Digital Citizenship Week at Sage Oak: Safe, Responsible Tech Use and Critical Thinking With AI

Host Tiffiny Webster welcomes Sage Oak technology training facilitator Jenn Ortiz to define digital citizenship as responsible, safe, and respectful technology use and to discuss how skills progress by grade level—from protecting passwords and practicing kindness online in elementary, to evaluating digital footprints, spotting misinformation, and maintaining safety in middle school, to ethical AI use and copyright awareness in high school. Ortiz emphasizes explicit teaching, partnering with students and families over “policing,” and using Sage Oak–vetted tools (including Math Pathways) instead of unvetted sites that may collect data. She highlights Sage Oak’s partnership with Common Sense Education, noting families can create a free account to access lessons and at-home activities. For Digital Citizenship Week (Oct. 19–23), Sage Oak will share daily, grade-banded resources on media balance, privacy and safety, digital footprint and identity, kindness and cyberbullying, and media literacy with AI.

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
01:55 What Is Digital Citizenship
02:57 Skills by Grade Level
07:10 Teaching Approach and Family Partnership
08:03 Vetted Apps and Online Safety
09:33 Digital Citizenship Week Themes
11:12 Common Sense Resources for Parents
12:03 Everyday Tech Habits for Kids
13:52 Creating Content With EdTech Tools
14:34 Event Dates and Final Wrap Up


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