NCPS Digital Learning - Digital Citizenship Grades 2-4

Parent Curriculum Guide

In a digital age, citizenship takes on new dimensions. Children are using the immense power of the Internet to explore, learn, connect, and create in ways never before imagined. Our goal is to help students utilize these powerful resources in thoughtful, responsible ways. Lessons on digital citizenship are taught in the Computer Lab and Library, and reinforced in the classroom.  

During this unit, students learn about appropriate and respectful behaviors when using technology.  Lessons will address topics including; internet safety, maintaining personal privacy online, cyber bullying, and being a responsible user of online information.  

Raising and educating young people in today’s 24/7 digital media environment is one of the most exciting and daunting challenges that parents and schools face today. Working together, we can raise a generation of kids who become smart, responsible, and respectful digital citizens.

Grades 2-4

Some of the Essential Questions Students Explore:

  • How can I be a responsible and respectful digital citizen?
  • How can I safely and appropriately use technology?

Standards:

ISTE (The International Society for Technology in Education)

Digital Citizenship

  • 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d

 

NPS Digital Citizenship Strands:

  • Privacy and Safety
  • Cyberbullying
  • Information Literacy

In Grades 2-4, students will work to understand the following:

  • There are strategies for safe internet use.
  • Protecting one’s own privacy and respecting the privacy of others is an important part of being a digital citizen.
  • There are different kinds of bullying and bullying can exist online, it is called cyberbullying.
  • The research process requires responsible use of information.
  • Appropriate use of digital platforms can support learning.

Grades 2-4: Students in grades 2- 4 are introduced to digital citizenship concepts as they access web-based resources as a learning tool.

Students will learn about the following concepts:

  • Privacy and Safety
  • Cyberbullying
  • Information Literacy