Basic digital citizenship
Understand basic digital citizenship — being kind online, protecting personal information, recognising that people behind screens are real people with real feelings, and knowing what to do if something online makes them uncomfortable
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Basic digital citizenship means practising kind online habits, protecting personal info, and telling a trusted adult if uncomfortable. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Rule cards: kind online, protect personal info, real people, tell a trusted adult
- Uncomfortable → tell adult arrow
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Be kind online. Keep personal information private. People on screens are real. Tell a trusted adult if uncomfortable.
Optional challenge. For Basic digital citizenship, name one personal detail not to share.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: rules practised; adult path; support used. This session samples digital citizenship, not mastery of internet safety curricula.
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Basic digital citizenship means practising kind online habits, protecting personal info, and telling a trusted adult if uncomfortable. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes matching digital citizenship rules, practising tell-an-adult, then checking a fresh rule.
Protect privacy and treat online people with respect.
Protect privacy and treat online people with respect.
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Practice this concept
Start practiceBasic digital citizenship practice
Choose kind, private, and tell-an-adult online habits.
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Learning resources
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Common Sense Education · Practice link — not the full lesson
Digital Citizenship
Before you open · source notes
Digital Citizenship supports Basic digital citizenship. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
Free educational page, no sign-in required for the tested path.
Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
Opening this link does not save learning or assess mastery.
Source, access and review notes
Public Common Sense Education page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
Common Sense Education. “Digital Citizenship.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- State at least three rules for staying safe and being kind online
- Explain why hurtful messages online are just as harmful as saying them in person
- Describe what they should do if someone online makes them feel uncomfortable or asks for personal information
“When your child is chatting with friends online or playing multiplayer games, do they treat people kindly and know not to share personal details like their address or school name?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 6–12
Standards