Google offers a free online course to help you teach digital citizenship.  

• 5 modules

• self-paced

• contains readings, videos, and activities

Upon completion of the course, you’ll find a downloadable Digital Citizenship and Safety Toolkit that you can use to keep students engaged in the topic. If you successfully pass the five quizzes you will receive a Digital Citizenship and Safety Community Educator recognition badge! 

Digital Citizenship Resources (LiveBinder by VisionsByVicky)

This binder is an attempt to collect and organize Digital Citizenship resources by age (grade level). Often when we think of Digital Citizenship, we only think about the safety aspects of it but being a digital citizen is much more than just being safe. The nine elements of Digital Citizenship as outlined in the book Digital Citizenship in Schools by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey are: Digital Etiquette; Digital Communication; Digital Literacy; Digital Access; Digital Commerce; Digital Law; Digital Rights & Responsibilities; Digital Health & Wellness; and, Digital Security (self-protection).

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/34991#

Digital Citizenship (Wikispaces)

WoodWardTrac shares a variety of resources and links to assist you in learning about digital citizenship. An annotated bibliography is also included as well as a list of blogs and Twitters you may be interested in following.

http://digitalcitizenship21.wikispaces.com/

Digital Citizenship (Pinterest)

This link takes you to pins that have been labeled with 'Digital Citizenship'. You may also be interested in clicking on Boards to reduce some of the clutter and redundancy.

http://pinterest.com/search/?q=digital+citizenship

#DigCit and Digital Citizenship (Twitter)

Take part in the conversation that is going on via Twitter. You can search for the hashtag #DigCit to find information and resources. You can also search for "Digital Citizenship" (in quotes) to find resources.

CyberBullying

An Educator's Guide to Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats

This documents provides information about cyberbullying and cyberthreats for educators and other professionals who focus on youth safety and well-being and sets forth recommendations for a comprehensive school and community-based approach to address these concerns.

http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/users/honaker/cyberbullying-for-teachers.pdf

Anti-Cyberbullying Toolkit

This toolkit was developed by Common Sense Media

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/cyberbullying-toolkit 

Videos

How to Follow Proper Netiquette Rules Online

Howcast shares their video on using proper netiquette while online. Though this may include some items you may not cover in netiquette, it has good information.

[Time: 2:39]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dRoclqDJh0

An Introduction to Digital Citizenship

This fun video was created using the SockPuppets app. Since the app doesn't create long videos, short 30 second clips were pieced together to explain the nine elements of being a digital citizen.

[Time: 8:56]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD_CANwFASU

Online Safety: Tracking Teresa

This video shares how easy it is to find out information about a student if they aren't careful about what they post. Even though the video is a little pixelated, it is a great tool to emphasize the need to think before you post.

[Time: 5:01]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMJ4u3zfmoo

Online Safety: Broken Friendship

This short video shares how damaging it can be when someone misuses your information and how it can hurt others.

[Time: 1:50]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQP3s1HmrAo

Kacie Woody Story

This tragic story of Kacie Woody is worth telling so that others may avoid falling for the trap that ensnared her. She was an honor studet, her dad was a police officer, and still some bad decisions were made that ended fatally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mEirio3xIg

Research

Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project

Known for providing quality research, the Pew Center has a lot of information related to teens and their use of the Internet. They make it easy to find specific topics, demographics, and/or technologies.

http://pewinternet.org/Topics.aspx

Differences Between Elementary Teacher And Student Perceptions Of Bullying Classroom Management

This study, by Marsha Roth, examined Elementary students’ perceptions of how bullying issues are addressed in their classroom. Relevant data were obtained from 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Elementary school students and from 12 Elementary school teachers. The goal of the study is to determine the correlation between teachers and students perceptions of bullying in the classroom. SS Elementary teachers lack the information in knowing how their students perceive bullying in the classroom.

http://goo.gl/R14Mh

Investigating Student Gender and Grade Level Differences  in Digital Citizenship Behavior

Though it may be easy to feel like you are sinking when you start reading research, jump to the section on Findings - page 74 of this document. This is where the rubber meets the road for our conversation. Interesting findings though maybe not surprising. This information can help inform you when implementing your curriculum.

https://search.proquest.com/openview/095d777f0530d171f9d41fd693eab7b9/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y 

The Effect of Social Network Sites on Adolescents’ Social and Academic Development: Current Theories and Controversies

In this article, June Ahn, reviews emerging research surrounding youth's engagement with social networking sites. While this article is very academic, it does offer good insight and data.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.21540/pdf

Miscellaneous Resources

TeachersFirst

TeachersFirst is a collection of resources and lessons for teachers. Suggestions for safe Web 2.0 sites as well as online safety resources are given.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/spectopics/safety.cfm

Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge

Designed for grades 3 through 8, each scavenger hunt provide students a list of questions they have to answer as they explore various websites.

http://usa-sos.org/index.cfm?Page=Scavenger_Hunt

Generation WiFi: Social Networking and Student Safety (Article)

In this article, Allen W. Achilees shares tips for teachers and teens to help them have a more secure and safe online experience.

http://goo.gl/p6bUe

Top 20 Most Common Passwords

Based on a security breach of a popular site with teens, it was surprising to find out the most common passwords. Even though it may be cumbersome and tedious, teens and adults should create strong passwords. Do you use any of these common ones?

http://goo.gl/786JX

How It’s Done: Incorporating Digital Citizenship Into Your Everyday Curriculum (Article)

As in many states, students in Illinois are required to receive a certain number of hours of instruction each year dedicated to Internet Safety. While the idea is noble, the parameters are sketchy. Some schools have an “Internet Safety Day” or some such “special occasion” but too often these “occasions” serve no purpose other than compliance with the requirement and very little learning occurs.

http://www.techlearning.com/article/52762

Most Teens Are On Social Networking Sites; 20 Percent Report Being Bullied

This eye-opening article discusses various aspects of the use of social media websites by teens. Very interesting read.

http://goo.gl/9kzEl

Niagara Wheatfield Central School District Curriculum Outline

If you are needing to communicate your curriculum to parents and the community, you might find this method a good overview that can quickly be shared.

http://www.nwcsd.k12.ny.us/Page/377

The Teacher’s Guide To Keeping Students Safe Online (Article)

In this article, Jeff Dunn discusses the teacher's role in keeping students safe online. Several tips as well as additional resources are shared to assist teachers in this task.

http://goo.gl/ahtj8L

George Couros' Digital Footprint Presentation Links

https://goo.gl/0knVMl 

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