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Digital Citizenship Starter Kit
Use Common Sense and Remind to help encourage safe digital communication with your students & their families
Dear Educators,As more and more devices make their way into classrooms around the world, we need to reinforce safe, responsible, and respectful behavior — online and off. We recognize all that you do, and to echo one of your fellow superheroes, “With power comes great responsibility.” At Common Sense, we are dedicated to improving the lives of kids and empowering schools and families to help kids harness the potential of technology for learning and life.
Knowing the hurdles around teacher-student-parent communication, we’ve partnered with Remind, a tool focused on helping teachers connect instantly with their classes on mobile devices. With Remind, teachers can send quick, one-way Announcements directly to students or parents’ phones, or engage in simple, safe, two-way Chat conversations with individual subscribers. Together, we’ve designed a week’s worth of content, activities, and tips to help you familiarize parents and students with two-way messaging on Remind and to communicate the importance of “digital citizenship.”
In this packet, you will find an action plan broken down by grade bands: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. We suggest that you (1) teach the recommended Common Sense lesson or activity, (2) use Remind to follow up with an activity for students, and (3) provide parents with tips as well. Again, this weeklong action plan will help introduce Remind’s new two-way Chat feature to your students and their families, while reinforcing good “digital citizenship” behaviors. Feel free to modify as needed as you know your students best, but enjoy these free resources from Remind and Common Sense Education. Thanks for using Remind to build meaningful relationships with your students and parents and for supporting positive digital citizenship practices in the process.
Digital Citizenship:the practice of navigating the digital world safely, responsibly, and respectfully
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www.commonsense.org/educators www.remind.com 2015
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Share Remind’s Community Guidelines for safe conversation.Find 10 Ways to Continue the Conversation about digital citizenship in your schools.
ClaSSROOM lESSONS
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Going Places Safely; or focus on the following 10-minute activity: Teach 2: Internet Field Trip.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: A-B-C Searching; or focus on the following 25-minute activity: Teach 2: Search, Find, and Create a Picture Dictionary.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Keep It Private; or focus on the following 20-minute activity: Teach 2: How to Use a Username.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: My Creative Work; or focus on the following 20-minute activity: Teach 1: Time Capsule.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Sending Email; or focus on the following 20-minute activity: Teach 2: Traveling the Internet.
FaMIly CO-ENgagEMENT aCTIvITIES
(Consider recording and sending this as a Voice Clip!) Message: Question of the day! Are you a digital citizen? Stamp ★ for “yes,” ? for “unsure,” and X for “no.”
Message: Take a look at this video, Pause & Think Online: https://www.commonsense-media.org/pause. Send me a ★ after you have watched it.
(Consider downloading and attach-ing the music files) Message: Send me a Voice Clip of you and your friends or family singing Pause & Think Online. You can find the MP3 music files with or without lyrics here: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/pause.
Message: Take a look at these Pause & Think Online characters: https://www.common-sensemedia.org/pause. What other tips should kids keep in mind when texting or going online?
Message: Add your own 5 tips for safe com-munication on the Safe Digital Communica-tion mini-poster: https://www.commonsen-semedia.org/remind. Next, take a screenshot or photo of your work and send it to me.
PaRENT TIPS
Message: Take a look at this Cell Phone Survival Guide video tip from Common Sense: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/vid-eos/cell-phone-survival-guide. Stamp with a ★ if you had time to watch this tip.
Message: Check out this Family Tip Sheet from Common Sense on Effective Online Communication: https://www.commonsen-semedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/k-5-familytip-effectiveemailcommunica-tion.pdf. What tips have you found to be successful in your home?
Message: How in-the-know are you? Use Common Sense’s Got Media Smarts? Quiz to test yourself: https://www.commonsenseme-dia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connect-ing_families/got_media_smarts_quiz.pdf. Did you score above 90% (★), above 75% (✔), or below 75% (X)?
Message: Take a look at Common Sense’s Digital Glossary to get more familiar with this ever-changing landscape: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/digital-glossary. What surprises you the most?
