This lesson is designed to engage students in discussions regarding their digital footprint.  Students will learn what their digital footprint is, what is included in a digital footprint, and learn tips on how to make their digital footprint a positive one.

In this Common Sense Education Nearpod lesson on Digital Citizenship & Literacy, students define the term "digital footprint" and identify the online activities contributing to it. They examine ways they are—and are not—in control of their digital footprint.

This Nearpod lesson can help teacher lower elementary students that from our head down to our toes, and our feet up to our nose, the Digital Citizens teach students how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online.

From our head down to our toes, and our feet up to our nose, the Digital Citizens teach students how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online.

Students will learn to turn their story ideas into fully developed pitches. A pitch enables students to explain their story succinctly and also keep their story focused during the production process. Click on the Activities Tab to complete the lesson.

This Canva presentation can help middle school teachers instruct students in developing positive online interactions.

This Canva presentation can help high school teachers instruct students in developing positive online interactions.

In this Common Sense Education Nearpod lesson on Digital Citizenship & Literacy, students decide what kinds of statements are OK to say online and which are not. They identify ways to respond to mean words online, using the S-T-O-P method.

In this Common Sense Education Nearpod lesson on Digital Citizenship & Literacy, students identify the reasons why people share information about themselves online. They investigate the difference between private and personal information.

This Canva presentation can help elementary teachers instruct students in protecting private information.

This Canva presentation can help high school teachers instruct students in protecting private information.

This Canva presentation can help middle school teachers instruct students in protecting private information.

Guilty of using your pet’s name as your password? Creating a strong password is one of your best lines of defense.

This lesson plan will help students reflect upon their screen time use, their digital habits, and improving their media balance. 

Students will identify what they know and don’t know about their story’s topic. Once students know what they don’t know, they will use curiosity to guide research that will result in better developed stories.

In this K-2 Digital Citizenship and Technology Nearpod activity, students will identify and explain classroom and home rules for technology.

This lesson is designed for teachers who want a basic start for their classes on Internet Safety. It will cover cellphone saftey, internet saftey, and cyberbulling. Resources:This lesson has been mixed with lessons from UEN (Lesson Appropriate use of Technogy by Cindy Baker, Deborah Dickson, and Catherine Peterson), NetsafeUtah, Commonsence.org, and Wonderopolis.  

This lesson plan allows students to reflect on and learn about their digital footprint and social media usage.

This lesson is designed to help Financial Literacy students understand and analyze the role of cultural, social, and emotional influences on financial behavior (Financial Literacy Strand 1 Standard 1).  Students will create a social media PSA to help others realize the important of controlling finances through cultural norms and emotional feelings.

This is a 5 day unit about validating sources on the internet and social media.  It is taught so that students understand and respect the obligations of using social media wisely before sharing and the importance of giving credit to creators through citing sources.  It is a blended unit with a final project to be done in Apple's Keynote where students will show what they have learned in a slide show to other students in the class. They will be able to practice what they learn in class and become better at research, validating sources, and spotting fake news. Image citation - “Say Thanks to Pxhere - Free Images & Free Stock Photos - Pxhere.” Pxhere.com, https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1361501.