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 time offline and online activities.

As a digital citizen, it is important to understand how to be safe on the internet.

As a digital citizen, it is it's important to watch where you "step" and be careful about what you share.

As a digital citizen, it is important to understand what it means to be respectful and kind to others.

As a digital citizen, it is important to understand what it means to stand up for people you care about online and in-person.

As a digital citizen, it is important to understand that not everything you see on the internet is true and why it's important to be curious and ask questions so that you can know what's true and what's unbelievable.

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

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