Curated Digital Citizenship Resources

1. Brain Pop: https://www.brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship/
Brain Pop has a large library of kid friendly videos that are easily accessible to students. Students can watch these videos and learn about all the different aspects of digital citizenship. Some of these videos teach students about privacy, media literacy, and digital etiquette to teach students how to be good digital citizens. 

2. Common Sense Education: https://www.commonsense.org/education/video/digital-citizenship
Common Sense Education has a variety of different resources that can be used to teach about digital citizenship. This includes lesson plans that teachers can use and a library of different videos as well. The different lessons provided can help students look a little deeper into different parts of digital citizenship and even put it into practice. 

3. ISTE: https://www.iste.org/areas-of-focus/digital-citizenship
ISTE has a variety of different resources from articles, to videos, and even blogs that discuss digital citizenship. Teachers can use these as resources to aid their instruction on digital citizenship within the classroom. 

4. Edutopia: https://www.edutopia.org/article/digital-citizenship-resources
Edutopia, similar to ISTE, provides numerous resources in different formats that teachers can use to help them introduce and teach about digital citizenship to their students. 

5. Teachinctrl: https://teachinctrl.org/
Teachinctrl provides video resources that teach about the different parts of digital citizenship. On this website it provides a version for the teacher and one for the student. There are also provided activities teachers can use with their students to teach about the different parts of digital literacy. 

6. Netsmartzkids: https://www.netsmartzkids.org/
This website provides students with a variety of video resources as well as games that students can interact with to build a better understanding of the different parts of digital citizenship. 

Edutopia: https://www.edutopia.org/article/digital-citizenship-resources
This curated list of various articles and videos is an excellent resource for educators looking to introduce the concept of digital citizenship to students. Topics range from internet safety to media literacy. 

Theatrefolk: https://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/tag/digital-citizenship/
Although their resources are limited, Theatrefolk has published two articles focused on digital citizenship in the theatre classroom and a quiz for teachers to gauge their digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/curriculum?grades=9%2C10%2C11%2C12
Our world has become more dependent on technology, so Common Sense Education has created lesson plans to help students of all ages navigate the digital world in a safe, healthy, and respectful manner. Lesson plans offered are for grades K through 12 and cover the following areas of digital citizenship: media balance and well-being; privacy and security; digital footprint and identity; relationships and communication; cyberbullying, digital drama, and hate speech; news and media literacy. 

ISTE: https://www.iste.org/explore/topic/digital-citizenship
ISTE's digital citizenship database is another collection of articles that focuses on various areas of digital citizenship and their relevance to current happenings in classrooms across the country. 

Toolkit for Digitally Literate Teachers (USC Rossier): https://rossieronline.usc.edu/digital-literacy-teacher-toolkit/USC
Rossier's toolkit contains checklists, online tools, and real-life stories to help inspire and guide educators when implementing digital citizenship practices into their curricula.  

The Digital Citizenship Institute: https://www.digcitinstitute.com
I stumbled upon this organization when searching through some of the resources provided by Edutopia. This organization focuses specifically on digital citizenship but on a global level. The Digital Citizenship Institute operates an international classroom program that spans a total of 12 weeks. The first six weeks focus on the pillars of digital citizenship, followed by another six-week period where educators will implement these practices into their classroom and devise a digital citizenship project with their students. 

1. Common Sense Eduction: Digital curriculum that covers digital footprints, cyber bullying, media balance, online privacy and communication, and news and media literacy. This is a great resource because it has different activities to accommodate different grade levels and it has resources for educators and parents.

2. ISTE: ISTE has several resources online for educators to help them promote digital citizenship in their classroom. The article I found most appealing is the "5 Competencies of Digital Citizenship as it has 5 clear targets for students paired with simple sentences to get the message of digital citizenship across to students. Printing these on a poster for a classroom would be beneficial.

