Teach your students how to successfully navigate a tech-filled world.
Get Cyber Civics Certified and try seven of our award-winning digital literacy lessons for free.
Learn from the experts
You’ll be guided through this course by the team of teachers at Cyber Civics, led by founder Diana Graber, a digital literacy educator and advocate, and author of “Raising Humans in a Digital World: Helping Kids Build a Healthy Relationship with Technology” (HarperCollins Leadership). She is also the cofounder of Cyberwise, a leading online safety and digital literacy organization, and was honored with the NAMLE Media Literacy Teacher Award. Cyber Civics is the popular and innovative middle school digital citizenship and literacy program currently being taught across the US, the UK, Mexico, Japan, Spain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Africa.
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What is digital literacy?
Digital Literacy is “a wide variety of ethical, social, and reflective practices that are embedded in work, learning, leisure, and daily life.” It encompasses digital citizenship, information literacy, and media literacy. Let us show you how! This course includes lessons on:
Screen Time
Research shows that over 50% of students think they spend too much time online! A digitally-literate students understands that how they spend their time online is just as important as how much time they spend online. Are they producing content or mindlessly consuming it? Are they building healthy relationships online with their peers or comparing themselves to others? These are things students consider with the help of engaging Cyber Civics lesson plans created by teachers for teachers.
Critical Thinking
Teaching students how to critically evaluate the information they find online is one of the most important digital literacy tasks. Researchers from the Stanford Graduate School of Education discovered that young people’s ability to effectively evaluate the information they find online is, in a word, “bleak.” More than 80 percent of middle-school students were unable to distinguish a paid story branded as “sponsored content” from a real news story. Our lessons can change this!
Cyberbullying
An education in digital literacy should equip youth with the skills to deal with cyberbullying, digital drama, hate speech, and more. Research conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center shows that, on average, about 28% of students say they have been the victim of cyberbullying at some point in their lives. Even more will observe others being cyberbullied. A good digital citizen knows how to be an upstander to cyberbullying and what to do if they are ever the target of a bully.
Reputation and Relationships
Maintaining a positive online reputation is a vital skill today. Everything they post online (and everything others post about them) can be seen by anyone and everyone, forever. Students should also know how to maintain positive relationships via all the ways they connect-- texting, social media apps, or when playing online games. They should understand how to communicate appropriately and respectfully online too. This course can help you teach your students all of these skills!
What you'll learn:
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What it means to be a competent, capable, and responsible digital citizen and why off-screen life lessons that build character matter most. ​
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How to maintain a positive and authentic digital reputation and why it’s so important.
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How to equip students with the skills to deal with cyberbullying, whether they are the target or observer, as well as how to be an “upstander.”
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How to maintain positive online relationships as well as how to protect your personal information.
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Ways to implement tried and true lesson plans that prepare students to be ethical, safe, and productive digital citizens.
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What people are saying…
"I really, really really suggest looking at these lesson plans. I found them to be excellent and easily implemented. My students enjoyed the lessons and they led to interesting class discussions."
-Michele Conyesr
Teacher, Stone Bridge School
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"Teaching Cyber Civics to my 6th graders is the favorite part of my week. The program is so easy to use and teach."
-Karina Haedo
Teacher, Novato Charter School
"After seeing Cyber Civics I am happy to endorse it on behalf of Charters OC as a solution to helping young people learn how to use digital media competently and thoughtfully. Lessons on topics such as digital citizenship, information literacy, and media literacy are needed now more than ever. Students need these skills to prepare them for college, the workforce, and life in general."
-Susan Mas
Executive Director, Charters OC
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