The Nebraska Educational Service Units (ESUs) held the annual Digital Citizenship Symposium online again this year. The outreach was impressive because of the flexibility of the online delivery of digital citizenship content. The website was visited over 4,700 times from October through April by people from all over Nebraska and included visitors from 8 other states and 5 countries!
The online content included information and activities for grades K-4, 5-6, and 7-12. Heather Callihan, Technology Integrationist at Northwest Public Schools and teachers/students from Lincoln Public Schools recorded videos that HS students and teachers could access online. ESU staff also curated content for grades K-4 and 5-8. Students had the opportunity to earn a certificate of completion for their grade level content, which included Media Balance, Making Good Decisions, and Creation Over Consumption. Almost 600 certificates were awarded to students successfully completing the unit assessments!
The ESU group also hosted a statewide Digital Citizenship Message Contest. Students were invited to submit a Digital Citizenship poster or a Public Service Announcement communicating something they had learned. Students in grades K-12 submitted entries online and were judged in four grade group categories. Of the 132 contest entries, 21 award winners were selected and announced in April.
For more information and to see winning entries, visit the website: NE Digital Citizenship Symposium