• Marlborough Public Schools

    Learning to make safe, smart, and responsible decisions online
     
    Marlborough Public Schools is committed to transforming education by preparing today’s students with the skills and abilities necessary to compete in a modern global society, including the goal of practicing good digital citizenship when working with an online presence and providing students with a district-owned Chromebook device to use as a complement to their classroom instruction.
    MHS Staff Members: please find a library of resources for engaging your students in discussions of digital citizenship below.
     

    Why Digital Citizenship?

    Teaching digital citizenship across the whole curriculum -- Article from eSchool News

    Teaching digital citizenship as a "one-off event" doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say.

     
     

    Resources for 9th Grade - From Common Sense Media

     

    MEDIA BALANCE & WELL-BEING

    Digital Media and Your Brain

    How does digital media try to hook you, and what can you do about it?

    Always Aware

    PRIVACY & SECURITY

    Being Aware of What You Share

    How can you protect your privacy when you're online?

    Safety First

    DIGITAL FOOTPRINT & IDENTITY

    Social Media and Digital Footprints: Our Responsibilities

    How does using social media affect our digital footprints?

    Know Your Footprint

    RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNICATION

    Sexting and Relationships

    What are the risks and potential consequences of sexting?

    Be Responsible

    CYBERBULLYING, DIGITAL DRAMA & HATE SPEECH

    Responding to Online Hate Speech

    How should you respond to online hate speech?

    Kindness Counts

    NEWS & MEDIA LITERACY

    This Just In!

    How should we react to breaking news?

    Always Aware

     
     
     

    Panther Period Discussion Topics: Need to plan Panther Period Activities? Consider these Digital Citizenship Topics

     

      

    DIGITAL LIFE 102

    What is the place of digital media in our lives?        

    OOPS! I BROADCAST IT ON THE INTERNET

    What are the consequences of oversharing online?       

    FEELINGS ON DISPLAY

    Are girls and guys judged differently when they post photos online?

    CYBERBULLYING

    Which factors intensify cyberbullying and online cruelty, and what can you do to lessen them?
     
     
     
     Give Credit Give Credit
     

    COPYRIGHTS AND WRONGS (Lesson from Common Sense Media)

    How can I make responsible choices when I use other people's creative work?
     
     
    ​Copyright Tools and Resources ​
    The OWL at Purdue The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and provides these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.
    ​Cite Fast ​Cite fast is an easy to use web tool for creating citations. Students can utilize it to generate citations in different formats: APA (6th edition), MAL (7th edition), or Chicago (16th edition). 
    ​Copyright Guidelines for Teachers and Students Information to share with your students before starting any research or class project.​
    ​Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright ​From the Library of Congress; self-guided activity geared for 9th grade students. --In an intresting anime style.
    Teaching Copyright A website full of resources, dedicated to informing the public about the ever-changing rules associated with copyright and fair-use.

    ​Plagiarism ​
    ​7 Good Resources for Avoiding, Preventing, and Detecting Plagiarism ​Updated collection of resources for teaching students to how to avoid plagiarism along as well as resources for preventing and detecting plagiarism. (An older article, (2014) but the information is still valuable, and resources still work).
    ​Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing ​From Read, Write,Think; excellent introductory material for 9th grade
    ​Plagiarism 101 ​Information about online plagiarism, Examples and research.

     

    Websites for Public Domain Images
    ​Creative Commons Content Search Search creativecommons.org is not a search engine, but rather offers convenient access to search services provided by other organizations (like the Library of Congress), that allow for royalty-free use of images (with appropriate attribution).
    ​Every Stock Photo This is a search engine for free photos. These come from many sources and are license-specific. You can view a photo's license by clicking on the license icon, below and left of photos. Many photos also allow for edits/alterations (with attribution) as well. (description from everystockphoto.com)
    ​Flickr Commons

    I​mages that have been contributed by more than five dozen libraries and museums around the world; the images are mostly historical in nature.

    Copyrights have expired and images are in the bublic domain.
    ​​Pics4Learning ​​Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for schools. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms, multimedia projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other project in an educational setting. (description from Pics4Leaning site)
    ​Pixabay ​Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. All contents are released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes. (description from Pixabay site)
    Smithsonian Gallery of Images ​You may download low-resolution images directly from the web site for personal, research or study purposes for free. This includes classroom use and student projects.