The California Department of Education (CDE) is proud to support the efforts of
Common Sense Education 
by sharing their thoughtfully crafted resources, co-developed with the
Center for Digital Thriving at the Harvard Graduate School of Education .
These resources are tailored for specific grade bands, all of which are meant to “help young students build healthy habits with media and tech.”
Common Sense Lessons
Please consider incorporating any of the following Common Sense lessons into your already-planned daily schedules:
- 2023 - Digital Citizenship Week Calendar - Elementary School grades Kindergarten–2 and 3–5
- 2023 - Digital Citizenship Week Calendar - Middle School
- 2023 - Digital Citizenship Week Calendar - High School
Digital Citizenship Conversations
In addition to promoting meaningfully curated resources, CDE hosted twice-daily conversations highlighting various themes throughout this year’s Digital Citizenship Week.
Is there a particular Daily Dig Cit Chat recording that you want to access directly?
- Superintendent Thurmond's 2023 Digital Citizenship Week Message
(Video; 2:15)
- Digital Citizenship and Balance
(Video; 28:08)
- Digital Citizenship and Mental Health
(Video; 32:05)
- Digital Citizenship and Digital Safety
(Video; 30:05)
- Digital Citizenship and Inclusive Technologies
(Video; 33:55)
- Digital Citizenship and Assistive Technology
(Video; 45:02)
Thank you for joining CDE to ensure balanced uses of media and technology, all in service of the CDE Mental Health Support Initiative.