Carson has demonstrated its commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing its students to think critically and use technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate, while limiting the perils that exist in the online realm, such as plagiarism, loss of privacy, and cyber-bullying. The recognition acknowledges our schools commitment creating a culture of digital citizenship.
"We applaud the faculty and staff of Carson Elementary STEAM Magnet for embracing digital citizenship as an important part of their students' education," said Liz Kline, VP, Education Programs, Common Sense Education. “Carson deserves high praise for giving its students the foundational skills they need to compete and succeed in the 21st-century workplace and participate ethically in society at large."
Carson Elementary STEAM Magnet has been using Common Sense Education's innovative and research-based digital citizenship resources, which were created in collaboration with researchers from Project Zero, led by Howard Gardner at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The resources teach students, educators, and parents tangible skills related to Internet safety, protecting online reputations and personal privacy, media balance, managing online relationships, and media literacy. More than half a million educators use the free K-12 curriculum in classrooms across all 50 states, in more than 50,000 schools.
For more information about Carson’s approach digital citizenship, go to our webpage.
