With the increase of technologies in the K-12 classrooms, it is the goal of Garnet Valley School District to effectively integrate, teach, and model Digital Citizenship for our students. Currently, our district's Scope and Sequence Committee has been developing a curriculum and overall plan that highlights the technology skills that are taught, reinforced, and mastered throughout the K-12 levels. To help with this initiative, our district has adopted and adapted the K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum from Common Sense Media. It is also our goal for every teacher in Garnet Valley to earn the Digital Citizenship Educator Certification through Common Sense Media.
Below are the K-12 focus areas on the topic of Digital Citizenship:
K-2nd Grade Focus - Respecting Devices
3rd Grade Focus - The Power of Words
4th Grade Focus - Digital Footprints
5th Grade Focus - Digital Citizens: Online vs. Offline Communities
6th-8th Grade Focus - Digital Citizens, Social Media & Online Presence, Cyberbullying, Copyright
9th Grade Focus - HS101: Digital Citizens, Cyberbullying & the Law, Sexting & the Law, Social Media & Consequences, Social U
11th Grade Focus - Digital Branding and Digital Portfolios