CMLE encourages good digital citizenship and literacy! One of our fantastic school library members shared that the FREE digital citizenship curriculum provided by Common Sense Education has been very well-received at her school. So we wanted to make sure you know about this resource in case it may be useful to you!

Today we’re looking at the curriculum for grades 9-12. There are so many factors that go into information literacy and digital citizenship. It’s fantastic these skills are being taught with students, as more and more of life is spent online.
If you missed our previous posts for younger students, here are the links for grades 6-8, grades 3-5, or K-2.

Ninth graders learn about online tracking, how to protect not only their own but also the privacy of others online, red flags to watch for when forming online relationships, and more.

Tenth graders investigate active and passive social media use and the feelings produced with both, find strategies for combating hate speech, and more.

Eleventh graders learn about addictive technology design, how to consider their audience when communicating online, the ways clickbait benefits advertisers at the expense of misinformation, and more.

Twelve grade students explore the research on health effects of screen time, how filter bubbles feed us perspectives we already agree with, and more!