Message: Use Common Sense’s Fam-ily Media Agreements to talk about your expectations at home: https://www.com-monsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connecting_families/family_me-dia_agreements_k-12.pdf
1. Create a Remind class for your parents. Invite them to join by sharing your class @codes or personally inviting them.
2. Use Remind to send one-way Announcements to your entire class, or start two-way Chats with individual subscribers.
3. Choose to initiate all Chats, or adjust your class settings to have students and parents start Chats with you.
4. = one-way Announcements; = two-way Chat. Use the suggested italicized copy below for your messages.
5. Remember to download and attach PDFs/music files or include URLs when needed.
Consider sharing photos of your students’ hard work with their families at the end of the week! And remind your students to Pause and Think Online …
Dear K-2 Teachers: We have outlined a week’s worth of digital citizenship activities for you, your students, and their families to do in and out of the classroom. For these young students, in addition to suggesting five developmentally appropriate classroom lessons, we have outlined some co-engagement activities for families as well as tips for parents that you can send via Remind messaging.
WHEN gETTINg STaRTED, REMEMbER TO:
Don’t forget to check out Remind’s “Get Started Guide for Teachers.” And in completing this Digital Citizenship Starter Kit, you are eligible to become Common Sense Certified!
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www.commonsense.org/educators www.remind.com 2015
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TUES
WED
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Share Remind’s Community Guidelines for safe conversation.Find 10 Ways to Continue the Conversation about digital citizenship in your schools.
ClaSSROOM lESSONS
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Rings of Responsibility; or fo-cus on the following 15-min-ute activity: Teach 2: Identify Online Responsibilities.
Teach a 45-minute les-son: Private and Personal Information; or focus on the following 10-minute activ-ity: Teach 3: What’s Safe to Share Online.
Teach a 45-minute les-son: The Power of Words; or focus on the following 10-minute activity: Teach 2: Crossing the Line.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: The Key to Keywords; or focus on the following 20- minute activity: Fetch!
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Whose Is It, Anyway?; or focus on the following 10- minute activity: Plagiarism vs. When It’s Fair to Copy.
FaMIly CO-ENgagEMENT aCTIvITIES
(Consider recording and sending this as a Voice Clip!) Message: Question of the day! Are you a digital citizen? Stamp ★ for “yes,” ? for “unsure,” and X for “no.”
Message: Take a look at this video, Pause & Think Online: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/pause. What is the video’s main message? Send me your thoughts.
(Consider downloading and attaching the music files) Message: Send me a Voice Clip of you and your friends or fam-ily singing Pause & Think Online. You can find the MP3 music files with or without lyrics here: https://www. commonsensemedia.org/pause.
Message: Take a look at these Pause & Think Online characters: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/pause.What other tips should kids keep in mind when texting or going online?
Message: Add your own 5 tips for safe communication on the Safe Digital Com-munication mini-poster: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/remind. Next, take a screenshot or photo of your work and send it to me.
PaRENT TIPS
Message: Take a look at this Cell Phone Survival Guide video tip from Common Sense: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/cell-phone-survival-guide. Stamp with a ★ if you had time to watch this tip.
Message: Check out this Family Tip Sheet from Common Sense on Effective Online Communi-cation: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/k-5-familytip-effectiveemailcommunication.pdf. What tips have you found to be successful in your home?
Message: How in-the-know are you? Use Com-mon Sense’s Got Media Smarts? Quiz to test yourself: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connecting_fami-lies/got_media_smarts_quiz.pdf. Did you score above 90% (★), above 75% (✔), or below 75% (X)?
Message: Take a look at Common Sense’s Digital Glossary to get more familiar with this ever-changing landscape: https://www.com-monsensemedia.org/educators/digital- glossary. What surprises you the most?
Message: Use Common Sense’s Family Media Agreements to talk about your expectations at home: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connecting_ families/family_media_agreements_k-12.pdf
1. Create a Remind class for your parents. Invite them to join by sharing your class @codes or personally inviting them.
2. Use Remind to send one-way Announcements to your entire class, or start two-way Chats with individual subscribers.
3. Choose to initiate all Chats, or adjust your class settings to have students and parents start Chats with you.
4. = one-way Announcements; = two-way Chat. Use the suggested italicized copy below for your messages.
