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Nearpod and Common Sense Education believe that digital citizenship must be addressed early and often to foster healthy and balanced habits in students. Nearpod is a behemoth of quality multimedia content, with more than 22,000 lessons used by millions of teachers worldwide. Part of our prowess is due to our longstanding partnerships with reputable organizations like Common Sense Education<\/a>. Common Sense is a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to helping families, teachers, and kids navigate the world of media through trusted ratings, reviews, and advocacy work. Common Sense Education is known for its award-winning K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum, which they developed in partnership with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education<\/a>. The curriculum includes research-based lesson resources to help students thrive in a digital world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearpod & Common Sense Education: Elevating digital literacy in schools<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The role of digital citizenship in the classroom<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In today\u2019s ever-evolving digital world, technology plays a big role in how we learn, interact, and work every day. From watching TV to searching online to texting a friend to exploring AI, the digital world has its own rules for using devices safely, responsibly, and respectfully in school and at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that kids use an average of two and a half hours<\/a> of screen media daily, and teens spend a median of four and a half hours<\/a> on their smartphones, checking them 51 times per day? In this dynamic digital landscape, educators and parents now recognize the importance of digital wellness<\/a> in children\u2019s daily lives\u2014and digital citizenship<\/a> empowers students to take control of their digital lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Webinar: Teaching Digital Citizenship in an AI-Powered World<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Join Nearpod and Common Sense Education on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 4:00 PM EDT for this essential webinar, designed for educators and school leaders. Discover practical strategies and free resources to help your students make safe, responsible choices online and build digital citizenship skills for today’s AI-powered world. You’ll leave with ready-to-use ideas and resources perfect for Digital Citizenship Week and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nearpod\u2019s 21st Century Readiness<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the 4Cs for 21st-century learning<\/a> emphasize, today\u2019s students and tomorrow\u2019s citizens need to master critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity skills. In response, Nearpod offers an innovative 21st Century Readiness Program<\/a>, which is a holistic approach to embedding 21st-century learning into everyday instruction. This suite of content features interactive lessons, videos, and activities that focus on social and emotional learning, financial literacy, college and career readiness, and digital citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A leader in the digital citizenship space, Common Sense Education takes a research-based approach with its curriculum: \u201cEach digital citizenship lesson<\/em><\/a> takes on real challenges and digital dilemmas that students face today, giving them the skills they need to succeed as digital learners, leaders, and citizens tomorrow.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to better equip students with these skills, Nearpod collaborated with Common Sense Education to feature lessons from their award-winning K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum<\/a>, highlighting key themes of harnessing the power and the potential of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n

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New to Nearpod? Sign up for free to access a preview of these <\/strong>digital citizenship lessons<\/strong><\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teachers can sign up for free below to access and create interactive lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to explore <\/em>Nearpod\u2019s 21st Century Readiness Program<\/em><\/a> and unlock the full power of Nearpod for their schools and districts!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adding interactivity to existing lessons<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nearpod makes Common Sense’s curriculum interactive, providing ready-to-teach lessons that are perfect for whole-class, small-group, or individual instruction through both Live Participation and Student-Paced modes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearpod and Common Sense design their lessons together to take advantage of Nearpod\u2019s formative assessments and interactive activities<\/a>, such as Drag & Drop, Collaborative Boards, and Draw It. We\u2019ve embedded checks for understanding with Nearpod\u2019s Interactive Video<\/a> feature into Common Sense\u2019s videos and woven these into lessons for a more dynamic media experience. You can assess participation, view real-time insights, and view progress through the Student Reports<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget that you can even copy an existing lesson to modify it<\/a> based on students’ instructional needs, like adding an extra activity for a group of students or making edits for independent work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New lessons on artificial intelligence literacy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This year, Common Sense has partnered with Nearpod again to transform a new suite of grab-and-go lessons on artificial intelligence (AI) literacy. With AI rapidly transforming our world, these lessons will help your students think critically about AI and its impact. Designed for grades 6-12, these quick 20-minute lessons introduce students to AI while addressing its social and ethical impacts so they can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n