Digital Citizenship

Recommended grades: K - 5

Visit our course catalog to access all Digital Citizenship courses.

Our courses cover key Digital Citizenship topics as well as Digital Literacy skills such as online safety & privacy, creating accounts and good practices for keeping them safe, communication skills, and recognizing cyberbullying. We also stress the importance of being a digital creator, balancing time spent on devices, and thinking critically about news and media. We also help students with practical skills such as using a mouse, touchpad, and keyboard in addition to important software applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation skills.

Digital Citizenship Standards

Our Digital Citizenship curriculum aligns with various state-specific standards for digital skills and literacy, as well as ISTE. You can learn more about the specific areas of alignment in the documents below.

Digital Citizenship | ISTE Digital Citizenship | TEKS Digital Citizenship | New York State

Teacher Guides

Our teacher routine describes a suggested way to implement our courses in the classroom. Our leveled week-by-week guides include a weekly question, vocabulary, standards, and suggested in-class extension activities.

Classroom Routine Level 1 | Week-by-week Guide Level 2 | Week-by-week Guide Level 3 | Week-by-week Guide Level 4 | Week-by-week Guide Level 5 | Week-by-week Guide

Templates

Templates can be used for a variety of lessons or as described in our week-by-week teacher guides.

Certificate of Completion BINGO Template Compare and Contrast Template Define or Draw Template Timeline 1 Template Timeline 2 Template Venn Diagram Template Vocab Graphic Organizer Template

Handouts

Fillable PDFs to complement and extend learning beyond the online lessons.

Level 1

Class Contract Mouse Magic | Coloring Activity External Parts of a Computer | Cut and Paste Activity What is a Window | Labeling and Drawing Activity Icons and Symbols | Cut and Paste Activity What is the Internet | Network Dot-to-Dot Activity How the Internet Works | Packet Puzzle Activity Good Digital Citizen | Sorting Activity

Level 2

Class Contract Mouse Magic | Draw or Define Vocab Activity Power of Computers | Where Do You Use Computers Activity External Parts | Cut and Paste Activity Good Digital Citizen | Sorting Activity What is a Window | Labeling Activity History of Computers | Timeline Activity Icons and Symbols | Labeling Activity What is the Internet | Vocab Graphic Organizer How the Internet Works | Packet Puzzle Activity Sending an Email | Subject Line Sorting Activity

Level 3

Class Contract Mouse Magic | Cut & Paste Activity Mouse Magic | Draw or Define Activity Good Digital Citizen | Sorting Activity Ones and Zeroes | Activity Ones and Zeroes | Homework History of Computers | Timeline Activity External Parts | Cut and Paste Activity Hardware and Software | Sorting Activity How Computers Work | Sorting Activity Operating Systems | Match & Label Activity What is a Window | Labeling Activity What is a Window | Homework Can I Trust This Site | Website Evaluation Form Icons and Symbols | Matching Activity Icons and Symbols | Labeling Activity Mind What You Download | Rap Keyword Magic | Labeling Activity Netiquette | Worksheet Activity Sending an Email | Sorting Activity

Level 4

Class Contract Ones and Zeroes | Activity Ones and Zeroes | Homework History of Computers | Timeline Activity Internal Parts | Label the Part Activity Hardware and Software | Names of Software Activity Operating Systems | Definitions Worksheet Keyword Magic | Labeling Activity Files and Folders | Sorting Activity Sending an Email | Template Activity Using the Internet for HW and Research | Activity Creative Credit | Bibliography Template Can I Trust This Site | Website Evaluation Form Beware of Phishers | Activity Creating Accounts & Keeping Them Safe | Activity Online Communities & Communication | Activity

Level 5

Class Contract Ones and Zeroes | Activity Ones and Zeroes | Homework Keyword Magic | Labeling Activity Files and Folders | Sorting Activity Creative Credit | Is This Plagiarism? Activity Can I Trust This Site | Website Evaluation Form Passwords | Are These Strong Passwords Handout T.H.I.N.K. Before You Share | Activity