Digital Citizenship Starter Kit

Digital citizenship refers to the new codes of conduct we all must adopt be safe,
responsible, and respectful participants in todays digitally connected culture.
One great way to get students thinking critically about digital citizenship is to let them
learn and practice new skills in a safe social-learning platform such as Edmodo.
Thats why Common Sense Media and Edmodo partnered to create this Digital
Citizenship Starter Kit for your classroom. In it, youll find a series of activities and
lessons designed to introduce digital citizenship concepts right in Edmodo, to help
you get your online classroom community up and running.
Begin building your classroom community with the help of our Getting-Started
Activity. Youll find all of the instructions you need to get your group set up and your
students on Edmodo. Use this first lesson to discuss what it takes to build a positive
online community and how you expect each member of your Edmodo group to
contribute responsibly. Wrap up the activity by collaborating on the We the Digital
Citizens Pledge poster and have students sign to solidify their commitment. Then
hang the poster on your classroom wall.
Now you are ready to move on to the five topical modules. Each module includes an
activity in Edmodo to start the conversation about a key concept of digital citizenship.
The activities align with age-appropriate lessons from Common Sense Medias free
K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship curriculum, which you can use both for background
and to delve deeper into each topic.
Use this Digital Citizenship Starter Kit to establish expectations in your classroom
about how your students will engage one another in Edmodo and beyond, as well as
to get acquainted with and make the most of the Edmodo platform.
We also hope this kit helps kick off an ongoing conversation in your classroom about
what it takes to be a good digital citizen. Check out www.commonsense.org/educators
for additional resources to teach digital literacy and citizenship.

Start the Conversation

Internet Safety & Security
Teach students to be smart and alert when online. Give
them practical strategies for protecting themselves and
their information as they begin to explore communicating
with others and using the Internet for research, fun,
commerce, and more.
Cyberbullying
Students learn that kindness matters online, just like in
person, and that everyone has a role to play in standing
up to those who use digital technologies to be hurtful or
cause harm. These skills apply to younger students as
well as those in high school, who often see this kind of
online cruelty as digital drama.
Relationships & Community
Challenge your students to think about how they relate to
one another through technology and how they can be
effective, clear, and positive contributors in digital spaces.
Digital Identity
Give students an opportunity to reflect on the role of
media and technology in their lives: how they use it and
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