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Digital Citizenship and Racial Justice

How do they connect?

bit.ly/DigCitRace

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Common Sense Education

Sue Thotz

Sr Program Manager, PD and Engagement

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Leticia Citizen

i4Coach, Hawthorne School

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Equity in Action CA

Support learning spaces to diversify

Share ideas and strategies to design welcoming spaces for inclusion

Build a network of educators of color to attend, share and present in these spaces.

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@EquityActionCA

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@EquityActionCA

Dr. Toutoule Ntoya @ToutouleNtoya

Jennifer Dean @Techy_Jenn

Nyree Clark @MsNyreeClark

Leticia Citizen @CitiCoach

Tory Wadlington @ThatDopeTeacher

Sue Thotz @Sue Thotz

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Harness the power of technology to develop curious learners, critical thinkers and engaged citizens.

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Common Sense Education’s

Digital Citizenship Curriculum Topics

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Rings of responsibility

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Explore and create individual identities.

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Build a collective understanding of classroom community.

Confront bias & prejudice you see in the world.

Understand your own identity

Understand others in your community

Use your community to take action

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Explore individual identities

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“I Am” Poetry

“Who I Am” Poetry Lesson Link

Explore all the resources from an EdChange project by Paul C. Gorski here.

Link:commonsense.org/education/articles/social-and-cultural-literacy-resources-for-classrooms

Activities in this guide

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Self-Identity: Add your own “I am …” poem

Compose your “I am” poem on this Padlet. Write "I am" statements on your identity:

where you're from regionally, ethnically, religiously
memories from different points in your life
interests and hobbies
family traditions and customs
whatever else defines who you are.

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Self: Identity

Is there one that you identified with? Anything that resonated with you?
What do you have in common? How do we create trust?

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Self: Identity - Student Examples

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Self: Identity - Primary Source Examples

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Self: Identity - Primary Source Examples

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Curriculum Connections: Self-Identity

(Who are we and what shapes us? )

Grade	Title and Link	Essential Question
3	Your Rings of Responsibility	How do digital citizens take responsibility for themselves, their community and their world?
3	This is Me	How does what I post online affect my identity?
6	Who are you online?	What are the benefits/drawbacks of presenting yourself online in different ways?
10	Challenging Confirmation Bias	How can we challenge our own confirmation bias?
12	Filter Bubble Trouble	How can filter bubbles limit the information we’re exposed to?

These are links to lesson plans!

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Build an understanding of our community.

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Agreements build a welcoming space that invites participation,

sharing, and growth.

Listen for understanding. Try to understand what someone is saying before rushing to judgment.

Make comments using "I" statements.

If someone says something that hurts or offends you, do not attack the person. Acknowledge that the comment—not the person—hurt your feelings and explain why.

Social and Cultural Literacy Resources link: https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/social-and-cultural-literacy-resources-for-classrooms

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Purposeful Feedback

Compliment

Be specific about what you liked about what you read

Connection

How does what you read connect to you personally?

Question

What question do you have about what you read?

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Classroom Community: Digital Feedback Example

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Curriculum Connections: Community

Grade	Title and Link	Essential Question
2	Who is in your online community?	How are we all part of an online community?
3	Your Rings of Responsibility	How do digital citizens take responsibility for themselves, their community and their world?
3	Our Digital Citizenship Pledge	What makes a strong online community?
4	Be a Super Digital Citizen	How can we be upstanders?
11	Connecting with Digital Audiences	How do we use code-switching to create community with online audiences?
12	We Are Civil Communicators	How can we communicate with civility online?

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Confront problems of bias and prejudice in the world.

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Digital Dilemma: link

"Violent Videos" Monica was actively involved in civic issues at her high school and in her town. She also followed a number of activist accounts on Instagram and Twitter. She was especially concerned about racial profiling by police officers.

When a video of a violent interaction between a police officer and a young Black teenager surfaced on Twitter, Monica debated whether or not to share the video across her social media pages. She wanted to use every tool she could to raise awareness and show people how bad she thought this problem had gotten. At the same time, her younger cousins and some of the campers from when she was a camp counselor all followed her on social media and would see whatever she shared. Monica watched the video again: There was no doubt that it was incredibly graphic and scary. She hit "share" and waited for people to respond.

Do you agree with the decision to share the violent video footage online?

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Link to live results

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Curriculum Connections to Bias/Prejudice

Grade	Title and Link	Essential Question
3	The Power of Words	What should you do when someone uses mean or hurtful language online?
8	Responding to Online Hate Speech	How should you respond to hate speech?
9	Hoaxes and Fakes	How can you avoid being fooled by fake videos?
10	Countering Hate Speech Online	How can we counter hate speech and xenophobia?
12	The Change You Want to See	How can you create a digital footprint that showcases your purpose?
12	Should Online Hate Speech be Censored?	Should online hate speech be censored?

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www.commonsense.org/education/news-media-literacy-resource-center

For the resources introduced today explore:

News & Media Literacy Resource Center & Social and Cultural Literacy Collection

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Thank You

THANK YOU!

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