While students are engaging in lessons at school to help them better understand the responsibilities and consequences of online choices, students also need those messages expanded and reinforced at home. How parents model, communicate, guide and supervise online activity are critically important. Below are resources made available from Common Sense Media to better equip parents for guiding their student(s).
Grades KG-5
Boys, Girls and Media Messages
Cyberbullying
Digital Life
Effective E-mail Communication
Evaluating Websites
Online Security
Privacy and Digital Footprint
Respective Creative Work
Talking Safety Online
Smart Searching
Grades 6-8
Connected Culture
Dealing with Digital Drama
Protecting and Respecting Privacy
Research and Evaluation
Respecting Creative Work
Safe Online Talk
Self-Expression and Identity
Strategic Searching
Wikipedia
Grades 9-12
Digital Relationships
Online Self-Expression
Plagiarism and Piracy
Privacy and Digital Footprints
Risky Online Relationships