Digital Citizenship is crucial for 21st-century students as it helps ensure their online safety, encourages respectful digital interactions, and teaches them to responsibly manage personal information and media consumption. By understanding the importance of being a good digital citizen, students develop the skills to navigate the digital world responsibly, contribute to a positive online community, and safeguard their personal and digital well-being

Every October, Common Sense hosts Digital Citizenship Week, a global campaign to encourage young people to use media and technology in a healthy, balanced, and positive way.

Join thousands of teachers worldwide in promoting digital citizenship at your school. You can try a single lesson or engage all week with our activity calendars and resources tailored for every K-12 grade level.

• Citizens of a Digital Culture Lessons by Grade Level
• AMSTI Citizens of a Digital Culture Resource Docs
• Digital Literacy & Computer Science Course of Study

NetSmartz is NCMEC's online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.

Teaching Digital Citizenship through...

• Reading
• Writing
• Google Classroom
• Publishing

Nearpod has curated free resources for you for Digital Citizenship Week to teach about online safety, cyberbullying, digital literacy, and more. They compiled their most popular and recommended lessons to help you plan your Digital Citizenship Week.

The Alabama State Department of Education (SDE) invites you to join our highly popular monthly Virtual Field Trips. Alabama has been a leader in leveraging technology to enhance education. Initiatives like Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS), Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX), Alabama Technology in Motion (ATiM), and e-Learning for Educators are key resources driving the advancement of digital learning, alongside the wide-ranging use of technology in classrooms.

• Virtual Field Trip Listings (October 2024)
• Signup for Virtual Field Trips (October 2024)

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