Digital Citizenship

Duration

10 Months

Prerequisites

None

Requirements

None

Course Summary

The Digital Citizenship course teaches responsible use of digital technology, covering topics like online ethics, privacy, cyberbullying, digital safety, and data credibility. Students also learn about social media, email, digital content creation, and maintaining a positive online identity.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS

Course Goals

  • Demonstrate digital etiquette and responsible use of digital communication.
  • Assess the challenges of digital technology, such as cyberbullying, the digital divide, safety issues, and privacy issues.
  • Analyze computer hardware and software applications and solve common computer issues.
  • Examine a computer's hardware components, including input, output, processing, and storage devices, and solve common hardware issues.
  • Show efficient keyboarding skills and produce digital products such as emails.
  • Evaluate the place of digital technology within a person's life and how to use it in healthy ways.
  • Create word files and spreadsheets using appropriate software.
  • Evaluate data on a spreadsheet using charts.
  • Employ strategies to distinguish credible information from misinformation.
  • Evaluate the impact of digital media on people and society.
  • Examine safe, ethical, and legal ways to use intellectual property.
  • Create effective presentations using image, audio, and video files.
  • Evaluate the best practices for protecting user data.
  • Analyze the importance of having a positive online identity.
  • Examine responsible ways to use digital technology.

How Digital Citizenship supports student success

In Digital Citizenship, students build subject knowledge through structured online lessons, guided practice, and regular feedback from qualified teachers. The course supports flexible study while maintaining clear academic expectations and steady progress.

Students can revisit learning materials, complete assignments at a manageable pace, and use teacher guidance to strengthen understanding. Families can follow progress while learners develop organization, independent study habits, and confidence.

  • Clear learning goals connect each lesson to the wider course.
  • Activities and assignments help students apply important concepts.
  • Assessments and teacher feedback identify strengths and next steps.
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