Celebrating Digital CitizenshipOctober 18 - 22, 2021(and beyond!)
"Digital Citizenship Week is a week-long celebration promoting digital well-being within K–12 schools, advancing Common Sense’s mission of helping students thrive in a world of media and technology. Learning never stops, and neither does digital citizenship. Teaching our students digital skills and inviting them to reflect on how media and technology affect their daily lives is essential to helping them connect with the world around them. Digital Citizenship week is the perfect time to engage our students around these essential life skills using resources from Common Sense Education."
commonsensemedia.org
At Spofford Pond School we promote digital citizenship everyday. In classrooms around the building students are not only expected to follow our acceptable use policy rules but also to adhere to good digital citizenship. Digital Citizenship is a set of rules and responsibilities that inspire the responsible use of technology, digital devices and online accounts. Part of being a digital citizen at Spofford Pond School requires one to make good choices when using technology. The idea of digital citizenship is that it is truly a life skill that empowers the user. As digital citizens, students will acquire knowledge about the role they play when they use technology in the classroom and beyond.
You may wonder, how can you help at home? Here are some resources for families:
Help your student balance their time:
Talk with your family and sign a Family Media Agreement.
Check out some of these videos:What Does it Mean to Be a Digital Citizen?#Devicefreedinner
Technology Essential Questions:
What does it mean to be a Digital Citizen?
What are our rights and responsibilities as Digital Citizens?
What can students do to keep themselves safe when working online?
2016 Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Curriculum Framework:
3-5.CAS.a; 3-5.CAS.b; 6-8.CAS.a; 6-8.CAS.b
