The document outlines a school's approach to digital citizenship education across four grade levels. It begins with compliance with a state law requiring internet safety education starting in 3rd grade. The school incorporates digital citizenship topics vertically through various classes from freshman to senior year, covering topics like internet etiquette, managing digital footprints, advocacy, and legal issues. It notes the number of students reached and provides resources for more information.

1. The Digital Citizenship Project
Jon Orech
South High School
Downers Grove, IL
jorech@csd99.org

2. Public Act
095-0869
“Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, a school
district must incorporate into the school curriculum a
component on Internet safety to be taught at least once
each school year to students in grade 3 or above.”

3. What is your school doing?

4. Compliance
or Learning?
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5. Vertical, embedded
Internet Safety Curriculum

6. eNetiquette
Freshman science classes
“Technology Introduction”

7. Digital
Citizenship
Sophomore health classes
“Personal Safety” unit

8. Managing your Digital Footprint

9. Managing your Digital Footprint Tattoo
Junior English
“Advocacy” project

10. Legal, commercial, and ethical considerations
Senior
Social Studies
electives

12. Learning
Targets

13. Completion

14. Completion

15. CREATION
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16. Authentic Audience

21. Washington
Oregon Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Michigan
Iowa
Illinois New Jersey
Ohio
Kansas Missouri
North Carolina
Texas
1,176 students

27. What about the other side?
Erica Roberts
Jefferson Middle School
Woodridge

28. What’s new this year?

29. Resources
http://tinyurl.com/orechdigcit