Digital Citizenship

By Kristen Bradshaw
ISTC 731
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STUDENT
STRENGTHS ENGAGING
AND STAKE LESSON LESSON
WEAKNESSES HOLDERS ANALYSIS REVISIONS
Strong Elements
Digital Access
Virtual Learning ensured 1 to 1 devices
for all K-12 learners in AACPS
Digital Etiquette
Taught in the beginning of school year
Code of Conduct lessons
Digital Right & Responsibility
Communicated throughout the year to
remind students of appropriate tech. use
Digital Health & Welfare
Thoughtfully balancing technology
integration with breaks from screens
Struggle Elements
Digital Fluency
Elementary school level learners are
constantly being challenged to retain
technology knowledge and filter
appropriate websites and media
resources independently
Digital Law
During virtual learning it was difficult
to discipline inappropriate tech. use,
because students were at home with
older siblings with access to all
devices
Engage
Stakeholders
Parent Partnerships
Utilizing online learning
platforms (we use Brightspace
in AACPS), teachers and
parents can communicate
about digital assignments and
expectations for students
Modeling
Teachers should model expected
digital citizenship, specifically
Digital Law. Showing younger
learners about how to use trusted
websites to gather information
without plagiarizing is necessary
for students to improve
Practice Opportunities
Allowing students
opportunities to engage with
certain technology repeatedly,
so they can develop digital
fluency
Digital Citizenship
Lesson Review
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GRADE 3
Our Digital Citizenship Pledge

What makes a strong online community?

 Lesson Overview
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WARM UP EVALUATE CREATE WRAP UP RESOURCES
What makes a Online Group Pledge Classroom Additional
strong Community Poster Resources for
community? Norms Home Connections
Use the slidedeck to Allow students to In groups, have Write group norms on Digital Citizenship
facilitate lesson. reflect on online students brainstorm the Class Pledge Family Activity
Discuss and define community norms for a norm for a digital Poster
community. Relate various online citizen to follow for 4 Tips for Internet
definition to communities such as sharing, responding, Assign students a Safety
classroom YouTube, Minecraft, working or playing. reflective lesson quiz.
community. Discuss and Google Family Toolkit for
class norms. Classroom. Digital Citizenship
 Digital
Citizenship
Elements
 Lesson Strengths

INCORPORATES
APPROPRIATE USER FRIENDLY
MANY IMPORTANT
RESOURCES
GRAPHICS OPPORTUNITIES LESSON
AND FAMILY
AND PACING FOR DISCUSSION VOCABULARY:
CONNECTIONS
FOR THIRD AND NORMS,
IN SEVERAL
GRADERS COLLABORATION COMMUNITY,
LANGUAGES
DIGITAL CITIZEN
 Lesson Weaknesses

PAPER/PENCIL LIMITED MIXED

NO DEFINED
WRITING MEDIA
GROUP ROLES
OPTIONS (NO AUDIO
(COULD LEAD
ONLY SPOKEN READER
TO PASSIVE
(NO DIGITAL OPTIONS IN
PARTICIPANTS)
INTEGRATION) QUIZ)
Classroom Integration
This lesson could be used at the beginning
of the year to introduce students to the
concept of digital citizenship. I liked the
lesson focus which ended with a Class Poster
and Reflection Quiz. This allows students to
take accountability for their learning and
pledge to be good digital citizens. I also
enjoyed the group collaboration in this
lesson. Students should develop these ideas
for the class community with their peers.
 Lesson Improvements

GIVING STUDENTS CHOICES

TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR
CITIZEN NORMS IN VARIOUS
FORMATS
SPECIFICALLY OUTLINING
WRITTEN
GROUP ROLES
VISUAL POSTER
RECORDER
SKIT
TIME KEEPER
DIGITAL REPRESENTATION
MATERIALS MANAGER
SPEAKER
 Technology Recommendations

1 2 3

DIGITIZE INTEGRATE SHARE AND

CLASS POSTER MULTIMEDIA POST FAMILY
ON SMART RESOURCES RESOURCES
FOR
NOTEBOOK ON
VOCABULARY
FOR STUDENT BRIGHTSPACE
(VIDEOS OR
SIGNATURES PAGE
GIFS)
 References
Common Sense Media. (2022). Our digital
citizenship pledge. Common sense education.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-
citizenship/lesson/our-digital-citizenship-pledge

Ribble, M. (2017). Nine elements. Digital citizenship.

https://www.digitalcitizenship.net/nine-
elements.html