3. BrainPOP: A fun and interactive platform that has an entire module dedicated to digital citizenship. Students can find resources for all kinds on problems and topics that they might encounter online like conflict resolution, copyright, digital etiquette, information privacy etc.

4. Google's Digital Citizenship and Safety Course: This course is designed for educators and students in mind to learn how to create a safe and positive experience online. Google also has a digital responsibility course that may be beneficial for an older group of students.

5. Ted Talks: My students love Ted Talks and there are several talks on digital footprints and digital citizenship. My favorite is "Lessons on Digital Citizenship from Charlie Brown"

6. YouTube: Similar to Ted Talks, YouTube also offers a wide ranges of animated videos over what being a digital citizen is and how to be one. This might be more appropriate for a younger crowd.

Common Sense Educationhttps:
//www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship
Common sense education offers free lessons for K12 students on digital citizenship. Common sense about how students should behave online. They offer topics such as leaving footprints, cyberbullying, and so much more. The site has great appropriate lessons for students no I'm saying are people example of this would be the kindergarten one has a song that the kids can listen to and learn why balance is important. 

Nets Safe
https://www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit/
Net Safe Schools offers resources for both students and teachers. The resources for the students include a student agreement form and articles on how to maintain safe online presents. The educator side of it offers online safety tips, an advisor blog, a digital safety management plan, and so much more. 

ISTE
https://www.iste.org/explore/Digital-citizenship/6-tips-and-1-activity-to-help-students-engage-as-digital-citizens
The ISTE website has a lot of wonderful resources. The link above is to an article called “7 Tips and 1 Activity to Help Digital Citizens Engage with Empathy.” This article outlines ways that students can be respectful online. It also gives an activity on how to engage this topic with students. 

TED Talks
https://youtu.be/t7Xr3AsBEK4
Ted talks are amazing to watch with older students. There are many Ted Talks about digital citizenship. This talk offers insight on always being connected but feeling alone. 

Cyber Wise
https://www.cyberwise.org/cyber-civics
Cyber Wise offers a middle school curriculum to teachers. They have lesson plans for Digital Citizenship, Information Literacy, and Media Literacy for Positive Participation. These lessons are aligned with academic standards and can be taught in schools and at home.   

BrainPOP
https://www.brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship/
BrainPOP offers a wide range of digital citizenship videos, activities, and readings. Some of the digital citizenship areas they have are conflict Resolution, online safety, and social media. A lot of teachers use BrainPOP in other activities in the classroom.

1.) Finding someone you trust that knows about technology: If you know someone that knows and understands technology and they are an adult you trust, you can go to them with any issues you may have. This allows for you to be protected and understand that if something like these events happen they will help protect you and keep you safe. 
2.) https://www.dyknow.com/blog/what-is-digital-citizenship/
This site can help educators and parents teach their children about what it means to be a digital citizen. This site is a very breif run down on what students can use technology for and how to be safe when using technology. 
3.) https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/the-definition-of-digital-citzenship/
This site gives insight as to what digital citizenship is. It explains what it is and how it can be used positively and negatively. This site allows for students to understand why digital citizenship is a conversation that needs to happen. 
4.) https://www.aeseducation.com/blog/what-is-digital-citizenship
This site gives advice to teachers and parents about what to include when teaching children digital citizenship. This site allows for students to get the best education on the topic to be able to understand why it is a big deal.
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This video is a good resource to communicate with students. This video can be used to bring up the idea behind digital citizenship as well as conclude the lesson. It gives good advice and good explanations as to what digital citizenship entails. 
6.) https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/school-environment/digital-citizenship
This website breaks down the roles between a teacher, parent, or student. This site can be helpful in figuring out where to start to see if a child understands what is being discussed.
7.) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mps-edu.org%2Fdomain%2F766&psig=AOvVaw1jQTIZes9rCppLAbR79qZP&ust=1637172983700000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCOi1s-K-nfQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
I found this image on google. However, I think this image would be a good reminder for children and adults to remember how to safe online.