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.

The lesson is meant to provide educators with how to instruct high school students about netiquette within the online classroom setting.  

This article describes how one school implemented digital citizenship instruction during restorative circles and throughout the school day as part of their PBIS plan.

Lots of middle schoolers post and share information about themselves – and others – on social media. But in a world where “oversharing” might seem normal, it’s important to think about our digital footprints -- the things we leave behind online. In this video, you'll hear what teens have to say about sharing on social media, and you can think critically about the decisions you're making any time you post something online.

Lots of middle schoolers post and share information about themselves – and others – on social media. But in a world where “oversharing” might seem normal, it’s important to think about our digital footprints -- the things we leave behind online. In this video, you'll hear what teens have to say about sharing on social media, and you can think critically about the decisions you're making any time you post something online.

In this Common Sense Education lesson on Digital Citizenship, students learn how recognize the kind of information that is private. They will work in pairs to practice having boundaries in sharing information.

UEN Teacher Tips is a weekly series from the UEN Professional Development team. Every Tuesday, we'll share a new tip, how-to video and classroom resource. When life is busy and time is short, we hope these tips lead to bright ideas, just in time! This week's tip is "5 Tips To Talk About Digital Citizenship Every Day" by Dani Sloan.

This Canva presentation can help middle school teachers instruct students in using digital tools for good.