Digital Citizenship Week is October 14–18, and this year, TCEA is proudly participating with lessons and activities from Common Sense Education!
What is Digital Citizenship Week?
Common Sense started Digital Citizenship Week as a dedicated time to highlight the importance of helping kids, families, and teachers navigate our 24/7 digital world.
What are the benefits of digital citizenship?
Digital Citizenship Week offers numerous benefits by promoting responsible and ethical behavior in the digital realm, educating kids and families about digital literacy and online safety, encouraging digital well-being, and fostering a sense of community and responsibility in the online world. Teaching these lessons has undeniable impact and proven efficacy.
- Increase awareness! This event raises awareness about safety, responsibility, and ethics in the digital world. Here’s how to keep those benefits rolling all year long:
- Subscribe to our newsletter: Get free teaching resources, plus updates on the latest trends in media, tech, and education.
- Create an account: Access free lessons, activities, and resources for your students and their families. (And note that we take your privacy seriously.)
- Online safety: Our privacy & security lessons emphasize the importance of online safety: protecting passwords, recognizing online scams, and communicating safely and responsibly.
- Digital well-being: Our resources help kids to maintain a healthy balance between their online and offline lives.
- Our Digital Well-Being lessons for 6-12 were co-developed with the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education. And our Device Advice lessons for grades K–5 are a great way to help young students build healthy habits with their devices, along with media and tech.
- AI in the classroom Learn how AI tools work with this foundational self-paced course designed to introduce you to artificial intelligence and the ethical considerations you should keep in mind when integrating this technology into your teaching.
- Teach our AI Literacy Lessons that provide an introduction to AI and help address its social and ethical impacts.
A Call to Action
Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week with this calendar of fun activities and resources & Spirit Week Calendars!
Grades K–2: Help students learn to use technology for learning in the classroom.
Grades 3–5: Help students build agency, reduce anxious thoughts, and increase mindfulness related to their tech habits.
Grades 6–8: From using generative AI for schoolwork to dealing with misinformation, help students think critically about this ever-evolving technology.
Grades 9–12: New Lesson! To ban or not to ban? As schools grapple with this question, what better way to address the topic than to hear from students?
For Administrators:
- Read: How to Handle AI in Schools
- Read: Should Your School Have a Cellphone Ban?
- Enroll in the Family & Community Engagement Program
For Educators:
Engage Families:
- Share the video “What Is Digital Citizenship?” with families
- See our Family Engagement Toolkit
Share your stories on social media: @CommonSenseEd #DigCitWeek
