Digital Citizenship Week 2019... for teachers

This week, October 14-18, is Digital Citizenship Week. Digital Citizenship Week is a good time remember to incorporate DigCit lessons into our classrooms and school culture. However, like with other similar campaigns, we shouldn't limit our students' exposure to this important topic solely during this week. The following are some current resources to jump start DigCit activities this week and throughout the school year.  Use the latest films from ILovePublicSchools to spur discussion with students and faculty. The Mind Inside: Episode Two was released just last Friday and it tackles a highly sensitive topic (suicide) and the implications of social media on today's kids. If time or nature doesn't allow viewing of the full length film, then perhaps watching the 3 minute trailer would be enough to launch healthy discussion with our students about their digital device usage in today's world.  There are two sides to every issue. DigCitCommit is a new coalition working to promote the positive side of digital citizenship. Included on the site is a DigCitCommit Challenge where prizes can be earned for classroom projects.  Also, the following links take you to additional Digital Citizenship resources for teachers: Free Lessons from Nearpod and Flocabulary Common Sense Education's Digital Citizenship Week Update Google's Be Internet Awesome curriculum — including 26 ready-to-teach #digcit lessons powered by Pear Deck, 6 Flashcard Factory vocabulary lists, family resources, and more. Free (online) DigCitSummit this week from the Digital Citizenship Institute. Register for a time slot ASAP.