References: Your Digital Citizenship Toolkit
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Digital citizenship - Wikipedia - Comprehensive overview of digital citizenship as the responsible use of technology, covering its core components including safety, literacy, etiquette, rights, and responsibilities.
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Media literacy - Wikipedia - Explains the skills needed to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in various forms, covering its history in education and its growing importance in the digital age.
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Peer education - Wikipedia - Describes the research-backed practice of students teaching other students, covering why peer teaching improves understanding for both the teacher and the learner.
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Digital Citizenship in Action: Empowering Students to Engage in Online Communities by Kristen Mattson, ISTE, 2017 - A practical guide for educators on moving beyond internet safety rules to help students become active, positive digital citizens through projects and real-world practice.
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The Atomic Habits by James Clear, Avery, 2018 - A bestselling guide to habit formation explaining how small daily improvements compound over time, with practical strategies for building good habits and breaking bad ones that apply to digital wellness.
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Digital Citizenship Curriculum - Common Sense Education - The complete K-12 digital citizenship curriculum with interactive lessons organized by grade level and six core topics including media balance, privacy, and digital footprint.
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FBI Safe Online Surfing (SOS) - Federal Bureau of Investigation - A free, interactive program for grades 3-8 that teaches cyber safety and digital citizenship through games and challenges, with a built-in curriculum for teachers.
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Be Internet Awesome: Activities - Google - Offline and online activities for teaching internet safety and digital citizenship, including printable materials families and classrooms can use to build healthy technology habits.
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Digital Citizenship in Education - ISTE - Resources and frameworks for teaching digital citizenship aligned to ISTE Standards, including free learning activities designed for elementary, middle, and high school students.
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Developing Students' Digital Citizenship Skills - Edutopia - Practical classroom strategies for building digital citizenship skills through projects, peer teaching, and family engagement, with examples from real elementary classrooms.