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Great resource for a unit on internet safety. I have searched around before, and have only found a limited amount of resources that stop short of purchasing a whole curriculum. Will use for middle school computers.

Digital Passport has web-based games for 3rd-5th graders that focuses on digital citizenship and online safety.

Digital Passport has web-based games for 3rd-5th graders that focuses on digital citizenship and online safety.

A great list of programs and resources for teachers to teach student online safety and understand issues surrounding student safety online.

Online program for internet safety. Complete with teacher tutorial section

From the National Center for Campus Public Safety, this guide discusses the current use of social media and the safety challenges associated with these platforms.

Resources to help educate and prepare students in this ever-evolving area of communication.

Lesson plans for safely navigating social media and online activity.

Looking for more lessons or recommended resources beyond what is found on Common Sense Education? Check out Mediasmarts.ca, Canada's digital and media literacy resource to help find what you are looking for.

Many already working in the library world are familiar with Common Sense Education, but if you are like me and only work at the high school level, you may not have had a chance to fully use this website's valuable resources. Starting this fall, the English 9 teacher and I will be teaming up and using portions of the 9-12 digital citizenship lessons offered in the Scope & Sequence section. Besides what we will be using, Common Sense Education also offers free professional development resources, advice on 1-to-1 programs, teacher reviews of instructional technology, and more. This resource is a must for any educator.

"Be Internet Awesome is a collaboration between Google and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe.org). It is "a multifaceted program designed to teach kids the skills they need to be safe and smart online." The resource includes a game called, Interland, that can be a stand alone tool as well as a full curriculum that enables teachers to teach digital citizenship fundamentals. The lesson plans are geared toward grades 3 to 5." It think this is a great free tool from Google that I had not heard about that allows teachers to gameify Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship. I played the game a bit and I wonder if maybe teachers should take it, as we had a phishing spam a few years ago where teachers gave personal information online to an email that looked like it came from our local credit union.

This lesson can be used to teach elementary students about digital footprint. It has students look at information shared in sample Facebook pages and analyze what kinds of information are and are not okay to share online.

Use these resources to teach digital citizenship and safety to students in grades 4-6. There is an online game that students can play after completing the lessons.

To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence.

The positive and negative impact of social media on kids and some tips regarding internet safety for kids

Learn about digital safety with online games.

Smartie the Penguin is geared for students aged 4 to 7 to explore online safety. The three themes of popups/in app purchases; inappropriate websites, and cyberbullying are all covered in an age appropriate way with opportunities for students to discuss scenarios on what Smartie should do.

One area for which I'm always searching for more resources and information is resources that can be shared with parents and families to support the digital citizenship learning students are doing in the library. Just because most parents many parents are comfortable with technology, that doesn't 'mean they know how to talk to their children about internet safety and ethics. This includes a good list of resources that are available.

This provides a fantastic list of resources for parents (or teachers) to utilize to support the teaching of digital citizenship skills! I'm always looking for tools to share with our families to help them better understand their role in creating good digital citizens at home.