5. Remember to download and attach PDFs/music files or include URLs when needed.
Consider sharing photos of your students’ hard work with their families at the end of the week! And remind your students to Pause and Think Online …
Dear 3-5 Teachers: We have outlined a week’s worth of digital citizenship activities for you, your students, and their families to do in and out of the classroom. For these younger students, in addition to suggesting five developmentally appropriate classroom lessons, we have outlined some co-engagement activities for families as well as tips for parents that you can send via Remind messaging. If you have a 1-to-1 program in your classroom, you may want to send the
co-engagement activities directly to students.
WHEN gETTINg STaRTED, REMEMbER TO:
Don’t forget to check out Remind’s “Get Started Guide for Teachers.” And in completing this Digital Citizenship Starter Kit, you are eligible to become Common Sense Certified!
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www.commonsense.org/educators www.remind.com 2015
MON
TUES
WED
THUR
FRI
Share Remind’s Community Guidelines for safe conversation.Find 10 Ways to Continue the Conversation about digital citizenship in your schools.
ClaSSROOM lESSONS
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Digital Life 101 or focus on the following 10-minute activity: Create Similes.
Teach a 45-minute les-son: Strategic Searching; or focus on the following 15-minute activity: Plan and Perform a Search.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Scams and Schemes; or focus on the following 15-minute activity: How to Catch a Phish.
Teach a 45-minute les-son: Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding; or focus on the following 10-minute activity: Create a Cyber-bullying Map.
Teach a 45-min lesson: A Creator’s Rights; or focus on the following 15-minactivity: Introduce Key Vocabulary for Creators.
STUDENT aT-HOME aCTIvITIES
(Consider recording and sending this as a Voice Clip!) Message: Question of the day! Are you a digital citizen? Stamp ★ for “yes,” ? for “unsure,” and X for “no.”
Message: Take a look at this video, Overshar-ing: Think Before You Post: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/oversharing-think-before-you-post. Which number tip do you relate to the most? Why?
Message: Take a look at the Top 10 List for Oversharing: Think Before You Post: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/classroom_curriculum/overshar-ing-poster-11x17-a-b_7_.pdf. What advice is missing? What tip would you add?
Message: Take a look at Oversharing’s lyrics: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/classroom_curriculum/oversharing-poster-8.5x11-b_8_.pdf. Send me a Voice Clip of you singing the song or performing your own original verse or two.
Message: Fill out this Top 10 Tips mini-poster: https://www.commonsense.org/remind with your own ideas. Next, take a photo of your work and send it to me.
PaRENT TIPS
Message: Take a look at this Texting Tips for Parents video from Common Sense: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/texting-tips-for-parents. Stamp with a ★ if you had time to watch this tip.
Message: Take a look at this Family Tip Sheet on Connected Culture from Common Sense: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/de-fault/files/uploads/pdfs/6-8-familytip-connect-edculture.pdf. What tips have you found to be successful in your home?
Message: How in-the-know are you? Use Com-mon Sense’s Got Media Smarts? Quiz to test yourself: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connecting_families/got_media_smarts_quiz.pdf. Did you score above 90% (★), above 75% (✔), or below 75% (X)?
Message: Take a look at Common Sense’s Digital Glossary to get more familiar with this ever-changing landscape: https://www.com-monsensemedia.org/educators/digital-glossary. What surprises you the most?
Message: Use Common Sense’s Family Media Agreements to talk about your expectations at home: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connecting_families/family_media_agreements_k-12.pdf
1. Create a Remind class for your parents. Invite them to join by sharing your class @codes or personally inviting them.
2. Use Remind to send one-way Announcements to your entire class, or start two-way Chats with individual subscribers.
3. Choose to initiate all Chats, or adjust your class settings to have students and parents start Chats with you.
4. = one-way Announcements; = two-way Chat. Use the suggested italicized copy below for your messages.
5. Remember to download and attach PDFs/music files or include URLs when needed.
Consider sharing photos of your students’ hard work with their families at the end of the week! And remind your students to Pause and Think Online …
Dear 6-8 Teachers: We have outlined a week’s worth of digital citizenship activities for you, your students, and their families to do in and out of the classroom. In addition to suggesting five developmentally appropriate classroom lessons, we have outlined some at-home activities for students as well as tips for parents that you can send via Remind messaging.
