This document summarizes Common Sense Media's 1-to-1 Essentials Program which provides resources to help schools implement 1-to-1 device programs. It outlines Common Sense Media's mission to help kids thrive safely in a digital world through ratings and reviews of media, advocacy on kids' issues, and educational resources. It describes Graphite, a platform where teachers can discover, learn about, and share reviews of the best digital learning tools. It also summarizes Common Sense Media's K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum which provides lessons to teach digital skills across grade levels.

1. 1-to-1 Essentials Program:
Onboarding your school
Sue Thotz
Chicago Program Manager

2. Our Mission
We are dedicated to improving
the lives of kids and families by
providing the trustworthy
information, education, and
independent voice they need to
thrive in a world of media and
technology.
Our Vision
We envision a world in which
every kid knows how to
participate safely, responsibly,
and respectfully in a digital world
and can harness the potential of
technology for learning.
Our mission
Our vision

3. 1. Rate
1. Advocate
2. Investigate
3. Educate
What We Do

4. • 19,000 reviews across
all media types
• Key rating elements
include:
o Age-appropriateness
o Detailed “nutritional
labeling” of parental
pain points
o Learning ratings for
digital content
Ratings and Reviews

5. Learning Ratings for Parents

6. • Digital Literacy and
Citizenship as a
National Education
Priority
• LEAD Commission
• Advocate on Kids’
Privacy Rights
• Address Major
Public Health
Issues Related to
Media and Kids
“Private Entities like Common Sense
Media are pursuing a sanity not
censorship approach, which can serve
as a model for how to use technology
to empower parents without offending
the First Amendment”
- President Barack Obama
“As long as I’m Chairman, the FCC will
be committed to working with
organizations like Common Sense
Media to tackle the challenges and seize
the opportunities of the digital age.”
- FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
Advocate

7. • Provide reliable and
independent data on
children’s use of media
• Impact on physical,
social, emotional and
cognitive development
• Conduct 2-3 original
studies per year + host
thought leader events.
Investigate

8. K-12 Digital Literacy
& Citizenship Curriculum
Curriculum Toolkits
Digital Passport Professional Development Educate Families:
Media, Technology,
and Kids
1-to-1 Essentials
Program
Educate

9. www.commonsense.org/educators

10. 1-to-1 Essentials program at Commonsense.org

11. commonsense.org

21. • More than 125,000 education apps in marketplaces
today (Source: iTunes and Google Play)
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How do you find the good stuff?

22. Graphite SolutionIssues for Teachers
No centralized marketplace where
digital educational content is
collected and categorized
No standard ratings system for
reliable comparison content
Discovery of good digital learning
products is time consuming for
teachers
No clearinghouse by teachers for
teachers for authentic feedback
and best practices

23. Graphite helps teachers discover, learn and share the
best digital learning products.
The Search is Over!
• High-quality, unbiased
ratings and reviews
• For teachers, by teachers
• Simple, easy, fast, free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtKjiIYoVHU

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Graphite Features
• Rigorous: Comprehensive
methodology and rubric behind
Graphite rating
• Discoverability with powerful
filtering and searching by subject,
skills and grade bands
• Curated Lists: “Top Picks”
• Aligned to Common Core
• By teachers, for teachers:
Teacher community shares
reviews & best practices

25. Engagement
 Is it fun, engrossing, compelling?
 Does it attract students?
 Would they use it / play again?
Pedagogy
 Does it carry depth of content?
 Is learning central to the experience?
 Do skills transfer offline?
 Does it build key concepts?
Support
 Are there app tutorials and tips?
 Any support for teachers?
 Accessible to many audiences?
Ratings Methodology
Rating Methodology and Rubric
Key Components

26. Let’s visit Graphite

27. • Sign up for Graphite
• Search: Use the filter and
look up some digital
products for your
classroom
• Contribute: Write a field
note on a product you
already use
Today only! Write two field
notes and earn $20 gift card.
Your Turn!

29. • 65 lessons, differentiated by grade band
• Lower elementary (K-2)
• Upper elementary (3-5)
• Middle (6-8)
• High school (9-12)
• 3 units per grade level
• 5 lessons per unit
• Units are cross-curricular
• Lessons spiral unit by unit
Scope and Sequence

31. 1-to-1 as a Paradigm Shift
to
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33. How do you see yourself using 1-to-1
Essentials?
How can 1-to-1 Essentials play a role in
your schools/institutions?
How might Graphite and the K-12
Digital Literacy and Citizenship
Curriculum be helpful?
Some Key Questions

34. Sue Thotz
Chicago Program Manager
sthotz@commonsense.org
Twitter: @CommonSenseEdu
@suethotz