STEAM Wattsburg Area Middle School
Digital Learning
Media Literacy, Digital Literacy, and Digital Skills
"Literacy implies a fuller understanding and a rounder knowledge. A literate person is aware of multiple information sources, the pros and cons of media forms, and the value and credibility of information. A literate person can process diverse data sources, and suggest macro relevance and micro application of seemingly disparate ideas. "
Featured Digital Skills Resources
Facebook Literacy Library
Find lesson plans designed by experts to help young people develop skills needed to navigate the digital world.
Be Internet Awesome
Google's Digital Safety Resources for the classroom and home.
Common Sense Media
Digital Citizenship
Empower your students to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions online.
Google Digital Citizenship & Safety Course
Learn how to stay safe online and equip your students to become responsible digital citizens with this free and interactive course.
Media Literacy - Crash Course
Video course connected to understanding how media manipulates and impacts our daily lives.
ISTE - Digital Citizenship
Articles and resources connected to digital citizenship in schools.
Resources - Safety Center - Google
Google and their partners have compiled a short list of helpful resources for getting to know the web.
Digital Literacy Collaborative Playlist
KQED Teach Media Foundations
Foundational digital media literacy concepts.
Common Sense Education YouTube Channel
Videos include tips on teaching with technology, lessons on digital citizenship, and ways teachers can protect students’ privacy on social media.
Edutopia - Media Literacy
Find and share resources to help students learn to analyze, evaluate, and communicate in a world with countless media sources and constant access to powerful computers.
The News Literacy Project
Resources for middle school and high school students connected to sorting fact from fiction in the digital age.
Resources for Parents
ConnectSafely
By parents, for parents: A growing collection of short, clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens.
Family Online Safety Institute
The Family Online Safety Institute brings a unique, international perspective to the potential risks, harms as well as the rewards of our online lives.
Family Link by Google
Family Link can help you set certain ground rules about technology, but it’s up to you which apps and services your child can use.
Common Sense Media for Parents
Kids of all ages are totally transfixed by screens of all sizes. Welcome to the new frontier of parenting.
CyberWise
Learn about digital citizenship, Internet safety, security, privacy, cyberbullying, sexting, reputation management and more so you can help kids embrace technology safely and wisely.
Google Safety Center
Keeping the web safe for everyone is a shared responsibility. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your family online.