Creative Digital Citizenship Activities with Book Creator

About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Digital Citizenship in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Media Balance & Well Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Privacy & Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Digital Footprint & Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relationships & Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . .

News & Media Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keeping your Digital Home Safe & Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cyberbullying Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Power of Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The TRAAP Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Digital Citizenship Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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About the Author

Share what you create with your students! Tag @BookCreatorApp & @ClassTechTips and use the hashtag #BookCreator

Monica

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is a former classroom teacher, EdTech & Curriculum Consultant and founder of the blog ClassTechTips.com. She is the author and co-author of numerous books including Tasks Before Apps and #FormativeTech.

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Creative Digital Citizenship Activities

with BOOK CREATOR

What does it look like to promote digital citizenship in the classroom? Students can practice digital citizenship skills and show off what they’ve learned. In this book, I’ll take you through a handful of digital citizenship activities featuring Book Creator. We’ll look at resources to learn more about digital citizenship, spotlight classroom stories, and hopefully get your wheels spinning about ways to promote creativity as students learn about digital citizenship.

The team at Book Creator has been exploring this
topic for some time. You might have even read
Book Creator Ambassador, Dr. Beth Holland’s
article 6Cs of education – Citizenship and
Character education. It includes an overview of
digital citizenship and references the work of
Michael Fullen and the 6 Cs.

Digital Citizenship in Action

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) describes digital citizenship as:

Using technology to improve your community.

Engaging respectfully online with people who have different beliefs than you.

Using technology to make your voice heard by public leaders and to shape public policy.

Determining the validity of online sources of information.

In addition to the resources created by ISTE, the folks at Common Sense Education also have a fantastic curriculum on digital citizenship. Designed for K-12 students, this is the first place to stop if you want to learn more about this topic. We encourage you to check out their free teaching resources.

In this book, we’ve collected activity ideas that align to the principles covered by the Common Sense Education curriculum, as well as some additional avenues to explore the following categories:

Digital footprint & identity

News & media literacy

Cyberbullying, digital drama & hate speech

Media balance & well-being

Privacy & Security

Relationships & communication

Media balance &
Well-being

An important aspect of using technology both at home and in the classroom is finding balance. Digital tools and resources can be transformative when used effectively. But we know that there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. This activity is all about monitoring and reflecting. Students will complete a log of their media use and create an interactive journal.

Activity ideas

A review of the types of media students might consume over the day

A structure for keeping a log of their media use

Space
for students to reflect on the ways they use technology during the day

What counts as media use (e.g. YouTube, Netflix, TikTok)

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Privacy & security

When students navigate online spaces, they want to make sure they keep their information safe. Understanding data privacy, how to create a secure password, and remembering to log out of a shared device are all part of the process. This activity is all about creating a set of tips for staying safe online as students create a collaborative book where they contribute their idea to a class book of tips.

Activity ideas

An interview with an expert to give students ideas for tips

Research that involves learning about of privacy and security

Swapping books with a partner class to learn new tips

One or two pages including media from each student

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Digital Footprint & Identity

Online spaces provide a brand new area for students to share their learning. It’s exciting for students to showcase what they’ve learned about a topic and what they’ve created to “show what they know.” However, students need to understand that what they post leaves a digital footprint. This activity is all about having students identify how they want to present themselves online.

Activity ideas

List core values and how we want the world to view us

List career goals for the future and how social posts might impact these goals

Write fictional stories to illustrate consequences using the character’s decisions

Identify places where we currently post online

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