They have the POWER!
Entering middle school, students use cell phones to access the internet daily, creating social media accounts such as Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok. With that power comes great responsibility. Teachers need to show students how to navigate these digital spaces responsibly so that they develop a healthy relationship with the world around them.

To Tell the TRUTH!
25% of students creating their social media accounts pretend to be older online. Teaching students to protect themselves and their identities by visiting appropriate websites, refraining from posting personal information about themselves, and not pretending to be older online can play a vital role in keeping students safe in digital spaces and allow them to blossom as empowered digital citizens.

Let’s Keep them SAFE!
Teaching digital citizenship equips students with the knowledge, skills, and resources to succeed as lifetime digital citizens and learners. By the end of their middle school years in NEISD, 8th-grade students will have an understanding of appropriate digital use through lessons on Posting, Interacting, and Representing Yourself Online.

*Students will complete one full lesson per academic year.

1️⃣ Find the grade level you teach in the choice board below.

2️⃣ Click on the lesson plan button and make a copy of the document.

3️⃣ Once Lesson is complete, click on Teacher Confirmation form on your grade level slide.

4️⃣ Print the form, fill it out, and turn in to your principal.