{"id":1859,"date":"2016-02-19T13:07:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T20:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/?page_id=1859"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T16:53:14","slug":"digcit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/digcit\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"373\" data-attachment-id=\"8481\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/digcit\/digcitlogo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/digcitlogo.png\" data-orig-size=\"1270,463\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"digcitlogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/digcitlogo-1024x373.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/digcitlogo-1024x373.png\" alt=\"Digital Citizenship logo\" class=\"wp-image-8481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/digcitlogo-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/digcitlogo-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/digcitlogo-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/digcitlogo.png 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital citizenship is the ability to&nbsp;participate safely, intelligently, productively and responsibly in the&nbsp;digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital citizenship should also include positive, creative, deliberate use of&nbsp;technological tools and skills to create, connect, communicate, and collaborate in ways&nbsp;that make a positive contribution to family, school, and community life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/digcitutah.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Citizenship Utah<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this page we curate&nbsp;resources on digital citizenship, useful for students, parents, teachers, administrators, community councils, and any other interested community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Citizenship Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Granite Educational Technology Dept.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/4cs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 4 Cs of 21st Century Learning<\/a> | by Kristen Johnson, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/edtechgsd\/digital-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Citizenship Pinterest Board<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/edtechgsd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EdTechGSD Pinterest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Sense Media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common Sense<\/a> is a nonprofit organization &#8220;dedicated to empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/educators\/digital-citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common Sense Education&#8217;s K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/parent-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parent Concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cyberwise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberwise.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyberwise<\/a> provides online safety education and resources geared specifically towards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberwise.org\/#!parents\/cfpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">parents<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberwise.org\/#!educators\/cbo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">educators<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DigCit Utah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digcitutah.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Citizenship Utah<\/a> is a recently launched nonprofit website created specifically to aid school community councils as they seek to follow the new laws in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoollandtrust.org\/home\/parents-and-councils\/digital-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HB213<\/a>. &nbsp;It includes an extensive&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/digcitutah.com\/index.php\/resources-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resources library<\/a> which curates lessons and resources for teachers and parents on many&nbsp;topics related to Digital Citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Literacy Resource Platform<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dlrp.berkman.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DLRP<\/a>&nbsp;&#8220;is an evolving collection of tools about online safety, privacy, creative expression, and information quality, that can help you navigate connected learning environments and the digital world.&#8221; Curated&nbsp;by The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Also helpful&nbsp;is their related site, <a href=\"http:\/\/youthandmedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youth and Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Google &#8212; Be Internet Awesome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google provides digital citizenship and online safety resources at their <a href=\"https:\/\/beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be Internet Awesome<\/a> site. The site features curriculum with lessons on being smart, alert, strong, kind, and brave on the Internet. It also includes a video game called <a href=\"https:\/\/beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com\/interland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interland<\/a>&nbsp;which poses relevant challenges such as crafting a strong password to outwit hackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ISTE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iste.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Society for Technology in Education<\/a>&nbsp;provides 21st century standards for students, teachers, and administrators on the integration of technology into all areas of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iste.org\/standards\/iste-standards\/standards-for-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISTE Standards for Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NetSafe Utah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netsafeutah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NetSafe Utah<\/a> provides online videos and resources for kids, teens, parents and educators, including Internet Safety information that Utah schools need to meet the Children&#8217;s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NetSmartz and Utah NetSmartz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netsmartz.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NetSmartz Workshop<\/a> is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations, NetSmartz entertains while it educates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teach DigCit!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachdigcit.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.teachdigcit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teach DigCit<\/a> is website created by Dr. Kristen Mattson, a leading voice in digital citizenship education. This website provides links to classroom resources for teaching digital citizenship. It also introduces a curricular framework she and Dr. LeeAnn Lindsey developed which breaks digital citizenship down into 4 skills &#8211; digital safety, media &amp; information literacy, digital wellbeing, and social responsibility &#8211; and grade level indicators for each of those strands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White Ribbon Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whiteribbonweek.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White Ribbon Week<\/a>&nbsp;is a positive, empowering week-long school program that teaches kids to make smart choices online and to reject harmful media messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles and Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/digital-citizenship-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Citizenship: Resource Roundup<\/a> | Edutopia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ISTE&#8217;s Digital Citizenship Competencies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many different frameworks for what it means to be a good digital citizen. ISTE has provided one that breaks digital citizenship down into 5 competencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"8412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/digcit\/iamdigitalcitizen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/02\/iamdigitalcitizen.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1236\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"iamdigitalcitizen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/02\/iamdigitalcitizen-663x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/02\/iamdigitalcitizen-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"ISTE 'I'm a Digital Citizen' competencies flyer\" class=\"wp-image-8412\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/02\/iamdigitalcitizen-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/02\/iamdigitalcitizen-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/02\/iamdigitalcitizen-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/edtech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/02\/iamdigitalcitizen.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image from ISTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>I&#8217;m a Digital Citizen Flyer Details<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Title: &#8220;I&#8217;m a Digital Citizen&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m inclusive<\/strong> &#8212; I engage with others online with respect and empathy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m informed<\/strong> &#8212; I evaluate the accuracy, perspective and validity of online information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m engaged<\/strong> &#8212; I use technology for civic engagement and to be a force for good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m balanced<\/strong> &#8212; I prioritize my time and activities online and offline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m alert<\/strong> &#8212; I know how to be safe online and create safe spaces for others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footer text: &#8220;DigCitCommit, digcitcommit.org, #digcitcommit&#8221; and the ISTE logo.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital citizenship is the ability to&nbsp;participate safely, intelligently, productively and responsibly in the&nbsp;digital world. 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