Common Sense Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Education offers a free online curriculum encouraging students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in the digital world, concentrating on digital literacy and citizenship skills. It addresses subjects such as cyberbullying, digital cheating, and safety and security concerns. The site provides both teacher background information and student lesson materials.
Additional details
Year band(s) | Foundation, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
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Content type | Course or tutorial |
Format | Web page |
Core and overarching concepts | Privacy and security |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P07
Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions
AC9TDI6P08
Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to share content online, plan tasks and collaborate on projects, demonstrating agreed behaviours
AC9TDI10P12
Use simple project management tools to plan and manage individual and collaborative agile projects, accounting for risks and responsibilities
AC9TDI10P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise |
Keywords | Cyberbullying, Privacy, Internet, Social Media, Copyright, Security, Safety |
Organisation | Common Sense Education |
Copyright | Common Sense Media Inc. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 |
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