Common Sense Media
Versatile collection of lessons offering many options for instruction with students K-12 as well as lessons designed for use with parents. Includes professional development for educators, parent education connections, student digital resources, student print resources, teacher digital resources, and teacher print resources.
Price: Free
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12
Platforms: Desktop, Laptop, Mobile Phone, IPad,
Language: English and Spanish
Standards: Common Core and 21st Century
Scope and Sequence:Link to Scope and Sequence
Teacher Support: Professional Learning Communities
Home Connection: National PTA Program
Pros: Bracketed age ranges ensure relevance of topic and images to the audience. The topics are current. The curriculum is available in English and Spanish in a wide range of formats. Formats used include audio, video, and PDF. Unique to this curriculum is the inclusion of professional development for educators as well as the addition collaborative projects for students as well as educators. The collaborative projects appear to be designed to show what you have learned as well as a means to improve the content for others.
The inclusion of a “mentor” opportunity along with professional development is an excellent component. This is in line with the “teach the teacher” idea of planting one expert in a building and letting the education flow outward.
Digital Passport game suite for grades 3-5 Digital Passport
Digital Compass from grades 6-8 interactive “choose your own path” experiences Digital Compass
Digital Bytes grades 9-12 interactive role play allowing the students to record and post to youtube. Digital Bytes
Cons: Organization of content is a bit haphazard on the site. No clear path to grab all content for an age range.
Bottom Line: Best free Digital Citizenship Curriculum I have found. Covers all student ranges in English and Spanish. Includes traditional teaching methods such as lecture and group discussion as well and incorporating digital tools such as video creation and blogs.
Ikeepsafe Digital Citizenship
Non profit collection of global partners from technology, government, and education focused on creating a toolbox of materials for use at school and home when working with students on digital literacy. Includes links for parents, students, and educators.
Price: Free
Grade Range: k-12
Platforms: Desktop, Laptop, Mobile Phone, IPad,
Language: English *Project is a global project but I am not finding links to content non English in origin.
Standards: Did not find a link to standards
Scope and Sequence: Use a Balance Curriculum Matrix Matrix Link providing a light overview of the content
Teacher Support: Teacher Resource provide an overview to digital topics such as digital security and digital rights. Does not provide teacher certification or badging.
Home Connection: Parent Portal consists of a collection of basic videos, info charts, and research documents. The parent resources are not engaging or interactive
Pros: Supported by a wide range of individuals with a vast array of interests.
Cons: The videos are not available, the content is flat not interactive, the educator training information is not designed to get educators thinking beyond the basics. The Parent Portal lectures as opposed to engaging parents. The high school materials are not age appropriate.
Bottom Line: Does not live up to the potential of the list of partners. I appears to be an afterthought and underfunded. Might be a resource tool but not a stand alone curriculum.
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