Being a Good Citizen: Common Sense Education

Its been a year since being a Common Sense Education Ambassador, and it was high time I looked back on what we achieved.

Last year my school created and implemented a digital citizenship framework based on the Common Sense Education. We have used it from Grades 1 to 5 and it not only involves our tech coaches and librarian but also the homeroom teachers as well. We believe that digital citizenship is a shared responsibility.

Snapshot of JIS Digital Citizenship Framework

What we learned this year is that it is important to have some direct instruction with learners about digital citizenship. The idea behind the framework is a way in to classrooms to get this discussion going. Along with Easyblog we use for our Learning Stories, we help learners understand what a quality post looks like , how to respond to others online in an appropriate way and other lessons that involve our online behavior and interactions.

I look forward to seeing how the year ahead goes with our journey.