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Digital Citizenship Platform With Lessons for K-12

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Digital Citizenship Platform With Lessons for K-12

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The Achievery is a free, online digital learning platform created by AT&T that connects K-12 students with engaging, standards-aligned interactive units.

Free and ready to use: No cost barrier makes it easy to adopt in the library.

Short, engaging content: Fits typical library class length, keeps students engaged.

Media-rich format: Uses video/interactive activities, which is particularly appealing for digital citizenship topics.

Flexible use: Can be used in whole-group, small-group, or individual modes.

Aligns with librarian goals: Supporting digital literacy, media literacy, safe and responsible online behavior—core to library media programs.

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Kindergarteners are just beginning to explore digital experiences with close adult supervision. They are concrete thinkers who learn best through tangible examples, stories, and simple routines that mirror familiar classroom expectations.These lessons introduce foundational concepts through our Digital Citizen characters and visual metaphors that make abstract ideas concrete and accessible.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. What Is Media?

2. Caring for Our Devices (Updated)

3. Safety in My Online Neighborhood (Updated)

4. Why We Pause for People (Updated)

5. Icky Feelings

6. Saying Goodbye to Tech

7. How Media Makes Me Feel

8. Choosing Kindness

9. Media Balance Is Important (Updated)

10. What Is a Digital Footprint?

11. Beyond the Avatar

12. Fact or Fiction?

13. Standing Up for Others

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Taking Care of Your Computer

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Managing Device Destractions

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Resources for Digital Citizenship Week - October 20 - 24

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Resources for Digital Citizenship Week - October 20 - 24

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K-5 Activities

Middle School Activities

High School Activities

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First graders are starting to have more exposure to various apps, games, and content online, along with more basic literacy skills. They're also beginning to recognize how technology connects them to a wider community beyond their immediate classroom or family.These lessons introduce frameworks like the Internet Traffic Light to guide simple decision-making about online content. Students begin developing skills for distinguishing between different types of information and media, while learning to navigate their expanding digital world with growing confidence and awareness.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. Pause & Think Online (Updated)

2. Managing Device Distractions (Updated)

3. Curiosity Tellers

4. Internet Traffic Light (Updated)

5. Words Can Help or Hurt

6. My Digital Footprint

7. How Tech Connects Us

8. Media: What's the Purpose?

9. Understanding Ads

10. Step In, Step Out

11. Is It OK to Share?

12. Fact vs. Opinion

13. Autoplay: Helpful or Not?

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Second graders demonstrate increasing independence and abstract thinking. They are ready to take more responsibility for their actions and understand the consequences of their choices. 
These lessons respond to this growth by introducing decision-making frameworks that require weighing multiple factors, emphasizing the development of personal responsibility and agency in digital environments. Second grade showcases a storybook that guides students through a sequence of media literacy lessons, helping them think critically about what they consume online. 

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 GROWING RESPONSIBILITY 
& SIMPLE DECISION-MAKING

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 GROWING RESPONSIBILITY 
& SIMPLE DECISION-MAKING

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Lesson Sequence:

1. We, the Digital Citizens (Updated)

2. Keeping Online Accounts Safe

3. Including Others When Using Tech

4. Be a Super Digital Citizen (Updated)

5. Using Tech to Learn New Things

6. How to Search Online

7. Exploring Search Results

8. Device-Free Moments (Updated)

9. Dealing with Online Meanness

10. Sincere Apologies

11. Digital Trails (Updated)

12. That's Private! (Updated)

13. Who Is in Your Online Community? (Updated)

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Third graders are beginning to use digital tools more independently for schoolwork while learning to navigate basic online interactions. At this age, children are developing concrete operational thinking and beginning to understand others' perspectives, but still need tangible examples and clear guidelines.
These lessons teach essential digital literacy skills while making direct connections to their growing independence as readers and communicators, providing them with tools and mindsets that help them navigate their expanding digital responsibilities.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. Our Digital Citizenship Charter

2. Making Healthy Media Choices

3. Protecting Our Online Accounts

4. Privacy Doors

5. Level Up: Gaming Safely Online

6. Our Digital Footprints

7. When Words Hurt Online

8. Resolving Conflicts Online

9. Need Space or Repair? Handling Online Hurt

10. Finding the Source

11. Perfectly Altered

12. Trending Now!

13. Digital Identity Iceberg

14. Emoji Power: Expressing Ourselves Online

15. Is It Just a Joke?

16. Our Rings of Responsibility

17. Pen Pals in a Connected World

18. Outsmarting Attention Thieves

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Fourth graders are developing stronger critical thinking skills and a more nuanced understanding of social dynamics. This is when many students start using more complex digital tools and conducting online research for school projects.
These lessons help students build awareness of how their tech use can impact how they feel, develop a better understanding of privacy, and learn to evaluate whether online information is trustworthy. Students learn strategies for handling peer pressure in digital spaces and develop a stronger sense of responsibility for how they treat others online.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. Personally Identifiable Information

