life Lesson

For Students 7th - 9th
In this lesson, students learn about ways to manage their privacy and reputation online by exploring their digital presence and to make good choices about sharing other people's content online. Students explore how they are portrayed...
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Other

Common Sense Media: Strong Passwords [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online.
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Common Sense Media: The Power of Words [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite websites they may encounter messages from other kids that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle cyberbullying and how to respond in the...
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Other

Common Sense Media: Private and Personal Information [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan learners learn the difference between private information and personal information, distinguishing what is safe and unsafe to share online.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Common Sense Media: Talking Safely Online [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this lesson young scholars learn that they can develop rewarding online relationships, but that they should never reveal private information to a person they know only online without asking their parent or guardian for permission.
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Website
Other

Cic Online: Cyberbullying: Identify and Respond [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 9th
With this resource, learn how to know when cyberbullying is happening and how to confront the problem. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Activity
Other

Cyber Smart!: Whose Is It, Anyway? [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A worksheet to accompany a lesson where students learn that, although the Internet makes it very easy, copying others' work and presenting it as one's own is unethical, unfair, and unacceptable.

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