Sprague School
Digital Citizenship:
Last week, K-2 students had their first digital citizenship lesson.
Kindergartners participated in the lesson, “Media Balance is Important,” in which we discussed the concept of balance, as well as how to balance our online and offline activities. Students began learning to consider the feelings of themselves and others when making decisions about when, where, and how much to use technology.
First-graders engaged with the lesson, “Pause and Think Online.” Students met all of our digital citizens! These characters each teach us something different about making safe, responsible, and respectful choices with technology!
- Arms teaches us to balance our online and offline activities.
- Heart teaches us to be kind online.
- Head teaches us to think about the things we see online.
- Legs teaches us to stand up for ourselves and others (and to tell a grown-up) if our buckets are dipped online.
- Guts teaches us to trust our gut - if we see something online that makes us feel unhappy, unsafe, or uncomfortable - we share our screen with a grown-up and ask for help.
- Feet teaches us about our digital footprint, which means we need to be careful when we share, search, and message, because our information leaves tracks behind.
Second-graders engaged in the lesson, “We the Digital Citizens,” in which we reviewed the 6 digital citizenship characters we learned about in kindergarten and first-grade. We also explored the amazing possibilities that come with using technology, and took a pledge to be safe, responsible, and respectful when traveling through the online world.
For more information or tips for home, families may visit the Common Sense Media Website.