2. Media & Our Emotions

3. Communicating Clearly Online

4. PII: What's the Risk Factor?

5. S.T.A.N.D. Up to Cyberbullying

6. S.I.F.T. for Sources

7. Understanding Influencers

8. Gone Phishing

9. Group Chat Dynamics

10. Spotting Thinking Traps

11. Brain Battle Game

12. Online Tracks: What Do We Control?

13. Slicing Up Media with P.I.E.

14. Peer Pressure Online

15. How Online Meanness Escalates

16. M.E.N.D.ing Friendships

17. Online Reputations & Our Responsibilities

18. Healthy Tech Habits & Our Feelings

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Fifth graders are preparing for middle school, developing more abstract thinking and increased social awareness as they prepare for significant transitions. While device ownership varies significantly, many students now have their own device or frequent access to a device, using messaging platforms and engaging in online social interactions. 
These lessons focus on media analysis, privacy management, and a deeper understanding of online relationships. Students learn about boundary setting and develop frameworks for making thoughtful and responsible decisions online—skills that will serve them well in middle school.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. Creating Device-Free Moments

2. Challenging Stereotypes

3. Dealing with Cyberbullying

4. Tracking You: Taking Control of Your Privacy

5. Friends vs. Followers

6. Sharenting Slip-Ups

7. Online Risk Radar

8. Understanding Design Tricks

9. Tricky Tech Game

10. Spotting Media Influence

11. Remix Responsibly

12. Media Frames: Looking Beyond Headlines

13. Don't Take the Bait!

14. Communicating Personal Boundaries

15. S.T.A.N.D. Up to Support Others

16. Invisible Audiences

17. Navigating Online Friendships

18. M.E.N.D. to Rebuild Trust

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Sixth graders are beginning middle school, navigating new social hierarchies and friendship dynamics while adjusting to increased academic independence.
As students' use of devices continues to deepen, the emphasis shifts to building healthy tech habits and responsible use of technology, including AI. Students learn about digital reputation and responsible sharing, developing the skills they need to thrive in middle school's more complex digital and social environment.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. Understanding My Digital Footprint

2. PII: Should I Share?

3. Be Aware of What You Share

4. S.E.E.K.ing Information

5. Red Flags & Chatting Online

6. What Are Online Harms?

7. Your Curated Self

8. Under Peer Pressure

9. Sharing & Online Disinhibition

10. De-escalating Online Harm

11. Making Things Right: Repairing Harms

12. Web of Responsibility

13. Giving Credit

14. Is It Fair Use? AI Edition

15. Stolen Identity

16. What is the Attention Economy?

17. Building Healthy Tech Habits: Part 1

18. Building Healthy Tech Habits: Part 2

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Seventh graders often explore their expanded independence, including with their tech use, whether through their first personal device or increased access to social media and online platforms. This is also a time characterized by heightened friendship volatility and complex social hierarchies that play out both online and offline.
These lessons focus on conflict resolution skills, including how to be an upstander and what to do when harmed online. Students reflect on parasocial relationships and continue to build healthy tech habits, focusing on intentional tech use and building emotional resilience during socially turbulent times.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. Tech & Values

2. Choosing Sources

3. Care to Share?

4. Data for Sale

5. Your Data, Your Choices

6. Parasocial Relationships

7. What Are Thinking Traps?

8. Friendships & Boundaries

9. The Ripple Effects of Conflict

10. What Are Design Tricks?

11. Permission to Post

12. Boundaries & Consent

13. Evaluating Information Online

14. Bursting the Filter Bubble

15. Being an Upstander

16. The Assumptions We Make

17. How to Re-A.C.T. to Cyberbullying

18. Location Sharing & Your Privacy

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Eighth graders are in their final year of middle school, taking on more responsibility as school leaders and preparing for high school. Many students experience significant pressure around their digital footprints while navigating relational dynamics that extend into online spaces.
These lessons focus on more sophisticated media literacy skills, including critical ignoring and understanding how recommendation algorithms shape what we see and believe. Students examine AI's influence on the information ecosystem and social connections, focusing on healthy tech habits and the value of face-to-face relationships.

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Lesson Sequence:

1. Tech Habit Challenge: Part 1

2. Tech Habit Challenge: Part 2

3. App Traps & Addictive Design

4. Social Engineering & Online Deception

5. Data Breach Basics

6. Facing Off with Facial Recognition

7. Social Norms & Tech

8. Life in Public

9. AI Chatbots & Friendship

10. Viral Posts & Online Reputations

11. What We See, What We Assume

12. The Pressure to Sext

13. What Is Critical Ignoring?

14. AI Algorithms: How Well Do They Know You?

15. Telephone Trouble: Mis- & Disinformation

16. When Hate Escalates

17. S.T.A.N.D. Up to Support Friends

18. Deepfakes & Consent

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Lesson Plans

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Digital Literacy & Well-Being Integration Guide

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Poynter Media Literacy Curriculum

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Hit Pause Media Literacy Curriculum - Poynter

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Fact Checking Websites

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Misinformation and media literacy games

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Froot Loop Conspiracy Theories