Digital Citizenship

Character education must extend to digital spaces where children increasingly interact.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Champions of Character
• Learning area: Socio-Emotional
• Level: Level 3

Objectives

• Understand online citizenship responsibilities
• Practice kindness in digital spaces
• Identify digital dangers and responses

Materials

• Digital citizenship scenarios
• Online kindness pledges
• Safety information

Instructions

Discuss that character applies online as well as in person. Explore digital citizenship: being kind online, protecting privacy, thinking before posting, not believing everything online, getting help when needed. Practice responses to digital situations: cyberbullying, pressure to share personal information, seeing mean comments. Create digital citizenship pledges.

Educator tip

Include parents in digital citizenship education through family pledges or information sessions.

Assessment

Observe understanding of digital citizenship, quality of scenario responses, and pledge commitments.

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