The Nebraska Educational Service Units (ESUs) held their annual Digital Citizenship Symposium online again this year! The outreach was impressive because of the flexibility of the online delivery of digital citizenship content.
The content, which was available on the Nebraska Digital Citizenship Symposium website, included information and activities for grades K-4, 5-6, and 7-12. Heather Callihan, Technology Integrationist at Northwest Public Schools and teachers/students from Lincoln Public Schools recorded videos this year that HS students and teachers could access online. ESU staff also curated content for grades K-4 and 5-8.
The team of ESU leaders who facilitated the event were very pleased with the participation. The Nebraska DCS website was visited over 4,100 times from October through April by people from all over Nebraska, 8 states, and 5 other countries! Students had the opportunity to earn a certificate of completion for their grade level content, which included Media Balance, Making Good Decisions, and Creation Over Consumption. Almost 600 certificates were awarded to students successfully completing the unit assessments!
The ESU group also hosted a statewide Digital Citizenship Message Contest. Students were invited to submit a Digital Citizenship poster or a Public Service Announcement communicating something they had learned. Students in grades K-12 submitted entries online and were judged in four grade group categories. Of the 132 contest entries, 21 award winners were selected and announced in April.
Emily McCune of Alliance High School was recognized for Honorable Mention in the Grade 9-12 Poster Contest. Mrs. Brigit Harris is her teacher.