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🧠 Digital & Media Literacy

Use the internet with judgment: protect privacy, check sources, understand ads and algorithms, spot misinformation and AI media, create ethically, and build a trustworthy digital portfolio.

20 lessonsAges 3–10Four age versions per lessonDigital CitizenshipMedia LiteracyPrivacySource Evaluation

Complete lesson syllabus

Every lesson below contains age-banded facts and quiz questions. Some lessons also include a make-or-explain artifact prompt. Titles are shown in their current course order.

  1. Digital Footprints
    Digital Citizenship · Self Management · Reflection
    Example: Photos, comments, usernames, likes, game names, and searches can become part of a digital footprint.
  2. Passwords & Privacy
    Privacy · Cybersecurity · Responsibility
    Example: Strong passwords are long, hard to guess, and different for important accounts.
  3. Personal Information
    Privacy · Consent · Safety Awareness
    Example: Private information includes addresses, phone numbers, exact location, school name, passwords, and family schedules.
  4. Search Smart
    Research · Information Literacy · Question Asking
  5. Source Checking
    Source Evaluation · Critical Thinking · Research
  6. News vs. Ads
    Media Literacy · Persuasion Awareness · Consumer Awareness
  7. Persuasion & Sponsored Messages
    Persuasion Awareness · Consumer Awareness · Critical Thinking
  8. Misinformation & Disinformation
    Critical Thinking · Source Evaluation · Civic Reasoning
  9. AI Images & Deepfakes
    Ai Literacy · Media Literacy · Critical Thinking
  10. Copyright & Fair Use
    Creative Ethics · Copyright Awareness · Research
  11. Creative Commons & Attribution
    Attribution · Creative Ethics · Research
  12. Online Kindness
    Empathy · Communication · Digital Citizenship
  13. Group Chats & Boundaries
    Boundaries · Communication · Self Management
  14. Screen Time & Attention
    Attention Management · Self Regulation · Wellness
  15. Algorithms & Feeds
    Algorithmic Thinking · Media Literacy · Agency
  16. Data Tracking
    Data Literacy · Privacy · Systems Thinking
  17. Cyberbullying & Help
    Help Seeking · Empathy · Digital Safety
  18. Make a Trustworthy Post
    Communication · Source Evaluation · Creator Ethics
  19. Media Creation Ethics
    Creator Ethics · Consent · Storytelling
  20. Digital Portfolio
    Reflection · Digital Identity · Communication

How age adaptation works

The lesson record contains separate fact sets and quiz questions for Pre-K, kindergarten, early elementary, and upper elementary. This is not the same paragraph with a smaller font: vocabulary, detail, and question demands can change by age band. Parents can still choose a different level if their child needs it.

Assessment and records

Course quizzes provide immediate practice feedback. Completion and progress can feed parent-managed records, but a quiz score is not a teacher-issued grade, independent diagnosis, or accredited course credit.

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