These engaging activities can spark conversations about oversharing, digital footprints, cyberbullying, and more. As physical distancing becomes a feature of students' everyday lives, social media has emerged as an important outlet for them to stay connected with friends and family. At the same time, not all students have access to the support they need to learn how to use … [Read more...]
Common Sense Education Announces Digital Citizenship Implementation Guide
Common Sense Education's Digital Citizenship Implementation Guide includes resources for school and district leaders to plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive digital citizenship program within their community. It is broken up into two sections: A 3-phase Framework for Digital Citizenship Implementation, including key questions for planning, downloadable templates … [Read more...]
News and Media Literacy Resource Center
Fact checking is just the beginning. To teach news literacy in the classroom today, you'll need to give students a strong foundation in cultural awareness and critical thinking. Common Sense Education gathered best-in-class activities, discussion guides, and more in this all-new News and Media Literacy Resource Center. VSTE is pleased to partner with Common Sense Education … [Read more...]
Resources You Can Use From Common Sense Education
VSTE is pleased to partner with Common Sense Education to connect our members and friends with high quality resources. Here are a few featured articles of topics of interest to educators: What Do Students Think About Cyberbullying? How one teacher helps her students unpack what cyberbullying is, what it isn't, and what they can do about it. Read … [Read more...]
