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Today’s kids connect, create, and collaborate through media. But who helps them reflect on the implications of their actions? Who empowers them to make responsible, respectful, and safe choices about how they use the powerful digital tools at their command? Our Common Sense Parent Media Education Program and our Digital Citizenship Curriculum give educators, administrators, and parents the tools and curricula they need to guide a generation in becoming responsible digital citizens.

Parent Media Education Program

Media matters! Take control of your kids’ media lives

This FREE program gives educators positive, practical information to educate parents about 21st century issues: cyberbullying, social networking, sexting, video games, and more. Get more information about the program here.

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Digital Citizenship Curriculum

Teaching Students to Be Responsible, Respectful, and Safe Digital Citizens

This pioneering five-unit curriculum is designed to empower students in grades 6 to 8 to think critically and make informed choices about how they create, communicate, and treat others in our ever-evolving, 24/7 digital world. Based on the research of Professor Howard Gardner and the GoodPlay Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, this groundbreaking curriculum focuses on both the possibilities and pitfalls of the digital world and provides a framework for promoting a generation of respectful, responsible, and ethical digital citizens. The units can be used as an integrated curriculum or as stand-alone units. Each unit is mapped to ISTE National Educational Technology Standards.

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Convent and Stuart Hall, San Francisco, CA
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Common Sense has acquired the CyberSmart! K-12 Student Curriculum!

The CyberSmart! curriculum provides a strong foundation for Common Sense to expand our Digital Citizenship curriculum beyond grades 6-8 and provide a broad K-12 digital literacy curriculum that includes safety and security, research and information literacy, and other 21st century topics. Read more
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