WHEN gETTINg STaRTED, REMEMbER TO:
Don’t forget to check out Remind’s “Get Started Guide for Teachers.” And in completing this Digital Citizenship Starter Kit, you are eligible to become Common Sense Certified!
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www.commonsense.org/educators www.remind.com 2015
MON
TUES
WED
THUR
FRI
Share Remind’s Community Guidelines for safe conversation.Find 10 Ways to Continue the Conversation about digital citizenship in your schools.
ClaSSROOM lESSONS
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Digital Life 102 or focus on the following 15-minute activity: My Digital Life Similes.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Oops! I Broadcast It on the In-ternet or focus on the following 25-minute activity: Examine the Risks of Oversharing.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Copyrights and Wrongs; or focus on the following 20- minute activity: Choose Your Photo.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Feeling on Display; or focus on the following 15-minute activity: Decoding the Double Standard.
Teach a 45-minute lesson: Turn Down the Dial on Cyber-bullying and Online Cruelty; or focus on the following 15-minute activity: Watch Stacey’s Story.
STUDENT aT-HOME aCTIvITIES
(Consider recording and sending this as a Voice Clip!) Message: Question of the day! Are you a digital citizen? Stamp ★ for “yes,” ? for “unsure,” and X for “no.”
Message: Take a look at this video, Over-sharing: Think Before You Post: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/over-sharing-think-before-you-post. Which number tip do you relate to the most? Why?
Message: Take a look at the Top 10 List for Oversharing: Think Before You Post: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/classroom_curriculum/oversharing-poster-11x17-a-b_7_.pdf. What advice is missing? What tip would you add?
Message: Look at Oversharing’s lyrics: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/classroom_curriculum/oversharing-poster-8.5x11-b_8_.pdf. Send me a Voice Clip of you singing the song or performing your own original verse.
Message: Fill out this Top 10 Tips mini-post-er: https://www.commonsense.org/remind with your own ideas. Next, take a photo of your work and send it to me.
PaRENT TIPS
Message: Take a look at this Texting Tips for Parents video from Common Sense: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/texting-tips-for-parents. Stamp with a ★ if you had time to watch this tip.
Message: Take a look at this Family Tip Sheet on Digital Life: https://www.commonsenseme-dia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/6-12-familytip-digitallife.pdf. What tips have you found to be successful in your home?
Message: How in-the-know are you? Use Common Sense’s Got Media Smarts? Quiz to test yourself: https://www.commonsenseme-dia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connect-ing_families/got_media_smarts_quiz.pdf. Did you score above 90% (★), above 75% (✔), or below 75% (X)?
Message: Take a look at Common Sense’s Digital Glossary to get more familiar with this ever-changing landscape: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/digital-glossary. What surprises you the most?
Message: Use Common Sense’s Family Media Agreements to talk about your expectations at home: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/connecting_fami-lies/family_media_agreements_k-12.pdf
1. Create a Remind class for your parents. Invite them to join by sharing your class @codes or personally inviting them.
2. Use Remind to send one-way Announcements to your entire class, or start two-way Chats with individual subscribers.
3. Choose to initiate all Chats, or adjust your class settings to have students and parents start Chats with you.
4. = one-way Announcements; = two-way Chat. Use the suggested italicized copy below for your messages.
5. Remember to download and attach PDFs/music files or include URLs when needed.
Consider sharing photos of your students’ hard work with their families at the end of the week! And remind your students to Pause and Think Online …
Dear 9-12 Teachers: We have outlined a week’s worth of digital citizenship activities for you, your students, and their families to do in and out of the classroom. In addition to suggesting five developmentally appropriate classroom lessons, we have outlined some at-home activities for students as well as tips for parents that you can send via Remind messaging.
WHEN gETTINg STaRTED, REMEMbER TO:
Don’t forget to check out Remind’s “Get Started Guide for Teachers.” And in completing this Digital Citizenship Starter Kit, you are eligible to become Common Sense Certified!
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www.commonsense.org/educators www.remind.com 2015