Why This Learning Experience?

This instructor-guided professional learning experience is designed to help educators learn on their schedule while still receiving meaningful support. Participants complete practical activities, connect ideas to real classroom practice, and build confidence through application-focused learning.

Learning Experience Overview

In today’s connected world, teaching students to be responsible, ethical, and informed digital citizens is more important than ever. This asynchronous professional development course equips educators with the knowledge and tools to guide students in navigating the digital landscape safely and respectfully. Through five engaging lessons, participants will explore key aspects of digital citizenship—including online safety, cyberbullying prevention, media literacy, and digital footprints—and learn how to integrate these concepts into everyday instruction.

Designed for K–12 educators, this course blends practical strategies with real-world examples, empowering teachers to foster a culture of digital responsibility in their classrooms. Whether you’re new to digital citizenship or looking to deepen your practice, you’ll leave with actionable resources and a renewed confidence in preparing students for life in a digital age.

Learning Outcomes

• Define digital citizenship and its key components.
• Explain why digital citizenship is critical in K–12 education.
• Identify the nine elements of digital citizenship (per Mike Ribble’s framework).
• Reflect on how digital citizenship impacts student learning and behavior.

Who Should Participate?

• Educators who want to learn more about supporting student digital citizenship.