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DIGITAL ON-RAMPS CURRICULUM 
FOR 4TH & 5TH GRADES

Digital On-Ramps is packed with engaging lessons and hands-on activities that hone the social-emotional skills 4th and 5th graders need to use technology safely and wisely. Like our popular middle school digital literacy curriculum, this research-based program meets national educational standards (CASEL Social-Emotional Competencies, ISTE Tech Standards, and Common Core ELA Standards) as it prepares students for the challenges of online life.

 

Designed by teachers for teachers

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You'll get entertaining videos featuring our intrepid owl mascot who is just learning to use the Internet too! Whether you show these videos in the classroom or not, you can use our lesson plans to deliver these lessons in the classroom (or at home!). Each includes an engaging hands-on activity plus student activity worksheets. Lessons sometimes include homework.

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Digital Literacy + SEL go hand-in-hand

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In a meta-analysis of 213 school-based SEL (Social Emotional Learning) programs, participants demonstrated significantly improved social and emotional skills, attitudes, and behavior, as well as an 11-percentile-point gain in academic performance. The social-emotional competencies—Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making—are in high demand online too! These are the skills students desperately need in order to avoid the pitfalls of online life and to know how to engage, safely and wisely, with the flood of information (and people!) they will encounter online. 

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READ: Are Tweens Too Young for Digital Literacy?

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Schools can subscribe to Digital On-Ramps for $499 ($199 annual renewal).

If you are an existing Cyber Civics subscriber, a district, small school, or homeschool please contact us directly for your special pricing.

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subscriber-only  CURRICULUM 

UNIT 1:

USING VALUES TO GUIDE YOU

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  • What Is a Value?

  • What Are Your Values?

  • Values Can Guide You Online

  • The Value of Kindness

  • Showing Kindness Online

  • The Value of Self-Discipline

  • Practicing Self-Discipline Online

  • The Value of Tact

  • Showing Tact Online

  • The Value of Mindfulness

  • Practicing Mindfulness Online

  • The Value of Responsibility

  • Showing Responsibility Online

  • The Value of Cooperation

  • Learning to Cooperate Online

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UNIT 2: GETTING READY TO TAKE FLIGHT

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  • A Short History of the Internet

  • How the Internet Works

  • What Does It Mean to “Be Online”?

  • Let’s Get Ready To Search

  • Going Through Your Search Results

  • Taking Care of Your Devices

  • Finding Just the Right Balance

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UNIT 3: ARE YOU REALLY READY?

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  • Having an Online Presence

  • Think Before You Post

  • Asking For & Getting Consent

  • Communicating Online

  • Managing Your Emotions

  • Managing Your Emotions Online

  • Is It True? Or Not

  • Understanding Another's Perspective

  • Keeping Sate While Browsing

  • Keeping Sate From Scams

  • Keeping Sate From Strangers

  • Opening Your First Account

  • A Word About Passwords

  • Are You Really Ready?

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