DIGITAL

CITIZENSHIP
IN THE CLASSROOM
By: Jessica Smith
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 02 03
WHAT IS DIGITAL AREAS OF
CITIZENSHIP STRENGTH &
DIGITAL
ELEMENTS WEAKNESS
CITIZENSHIP?

04 05 06
LESSON LESSON TECHNOLOGY
REVIE INTEGRATIO RECOMMENDATIONS
W N
01
WHAT IS
DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP?
Digital Citizenship is responsibility that
people have when using technology, the
internet, and online tools and
applications!
02
DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP
ELEMENTS
WHAT ARE THE 9 ELEMENTS?

Source: https://edusites.uregina.ca/paigekarol/2021/06/04/teaching-technology-in-the-classroom/
02
AREAS OF
STRENGTH &
WEAKNESS
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
● Digital Access ● Digital Communication
● Digital Commerce & Collaboration
● Digital Etiquette ● Digital Fluency
● Digital Health & Welfare ● Digital Law
● Digital Rights & Responsibilities
● Digital Security & Privacy
DIGITAL ACCESS
The COVID-19 pandemic made it possible for
all students PK-12 in AACPS to have 1:1
access to a device at all times. All students
were assigned a Chromebook device by the
middle of the 2020-2021 school year.
DIGITAL COMMERCE
When AACPS OIT officials purchased
Chromebook devices they made sure that the
tools being purchased were of good quality and
safe for students to use daily
DIGITAL ETIQUETTE
AACPS has embedded digital etiquette lessons
into their Social Studies curriculum for
students, so that at the beginning of the school
year they spend the first week of school
learning about what digital etiquette is and how
they can practice it safely
DIGITAL HEALTH & WELFARE
While students need help from adults in
repeatedly implementing this they are able to
understand the balance needed. Students
understand that a balance between screen
breaks and activities with and without
computer use is needed daily in the classroom.
DIGITAL RIGHTS
& RESPONSIBILITIES
AACPS has embedded digital lessons into their 3rd
marking period Social Studies curriculum for 5th
grade students that teaches them what rights and
responsibilities are and how they can use them to be
good digital citizens
DIGITAL SECURITY & PRIVACY

AACPS OIT has softwares and strict

precautions in place, so that all AACPS staff
and student devices can remain safe from any
phishing, viruses, or cyber threats.
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
& COLLABORATION
My elementary aged students (5th Grade) often
struggle to “appropriately” communicate and
collaborate. They often need reminders of their digital
etiquette and ways to appropriately express their
voices and personalities on their digital platforms and
assignments.
DIGITAL FLUENCY
My elementary aged students often have to
retain lots of information and the information is
always changing! At times its difficult for
young students to filter and make appropriate
decisions on their own.
 DIGITAL LAW
With all AACPS students 1:1 on devices it has
become increasingly more difficult to track and
discipline for inappropriate use of their
technology and online platforms. This was
especially true during virtual learning during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
 03
ENGAGING
STAKEHOLDE
RS
 HOW CAN WE RAISE
AWARENESS?
DATA
STUDENT
COLLECTION
LESSONS School administration teams can collect data on online
AACPS should continue to incorporate issues and track them by instance, type, and student.
digital citizen lessons in their curriculums Data allows to track trends to make improvements.

1 2
PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Virtual expectations and consequences of students should
continue to be communicated to parents through mass
messaging platforms (i.e. - ConnectEd and BrightSpace)
3 4
ADULT MODELING
AACPS teachers and staff can focus on modeling proper
digital etiquette, health, rights & responsibilities,
communication, and law in the classroom with their
students. Students learn best from positive role models.
 04
LESSON
REVIEW
WHAT IS THE LESSON?

lesso n plan
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GRADE 5: DIGITAL
FRIENDSHIPS
HOW DO YOU KEEP ONLINE FRIENDSHIPS SAFE?
LESSON SUMMARY:

The purpose of this lesson is to allow students in grade 5 to

realize that as they are creating “online” friendships they
also need to keep themselves safe and set boundaries.

Lesson Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18pNbeZzhlLCzKS02PkJUaAfD_6yjHOV8PlvqqqA-cFw/edit#slide=id.g3c67a3a390_0_297

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
● I can compare and contrast different kinds of online-
only friendships.
● I can describe the benefits and risks of online-only
friendships.
● I can describe how to respond to an online-only friend
if the friend asks something that makes them
.
uncomfortable
 LESSON OVERVIEW:
WARMU COMPARE EVALUATIO WRAP UP
P & N
● Teacher passes out
● Think, Pair, ● CONTRAST
Teacher passes out ● Reflect on benefits
this handout & read
Share - “Have this handout & read and risks of Heart’s together as a class
together as a class online relationships
you ever chatted
● Students complete the
online” ● Students annotate the ● Remind students
lesson quiz
story about NOT sharing
● Introduce the private info. online ● Family Tips get sent
topic and +/- ● A venn diagram is
home to families
created as a class ● Review what is okay
and not okay to share
● Reflection questions with online only
asked friends
 INCORPORATED ELEMENTS

Source: https://edusites.uregina.ca/paigekarol/2021/06/04/teaching-technology-in-the-classroom/
 STRENGTHS
● Resources are offered in multiple
languages
● Age appropriate resources
● Open class discussion opportunities
● Standards aligned
● Vocabulary centered
● Real-world applicable
WEAKNESSES
● Student resources are only
hard copy - no opportunities
for digital integrations
● No speech - to text options for
different types of learners
 05
LESSON
INTEGRATION
HOW WILL I INTEGRATE
INTO MY CLASSROOM?
At my school the school counselor does monthly lessons and she
usually touches on the topic of online communication. I would like
to use this lesson as a supplemental lesson to add to the topic the
counselor is teaching on. I plan to use this lesson during the
morning meeting block of our day. This would be during our
community circle time.
 06
LESSON
IMPROVEMENT
S
 HOW CAN THIS
LESSON BE
IMPROVED?
This lesson needs for materials to be leveled and UDL accessible.
There should be options for text-to-speech resources for lower level
readers. Also, due to 21st century learning skills the resources
should all have digital representation options.
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TECHNOLOGY
RECOMMENDATIO
NS
 TECHNOLOGY
RECOMMENDATIONS:
● Integrate options for digital resources
● Make the quiz digital (i.e. - Google Forms), so that there
can be instant teacher/student feedback.
● Allow for students to have their choice of how to show
their findings of each scenario - this would replace the
venn diagram
 REFERENCES
Common Sense Media. (2022). Digital friendships. Common sense
education.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/digital-friendships

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

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