When your students are in the K12 Zone, be sure to take a look at the URL in their browser. Does it begin with zone.k12.com? It should look like the image on the left.

If you see something different at the beginning of the web address, your students are NOT in the K12 Zone’s monitored space. They should leave the space and clear cookies and cache in order to ensure that they land in the monitored school zones.

The best security is your awareness and mindfulness as to your student’s online activity.

Digital Citizenship is a way of thinking, being and acting online. It's thinking critically and not trusting everything you see. It is being safe with your information and who you connect with. It is acting responsibly in how you communicate and behave.

View the resources below to learn about digital citizenship.

As a digital citizen, it is important to balance to make healthy, balance media choices.

As a digital citizen, you need to understand how to build strong, positive, and safe relationships online and learn the difference between what's personal and what's best left private.

As a digital citizen, it is important to learn that the information you put online leaves a digital footprint, or "trail," which can be big or small, and helpful or hurtful, depending on how you manage it.

As a digital citizen, it is important to understand how to keep your gaming experiences fun, healthy, and positive.

As a digital citizen, it is important to understand that it's important to think about the words you use and identify ways to respond to mean words online, using S-T-O-P. (Step away, Tell a trusted adult, Okay sites first, Pause and think online.)

As a digital citizen, it is important to understand the purposes of different parts of an online news page and learn about things to watch out for when reading online news pages, such as sponsored content and advertisements.

Click and sing along with the video below to take the pledge!

Common Sense Education https://www.commonsense.org/education