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MPCSD Digital Literacy Program

MPCSD uses Common Sense Media's Digital Literacy Curriculum to help educate our students on a number of topics.

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From Kindergarten through 8th grade, we teach students a series of lessons covering six strands:

  1. Media Balance & Well-Being
  2. Privacy & Security
  3. Digital Footprint & Identity
  4. Relationships & Communication
  5. Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech
  6. News & Media Literacy

Please see the table below for the scope and sequence. Click on any lesson to review the content,

MPCSD's Digital Literacy Scope and Sequence

Grade Level Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama, & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy
K Pause for People Safety in My Online Neighborhood        
1 How Technology Makes You Feel Internet Traffic Light        
2 Device-Free Moments That's Private Digital Trails Who Is in Your Online Community? Putting a STOP to Online Meanness Let's Give Credit!
3 Your Rings of Responsibility Password Power-Up This Is Me Our Digital Citizenship Pledge The Power of Words Is Seeing Believing?
4 My Media Choices Private and Personal Information Our Online Tracks Keeping Games Fun and Friendly Be a Super Digital Citizen A Creator's Rights and Responsibilities
5 Finding My Media Balance You Won't Believe This! Beyond Gender Stereotypes Digital Friendships Is It Cyberbullying? Reading News Online
6 Finding Balance in a Digital World Don't Feed the Phish Who Are You Online? Chatting Safely Online Digital Drama Unplugged Finding Credible News
7 My Media Use Big, Big Data The Power of Digital Footprints My Social Media Life Upstanders and Allies The Four Factors of Fair Use
8 Digital Media and Your Brain Being Aware of What You Share Social Media and Digital Footprints Sexting and Relationships Responding to Online Hate Speech This Just In!