K-12 menu expanded at Common Sense Media

DENVER: Common Sense Media announced the acquisition of the CyberSmart! K-12 student curriculum, which will lay the groundwork for expanding the curriculum to a K-12 program.

Common Sense Media will integrate key components of the CyberSmart! curriculum, including “Safety and Security” and “Research and Information Literacy” and will add video, interactive components, and robust parent resources to provide schools with the most comprehensive K-12 digital literacy and citizenship program in the country.

“The acquisition of the CyberSmart! K-12 student curriculum provides the foundation to expand our digital citizenship curriculum into related digital literacy topic areas,” said Linda Burch, chief education and strategy officer at Common Sense Media. “The CyberSmart! approach to engaging students in digital literacy is well-aligned with ours, as we both emphasize critical thinking and decision-making skills and empowering kids to harness the potential of digital media and technology in positive ways.”

It today also announced the launch of its digital citizenship curriculum for middle schools, Digital Citizenship in a Connected Culture, a free program that empowers students to think critically and make informed choices about how they live and treat others in today’s digital world. The curriculum is based on the digital ethics research of Dr. Howard Gardner and the GoodPlay Project at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and covers topics including privacy, cyberbullying, and self-expression through interactive activities and real-life stories from kids.