Digital Citizenship

In a student 1:1 iPad environment, it is critical that we build knowledge and skills about responsible technology use. These required lessons help teachers deliver important content and build skills for students as they practice safe and appropriate behaviors.

What is Digital Citizenship? Digital Citizenship includes appropriate and responsible use of technology by staff and students and is an important expectation for the security and data privacy of our 1:1 iPad environment.

The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) provides federal funding for our district's internet infrastructure and requires that schools and libraries use internet filters and other tools to protect children from harmful online content and that school districts educate every student on digital citizenship, online privacy and safety, and appropriate online behavior every year in order to continue receiving eRate funding. In compliance with the CIPA St Paul Public Schools provides all students PK-12 with lessons about:

digital citizenship
online safety and privacy
appropriate online behavior

Saint Paul Public Schools partners with Common Sense Education to provide lessons on digital citizenship.

Resources

Lessons provided for teachers
Digital Citizenship Lesson Reporting Procedures

Lessons provided for teachers

Teachers can access the required CIPA lessons at the link below. Lessons are arranged by grade level and by Digital Citizenship topic.

Digital Citizenship
Online Safety and Privacy
Online Behavior and Cyberbullying

These lessons can be copied to your Seesaw or Schoology courses.

Lessons are available in Seesaw or Schoology format and can be found in the Digital Citizens group in Schoology to copy to your own Seesaw class or Schoology course.

Lesson Document with links to lesson plans and student materials - You must be signed into your SPPS Google account to access this document.

Your school can be recognized as a community leader in Digital Citizenship! More information on Becoming a Common Sense School

Digital Citizenship Lesson Reporting Procedures

All Schools Will Use Campus To Record Digital Citizenship Lesson Completion

All schools will record completion of the three required CIPA Digital Citizenship lessons in Campus, as well as the two optional activities that lead to certification by Common Sense Media if pursuing the school recognition.

Steps To Follow:

1. Principals decide which teachers/staff will teach the three required CIPA lessons in September (examples: elementary grade level homeroom teacher, Middle school Foundations course teachers, secondary English teachers, etc.).

2. Campus Clerks and Secondary Campus Schedulers should see Digital Citizenship when searching under Course/Section in Campus. If not, submit a Service Desk Ticket requesting set up of Digital Citizenship course in Campus for tracking student completion of CIPA lessons. Campus team will create course and open grading/posting grades.

3. Elementary Campus Clerks and Secondary Campus Schedulers add the Digital Citizenship course and create sections with the following course numbers before the first day of the 2022-23 school year.

- Elementary: Z207020
- Middle: Z307020
- High School: Z407020

4. Elementary Campus Clerks and Secondary Campus Schedulers copy the student roster over from the designated teachers’ classes to the Digital Citizenship course sections.

5. Designated staff teach CIPA lessons in September and throughout year as needed for new students and record lesson completion for students in the Quarter 4 section of the Digital Citizenship class in Campus for secondary and in the YearEnd section for elementary. (Completion of lessons is posted under the Quarter 4 or YearEnd section ONLY so that teachers can see marks for all students at any point in the school year.)

	Recording Lesson Completion in Campus -Posting Completion
	Video - Posting Student Lesson Completion

6. Teachers/staff cover lessons with students absent during original lesson instruction.

7. Campus clerks add new students to Digital Citizenship course roster for the quarter in which they enroll and teacher or designated staff delivers lesson and marks completion of lesson under the Quarter 4 or YearEnd section.

Submit a ticket for the Campus Support with questions about recording CIPA Digital Citizenship lessons in Campus.

By using Campus to report Digital Citizenship Lessons,it is easier to monitor for students who still need to complete CIPA lesson Digital Citizenship requirements due to absences, new enrollments, or transfers between schools. Site designated staff can check the Back-to-School Forms (formerly iUpdate) tab for new and transfer students.

- Checking Back-to-School Forms Tab For Completion