Digital Literacy and Citizenship
Today's students need a new set of skills to thrive as learners, leaders, and digital citizens.
Digital citizenship skills are key to helping kids take control of their digital lives. Our free, research-backed K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum teaches students how to make smart choices online, think critically, and practice healthy habits. We address top media and tech concerns for schools, and support students and educators with authentic learning activities, real-life examples, and professional development. Most importantly, we take a whole-community approach, engaging both families and school communities with tips and advice to support students and create a path to lifelong learning.
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Research
Teaching Digital Citizenship Has a Real Impact
Our Digital Citizenship Curriculum is both meeting educators' needs and driving student success. Read the full impact report.
Lesson Collection
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Curriculum
Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Our Impact
70% of U.S. schools
use our Digital Citizenship Curriculum to prepare their students to think critically and act responsibly – both online and in life.
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Digital Equity
Access to technology—and the support and tools to use it—for kids, families, schools, and communities.
Media Choice
Reviews that make it easier to choose quality, age-appropriate, and diverse content for kids at home and in school.
Tech Accountability
Public and private-sector reforms to safeguard privacy, minimize harm, and support healthy media and tech for all.
Healthy Childhood
Advice, research, and community outreach to support kids' mental, physical, and emotional health and build awareness of tech's effects on well-being.
Who we are
An independent voice for kids, families, and schools everywhere.
Common Sense is a nonprofit organization giving kids, families, and schools the tools to make informed choices about media and technology. Families know us for our independent, age-based reviews of movies, TV shows, books, games, and apps. Educators use our free curriculum and edtech reviews to plan lessons and integrate technology into their teaching practice. At our core, we are a children's advocacy group. We draw on original research, industry expertise, and community partnerships to advocate for laws and policies that help kids thrive.