CyberShield Junior • Module 11

Digital Citizenship, Ethics, and Laws

Module 11 teaches students how to make online choices that are safe, legal, respectful, and ethical. Students learn about digital citizenship, online rules, school policies, copyright, responsible cybersecurity learning, and the consequences of online decisions.

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Module Big Question

How can students make online choices that are safe, legal, respectful, and ethical?

Digital citizenship is about more than avoiding danger. It also means respecting people, following rules, giving credit, learning cybersecurity responsibly, and thinking before online choices create consequences for yourself or others.

Module Skill Goals

By the end of this module, students will be able to:

Explain what digital citizenship means
Understand why online rules and school policies matter
Respect copyright, credit, and creative work
Recognize the difference between ethical learning and harmful actions
Think about digital consequences before acting online
Make online choices that are safe, legal, respectful, and responsible

Lessons in This Module

Follow the lessons in order to build ethical digital citizenship habits.

Lesson 11.1

What Digital Citizenship Means

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Learn how digital citizenship means making online choices that are safe, respectful, responsible, and helpful to others.

Lesson 11.2

Online Rules, Terms, and School Policies

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Learn why online platforms, apps, schools, and devices have rules that students should understand and follow.

Lesson 11.3

Copyright, Credit, and Creative Work

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Learn why students should respect creative work, give credit, avoid copying, and use online content responsibly.

Lesson 11.4

Ethical Hacking vs Harmful Hacking

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Learn the difference between ethical cybersecurity learning and harmful online behavior that breaks trust, rules, or laws.

Lesson 11.5

Responsible Choices and Digital Consequences

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Learn how online choices can affect trust, safety, reputation, school life, and future opportunities.

Lesson 11.6

Digital Citizenship, Ethics, and Laws Review

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Review digital citizenship, online rules, school policies, copyright, ethical cybersecurity, and responsible online decisions.

Real-World Situations

Students will practice responsible decisions in situations like:

A student wants to repost an image or video they found online
A classmate asks for help bypassing a school device rule
A student copies text from a website into an assignment
Someone says a harmful online action is just a joke
A platform rule says users should not share certain information
A student has to decide whether an online choice could hurt trust or safety

Safety Reminder

This module teaches responsible choices, not rule-breaking or unsafe testing.

Use fake examples only
Do not break into accounts, devices, apps, websites, or school systems
Do not bypass school rules, filters, permissions, or device settings
Do not copy someone else’s work without permission or credit
Do not share private information, screenshots, or creative work unfairly
Ask a trusted adult before doing anything online that feels risky, secret, harmful, or against rules

Module Completion Goal

Earn the Ethical Digital Citizen Badge.

Students complete this module when they can explain digital citizenship, follow online rules and school policies, respect creative work, understand ethical cybersecurity learning, and make responsible choices that protect safety, trust, and respect.

Navigation

Ready to start Module 11?

Begin with Lesson 11.1 to learn what digital citizenship means and how students can make safer, more respectful choices online.

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