Multi-Media Resources Created by Educators
Here is a listing of curated resources for those interested in using digital badging in a K-12 educational context. These resources were created by teachers, for teachers, to support digital badging in districts, schools and classrooms. Click on the images or embedded links to learn more.
Digital Citizenship Curriculum
This playlist on You Tube provides numerous videos educators can use with students to teach them about digital citizenship.
Teaching Digital Citizenship
Borovoy (2014) compiled 11 videos related to digital citizenship that educators can use in classrooms with students.
Infographic: Citizenship in the Digital Age
Educators can use this infographic as a way to compare and contrast what it means to be a good citizen and what it means to be a good digital citizen.
Digizen
The Digizen website has a broad audience – educators, families, and children – with a goal of increasing knowledge about digital citizenship.
Teaching Digital Citizenship
On this website, educators can access a variety of resources related to lesson topics (e.g., communication and collaboration, digital citizenship, privacy, media literacy, cyberbullying, ethics/copyright, information literacy), how to integrate digital citizenship lessons into content-area learning, and a webinar.
Common Sense Media:
Digital Citizenship
On this website, educators can find numerous, free resources related to digital citizenship that can be used with K-12 students.
What Your Students Really Need to Know about Digital Citizenship
Davis (2014) divides digital citizenship into two broad categories: proactive knowledge and experiential knowledge. At the end of her article, Davis (2014) cited Anne Collier, who thinks “we should drop the word "digital" because we're really just teaching citizenship. These are the skills and knowledge that students need to navigate the world today” (Davis, 2014).
Shaping My Classroom’s Culture with Digital Citizenship
In her blog post, Lura (2016) discussed the importance of having conversations about digital citizenship starting on the first day of school. These discussions must occur with students of all ages because every child is immersed in a digital world. She provided several resources (e.g., Common Sense Education’s digital citizenship curriculum) and tips educators can use to integrate digital citizenship topics into their classroom.
Online Safety & Digital Citizenship from K to 6
Ms. Front’s (2016) blog post differentiates a lesson about online safety and digital citizenship for students in kindergarten through grade 6. She poses several discussion questions appropriate for each grade level and provides additional resources (e.g., games, online activities) to use during lessons.
Digital Driver’s License
The Digital Driver’s License program is a curriculum and platform where students must complete various “cases” in order to learn about the concepts (e.g., digital communications, etiquette, security, commerce, law, media fluency) within the nine elements of digital citizenship.
Professor Garfield's Learning Lab
This website has two videos that are perfect for introducing cyberbullying and online safety to the primary grades.
A New Approach to Teaching Digital Citizenship
Berman-Dry (2013) discussed how she uses debates in her classroom to promote thoughtful discussions about digital citizenship.
12 Resources for Teaching Digital Citizenship
In this handout, Byrne (2015) separated resources for K-12 educators into “Elementary School Resources” and “Middle School/High School Resources.” The resources emphasize how children can be responsible, safe users of technology. There are a variety of resources as well: lesson plans, e-books for students, websites, videos, digital stories, games, and online programs.
It’s Never Too Soon to Teach Digital Citizenship
Davison (2013/2014) shared various ways she integrates activities throughout the day to promote digital citizenship with her kindergartners.
Fostering Digital Citizenship
Frederick (2013) made several suggestions helpful for teachers and administrations related to digital citizenship in schools. Finally, she listed several resources at the bottom of the article (see blue box).
How Do You Become a
Responsible Digital Citizen?
In this article, Heaser (2012) scaffolded how educators can teach students from kindergarten through grade 5 about digital citizenship (see gray box).
Confronting Cyberbullying
Levy (2011) began his article by discussing the differences between bullying and cyberbullying. He then argued about the importance of schools addressing cyberbullying with students. At the end of the article, Levy (2011) included several resources and a model for cyberbullying education that educators and administrators can use with students.
Safe Digital Citizenship
Trach (2013) is an elementary school principal who stated that it is schools’ responsibilities to lead the way in educating children about digital citizenship. In her teacher-friendly article, Trach (2013) bulleted ideas in sections related to safety guidelines, implementing district policies, and school-based strategies.
A Digital Maze
A presentation and student maze quest designed by Laurie Guyon of Schuylerville CSD to teach digital citizenship skills to her students.
Brain Pop: Digital Citizenship
Various instructional resources (e.g., videos, games, quizzes) related to digital citizenship. (**NOTE: Some content may require a user name and password.)
Newsela:
Digital Citizenship Text Set
Articles that may "provide a good jumping off point for conversations on Digital Citizenship." (**NOTE: Some content may require a user name and password.)
NSTeens
A website that helps teens learn about being safe and responsible in online spaces.
Cyberbullying Research Center
A website with resources for educators, families, and teens to learn about and prevent cyberbullying.
