The very latest from Common Sense Media: This FREE, pioneering curriculum is designed to empower students to be smart about how they create, communicate, and treat others in our 24/7 digital world. Browse the units to find the right lessons for your students.

An interesting site regarding filtering in schools..... BalancedFiltering.org is a grassroots campaign to promote balanced content filtering in schools which complies with the law, promotes accountability, and encourages responsible digital citizenship

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.

Digital Citizenship is a timely and much-needed response to California and federal mandates. The California School Library Association (CSLA) sponsors this online course for educators and their K-12 students. Lead developer is Dr. Lesley Farmer.

A very cool site exploring different aspects of digital literacy.

MTV's A Thin Line campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers. The campaign is built on the understanding that there's a "thin line" between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else. We know no generation has ever had to deal with this, so we want to partner with you to help figure it out. On-air, online and on your cell, we hope to spark a conversation and deliver information that helps you draw your own digital line.

Top ten tips for establishing AUPs and links to examples

A great site for students to use in evaluating online resources.

A straightforward checklist to use in determining Fair Use

A sample brochure for students explaining the AUP

Cyber Security Tips describe and offer advice about common security issues for non-technical computer users.

This tutorial is designed so that you can learn how to use the tools of web 2.0 for your classes or for fun.

Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001, that promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works, whether owned or in the public domain. Through its free copyright licenses, Creative Commons offers authors, artists, scientists, and educators the choice of a flexible range of protections and freedoms that build upon the "all rights reserved" concept of traditional copyright to enable a voluntary "some rights reserved" approach.

(Grades 6-8) This interactive narrated tutorial teaches students about the benefits and drawbacks of sharing information online. Students give their opinion about what the characters in the story should do about their privacy dilemmas, from posting photos to buying music online, and they receive feedback on their responses as the story unfolds.

Designed for ages 8-10,the purpose of this game is to teach kids how to spot online marketing strategies, protect their personal information and avoid online predators.

An interesting perspective on Copyright from School Library Journal

Clear, simple tutorial for students on plagiarism and how to avoid it.

By correctly citing other people's works and ideas, a student has also agreed to engage in the kind of scholarly communication that is part of academic life. Citing another person's words is a way of giving credit to that person, and of acknowledging the importance of that person's work to one's own ideas. After all, you wouldn't want someone quoting your words or using your ideas without giving you credit, would you?

Here's why the virtual classroom counts deans of prestigious universities, entrepreneurs, and people who want to change the world as its advocates