The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. The Super3 is a simplified version of the model for younger students. This article shared ideas for helping younger students learn citation and crediting skills.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. This lesson gives students an experience that teaches them how to identify copyrighted work and understand Creative Commons licenses for finding creative work. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. This lesson reinforces fair use concepts and the basic protections and limitations of copyright. Students learn how copyright encourages creative expression. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

This lesson plan (4 of 4) focuses on our role as creators. We often want to use others’ creative work in our own work. For example: Maybe we want to make a collage of images or a movie mashup. Lesson 4 teaches about fair use, which allows us to use copyright protected work in certain situations without permission, and also shows us where to find creative works that we are free to use with little or no restrictions. The plan includes a pdf, Slides, and a video.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. In this lesson plan, Students learn about ownership concepts associated with creative work and how their work might be shared. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

This lesson asks students to reflect on their own roles as both consumers and creators of creative work. Students are introduced to:
The purpose of copyright and the protections it provides to creators and copyright’s limitations—what copyright doesn’t cover, such as facts and ideas, fair use, and public domain works.

This lesson plan (1 of 4) covers our roles as consumers and creators and the basic protections of copyright. It also provides a high level view of copyright’s limitations—the things it doesn’t cover, like facts and ideas, fair uses, and works in the public domain. The plan includes a pdf, Slides, and a video.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. Students learn the challenges and benefits of respecting ownership and copyright, particularly in digital environments. The lesson also explores the concept of fair use. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

Comprehensive guide designed to support educators in introducing digital wellbeing to students to help them balance and enjoy their digital lives.

This article describes how one teacher incorporates digital citizenship skills in authentic contexts.

This blog post breaks down the basics of copyright, fair use, the public domain, and Creative Commons, particularly as applicable to educators and students.

This guide explains the basics of copyright and fair use and why it is important for educators and students to learn about copyright.

The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. This resource helps students evaluate their research skills using the Big6 model.

The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. This page of the Big 6 website is a guide to help you develop Big6 units for your curriculum standards or objectives.

In this report, released by researchers from the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) in 2016, researchers share that, when it comes to evaluating information that flows across social channels or pops up in a Google search, young and otherwise digital-savvy students can easily be duped.

The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. This resource describes a Big6 lesson focused on the final step of the Big6 model, evaluation.

The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. This resource guides students through writing a fiction book report.

The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. The Super3 is a simplified version of the model for younger students. This worksheet uses the familiar Flat Stanley project to guide students through the Super3.

This video shares a five-step model used to help students be critical consumers of information.

The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Students can use this model to guide them through the research process. This resource is a lesson plan that uses the Big6 model to help students determine how to earn an 'A' grade.