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Join any of our chats, webinars, or interactive workshops and learn practical strategies for teaching with technology and supporting students in their digital lives.
Coming Soon
Start the School Year with Positive Digital Connections
Friday, August 26, 2022 - 9:00-9:30 am PDT
Join Daniel Vargas Campos, Education Specialist at Common Sense Education, to learn more about Digital Connections, a new interactive video series for middle school students. You can use this interactive at the beginning of the year to introduce key digital citizenship themes and help your students practice balance, kindness, vigilance, and purpose when they go online.
Past Events
Back-To-School Checklist for Positive Media and Tech Use
Recorded on Monday, August 8, 2022
Tweens, Teens, Tech, and Mental Health: What the Research Says and What You Can Do
Recorded on Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Gaming for Good: How Games Can Support Social-Emotional Learning
Recorded on Monday, June 20, 2022
How to use Podcasts as a Powerful Learning Tool for Kids
Recorded on Monday, May 23, 2022
What We Can Learn from Mister Rogers' Blueprints
Recorded on Friday, May 6, 2022
Social Media: Preparing Students for Today's Digital Dilemmas
Recorded on Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Helping Students Cope with Social Media in Uncertain Times
Recorded on Friday, April 8, 2022
Young Kids and Screens: Healthy Development in the Digital Age
Recorded on Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Online Risks: Practicing Safety in a Digital World
Recorded on Friday, March 25, 2022
How Remake Learning Days Is Creating STEAM Pathways for Families to Wonder, Explore, and Learn Together
Recorded on Monday, March 14, 2022
Banned Books: Building Skills for Civic Action and Civil Debate
Recorded on Friday, March 11, 2022
Spark Creativity, Exploration, and Play: Structured Activity Time for Students
Recorded on Monday, February 28, 2022
Digital Citizenship Quick Activities by Common Sense
Recorded on Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Digital Citizenship Games and Interactives: Social Media Test Drive, Passport, Compass
Recorded on Thursday, February 17, 2022
How to Use Common Sense's Digital Dilemmas
Recorded on Wednesday, February 16, 2022
SEL and Digital Life Resource Center
Recorded on Thursday, February 10, 2022
Simply the Best: Common Sense Education’s Best Selections for Learning and How to Leverage Them
Recorded on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
How Parents Can Address Social Media Challenges
Recorded on Friday, January 21, 2022
Social Media Basics for Parents
Recorded on Friday, January 21, 2022
Selecting Quality Content for Your Family
Recorded on Thursday, January 20, 2022
Parenting In a Digital Age
Recorded on Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Positive Partnerships with Parents/Families
Recorded on Friday, December 3, 2021
Strategies for News Literacy in Today’s Divided Culture
Recorded on Thursday, November 11, 2021
Proactive Approach to Social Media 'Challenges'
Recorded on Friday, November 5, 2021
Transform Your Pedagogy by Partnering with Parents!
Recorded on Wednesday, October 6, 2021
How Do You Plan to Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week?
Recorded on Friday, October 1, 2021
Developing Embodied SEL: How to Easily Integrate Service Learning into Your Classroom
Recorded on Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Building Connections: Social and Emotional Learning and Digital Citizenship
Recorded on Friday, September 24, 2021
Inside Look: Teaching Digital Citizenship in High School
Recorded on Friday, September 10, 2021
Promoting Social-Emotional Learning in Digital Life
Recorded on Thursday, August 19, 2021
A Classroom Approach to Social & Emotional Learning
Recorded on Friday, August 6, 2021
Digital Citizenship and Racial Justice: How Do They Connect?
Recorded on Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Inside Look: Teaching Digital Citizenship in Middle School
Recorded on Friday, July 9, 2021
Reflecting on Assessments: How to Measure Student Voice
Recorded on Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Inside Look: Teaching Digital Citizenship in Grades K–5
Recorded on Friday, June 4, 2021
Building a Home-School Connection: Lessons Learned | SXSW EDU 2021
Recorded on Friday, May 21, 2021
Which Tech Tools Are You Bringing to In-Person Learning?
