Media Power Youth: Design Team Project: Lesson Plans

"Want to make sure your students use technology thoughtfully? Common Sense Education offers free resources for teaching in the digital age."

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Videos on fact-checking and evaluating sources of information.

Campos, D.V. (2020, October 12). Teach middle schoolers about social media with fun online sim. Retrieved November 11, 2020 from https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teach-middle-schoolers-about-social-media-with-fun-online-sim.

"In collaboration with a digital citizenship expert, over 200 resources were curated and categorized for this Digital Citizenship Resources Library."

Use digital citizenship lesson plans to address timely topics and prepare students to take ownership of their digital lives.

"Use this lesson plan to help students think critically about social media's impact on elections."

Print lesson plans on digital citizenship.

"In this lesson, students learn about ways to manage their privacy and reputation online by exploring their digital presence and to make good choices about sharing other people’s content online."

"The Respecting Yourself and Others Online workshop was created to provide tweens and young teens with strategies and knowledge that will help them respect themselves, respect others and respect the space when using social media."

Mini-lesson ideas on social media and teens.

"Use digital citizenship toolkits to explore specific topics and help students develop the skills they need to become curious learners, critical thinkers, and engaged citizens. Each toolkit is a one-stop shop for the best classroom-ready resources, teaching strategies, research, and guidance from Common Sense Education and beyond. Dig in to issues like cyberbullying, news literacy, and more with the collections below."