Elementary Schools

In elementary schools, the digital citizenship lessons are all organized into a single Canvas course. The librarian is the default teacher of the Canvas course. The librarian provides students with instructions for self-enrolling in the grade-level Canvas course. This does not mean that the librarian has to be responsible for delivering all of the lessons. Schools have autonomy to determine when and by whom lessons are delivered. The school-based instructional designer is a great resource to assist with school-wide implementation of the digital citizenship curriculum. The librarian or instructional designer can add any staff member who will deliver a lesson as a teacher in the Canvas course.

In the elementary grades, lessons are provided in two formats. One version provides lesson content in the form of a slideshow with printable activities. The other version is delivered through Nearpod. In either circumstance, the lesson content is fully customizable. This allows the content to be condensed to meet time constraints or adapted for better alignment with existing content or lessons. Procedural instructions are provided in the video below that are applicable when electing to use the Nearpod version of the lesson.

Secondary Schools

Schools have autonomy to determine when and by whom lessons are delivered. The school-based instructional designer is a great resource to assist with school-wide implementation of the digital citizenship curriculum. Schools may elect to deliver digital citizenship instruction in a single block like flex block or homeroom. Alternatively, schools may elect to integrate the lessons into courses or subjects where there is natural applicability. For example: Lessons on how to engage in civil discourse online may fit nicely into a Civics or other Social Studies class. Topics like copyright, plagiarism, or academic integrity related to artificial intelligence may align well with an English course or can be supported by a librarian. Topics related to cyberbullying may be best addressed by a school counselor. Once a school has developed a plan, those responsible for delivering lessons will access the lessons in the Canvas Commons.

In the secondary grades, lessons are provided in a single format. Lessons are delivered through Nearpod. Lessons are fully customizable. This allows the content to be condensed to meet time constraints or adapted for better alignment with existing content or lessons. Procedural instructions are provided in the video below for setting up your Nearpod lessons in Canvas.

Process for Preparing Nearpod Lessons

Please note: Completion of student work in Nearpod is only recorded in the gradebook in student-paced mode.