Recorded on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Let's Celebrate, Share Ideas, and Grow Professionally
Recorded on Friday, May 7, 2021
Roomers and Zoomers: Tips for Working with In-Person and Virtual Students Concurrently
Recorded on Monday, April 26, 2021
Evolving Digital Literacy in Early Childhood
Recorded on Friday, April 2, 2021
Book Clubs for Today's Culture of Learning: Fostering a Love of Independent Reading Through Student Choice
Recorded on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Reading to Guide Effective Student Digital Citizenship
Recorded on Friday, March 5, 2021
An Introduction to Implementing Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship in UK Schools
Recorded on Thursday, February 25, 2021
The Role of Media and Technology in Early Childhood Development
Recorded on Wednesday, February 10, 2021
There's More to Black History Than Slavery and Civil Rights
Recorded on Friday, February 5, 2021
Social and Emotional Wellness for Everyone
Recorded on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Mentoring Students Every Day
Recorded on Friday, January 15, 2021
Media Use by Children Zero to Eight: Research-Based Strategies to Get the Most Out of Kids' Media Use
Recorded on Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Creating a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment
Recorded on Friday, December 11, 2020
Developing a Student Team of Technology Leaders
Recorded on Friday, December 4, 2020
News Literacy and Civic Engagement in 2020 and Beyond
Recorded on Friday, November 20, 2020
Creating Learning Spaces for Hybrid Forms of Education
Recorded on Friday, November 13, 2020
The Future of EdTech and Dig Cit in a Post-Election World
Recorded on Friday, November 6, 2020
Co-Educating with Families
Recorded on Wednesday, November 4, 2020
5 Easy Steps to Increasing Student Engagement
Recorded on Friday, October 30, 2020
From ELA to Emotional Well-Being: Free Learning Activities!
Recorded on Friday, October 23, 2020
Fortaleciendo la ciudadanía digital durante el aprendizaje a distancia
Recorded on Thursday, October 22, 2020
Helping Kids Use Social Media Responsibly: An Educator’s Guide to "Social Media TestDrive"
Recorded on Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Use CREATE™ to Nurture Relationships with Families
Recorded on Friday, October 16, 2020
Reaching Spanish-Speaking Families Virtually and Via Texts
Recorded on Friday, October 9, 2020
Use SEEK™ to Gain Insights from Student Work
Recorded on Friday, October 2, 2020
Building Diverse Learning Environments with Your School Library
Recorded on Friday, September 25, 2020
Setting the Foundation for Student Digital Agency: An Educator’s Guide to Amplifying Student Voice
Recorded on Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Teaching 9/11 and Its Legacy
Recorded on Friday, September 11, 2020
Your One-Stop Shop for Teaching During the Pandemic
Recorded on Friday, September 4, 2020
Building Self-Worth and Communication Skills in Our Students
Recorded on Friday, August 28, 2020
Teaching News and Media Literacy in an Election Year
Recorded on Monday, August 24, 2020
Transitioning After-School Programs Online
Recorded on Friday, August 21, 2020
The Connection Between Teacher Well-Being and Student Learning
Recorded on Friday, August 14, 2020
Hands-On Learning When Virtual
Recorded on Friday, August 7, 2020
Equitable Distance Learning for English Learners
Recorded on Friday, July 31, 2020
Using Improv to Redefine Education
Recorded on Friday, July 24, 2020
Engagement Strategies for Reimagined Classrooms
Recorded on Monday, July 13, 2020
Packaging Your Digital Assignments: Creating Efficient and Easy-to-Navigate Lessons for Learning at Home
Recorded on Monday, June 22, 2020
Summer Learning through our Public Libraries in a time of Covid-19
Recorded on Wednesday, May 20, 2020
New Remote Learning Resources from Common Sense Education
Recorded on Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Tech Balance: Family Engagement Tools to Talk Tech and Media Habits with Parents
Recorded on Thursday, March 19, 2020
A Framework for Digital Citizenship Implementation
Recorded on Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Ready Player One: Esports in K–12
Recorded on Wednesday, January 15, 2020
How Digital Stressors Impact Student Learning
Recorded on Wednesday, November 6, 2019
50 Top EdTech Tools for the Classroom
Recorded on Wednesday, September 25, 2019
All-New Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Recorded on Thursday, August 22, 2019
Educators and Social Media: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Recorded on Thursday, April 25, 2019
Cultivating Kindness: A Foundation for Digital Citizenship
Recorded on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Close Reading the Internet: Developing Critical Thinkers
Recorded on Thursday, November 29, 2018
Fighting Fake: Digital Forensics and News Literacy Education
Recorded on Tuesday, June 12, 2018