Teacher+Applications

=Teacher Applications=

Digital Citizenship is not a new idea, but it is in its infancy in terms of being integrated into curriculum. And while there are more teacher created materials available, there are also a number of excellent resources created by non-profit organizations.

The links on this page will take you to various websites with a variety of lessons and curriculums for different grade levels. I think it is important to keep in mind that safety is only part of what we need to teach. We need to teach students to be effective users of the technology, but we also need to teach them to be ethical when nobody is watching. Hopefully the links on this page will help you to integrate digital citizenship into your classroom.

[|Common Sense Media] - an independent, non-profit organization with a mission to help parents and educators to teach students about the responsible use of digital media. They have a complete K-12 curriculum with lessons as well as information for parents. All is available free online.

Digicit Wiki - designed to support teachers and other educational professionals in the area of digital citizenship. It includes curriculum and resources. The authors of the site co-wrote the article [|Digital Citizenship: It Takes a Village]

Digiteen - this wiki is actually an archive of previous projects by the Digiteen group. Their current projects can be accessed at [|Flat Classroom Projects Portal]. This group also has a [|Ning].

[|Digital Citzenship] - this is Mike Ribble's website. It includes links to resources, an explanation of the nine elements and a listing of his publications.

[|Digital Citizenship and Creative Content] - A Teacher's Guide consisting of four units originally designed for Grades 8-10, but it can be modified for Grades 6-12.

[|Digital Literacy Tour] - The combined effort of Google and iKeepsafe, this site has a short digital literacy curriculum. It includes videos, lessons, handouts, links, etc.

[|Digizen.org] - This site is dedicated to helping parents, teachers, and students understand digital citizenship and to help them be more responsible. There are great resources and activities available.

[|iKeepSafe] - This is the Internet Keep Safe Coalition site. It supports parents and educators. They have a program called Generation Safe which is being piloted, but which is a subscription.

I[|STE: International Society for Technology in Education]- The ISTE site is a good site to look for recent research, discussions around technology, and resources. What I was most excited to find out (thanks, Laurie) is the Piano and Laylee series of picture books for young children.

[|Media Awareness Network] - This is a great Canadian site with digital citizenship lessons for a variety of age groups. It includes educational games, resources, and research.

[|'Net to Know] - this site by 2Learn.ca Education Society includes a vast array of resources for teachers and students. It helps teachers to understand how they might integrate digital citizenship topics into current teaching, provides links to resources and tools teachers can use.

[|Netsafe] - My LGP Learn Guide Protect - this site is sponsored by New Zealand's Ministry of Education. There are videos, lessons, discussion guides for all age groups.

Do Elementary Students Need a Technology Driver's License? http://euclidnets.wikispaces.com/file/view/k5dcquiz.pdf

Digital Compass and Digital Driver's LIcense for Secondary Students http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/uploads/FoundAct2.pdf

If you haven't already, check out the Digital Citizenship Multimedia page. If you haven't added anything to the WES Digital Citizenship Plan, check it out now.