Showing 20 results in Digital Citizenship Lesson Plans

A Creator's Rights and Responsibilities

It's common for kids to use images they find online, for school projects or just for fun. But kids don't often understand which images are OK to use…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

4

AI Algorithms: How Well Do They Know You?

In a world filled with more content than we could ever possibly consume, recommendation algorithms have long been a necessary part of the internet.…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

AI Chatbots: Who's Behind the Screen?

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence are making chatbot technology more helpful (and clever), while at the same time, it's becoming harder…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Artificial Intelligence: Is It Plagiarism?

The number of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has grown significantly over the past few years. Some of the most popular tools are capable of…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

Challenging Confirmation Bias

Our brains are great at using past experiences to make quick decisions on the fly, but these shortcuts can also lead to bias. "Confirmation bias" is…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

10

Clicks for Cash

Well-crafted headlines benefit everyone. They help readers digest information and publishers sell news stories. But what if the headline is…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

11

Filter Bubble Trouble

When we get news from our social media feeds, it often only tells us part of the story. Our friends -- and the website's algorithms -- tend to feed…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

12

Finding Credible News

The web is full of questionable stuff, from rumors and inaccurate information to outright lies and so-called fake news. So how do we help students…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

6

Hoaxes and Fakes

We know not to believe everything we hear, but what about what we see? Advancements in computer-generated graphics, facial recognition, and video…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

9

How Is AI Trained?

Artificial intelligence is often trained on data we share online. Help students become more critical and responsible users of this technology by…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Is Seeing Believing?

The web is full of photos, and even videos, that are digitally altered. And it's often hard to tell the difference between what's real and what's…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

3

Let's Give Credit!

With so much information at our fingertips, students learn what it means to "give credit" when using content they find online. Taking on the role of…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

2

Media Balance Is Important

Students consider the feelings of themselves and others when making decisions about when, where, and how much to use technology.

Topics

Media Balance & Well-Being, Privacy & Security, Digital Footprint & Identity, Relationships & Communication, Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech, News & Media Literacy

Grades

K

Meet Head of the Digital Citizens!

In this short, introductory digital citizenship lesson, students meet Head, one of the six Digital Citizen characters! Head introduces the topic of…

Topics

News & Media Literacy

Grades

K, 1, 2

Pause & Think Online

From our head down to our toes, and our feet up to our nose, the Digital Citizens teach students how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online.

Topics

Media Balance & Well-Being, Privacy & Security, Digital Footprint & Identity, Relationships & Communication, Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech, News & Media Literacy

Grades

1