We’re focusing our Digital Citizenship work on the Yarmouth Core
Values. We began this year looking at the core value of
Responsibility. Responsible people know, understand, consider and accept the
impact and consequences of their personal actions and decisions.
How do digital citizens behave responsibly? Teachers are embedding this work into the all content subjects:
5th Grade
Email
Posting appropriately to HMS Student and grade level mail lists
Uses email appropriately
Passwords
Create strong passwords
Never share passwords
Never use someone else's password
Research, Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Paraphrase when taking notes
Verify sources for accuracy and bias
Give proper credit to sources used
Make completed projects your own (they should not closely resemble other
people’s work)
Internet Use
No Games without teacher permission (educational games only)
Access appropriate sites at school (only access sites appropriate to share with teachers and parents)
Report Inappropriate Behavior (cyberbullying, inappropriate language, ETC.)
6th Grade
Email
Posting appropriately to HMS Student and grade level mail lists
Uses email appropriately
Passwords
Create strong passwords
Never share passwords
Never use someone else’s password
Research, Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Paraphrase when taking notes
Verify sources for accuracy and bias
Give proper credit to sources used
Make completed projects your own (they should not closely resemble other
people’s work)
Internet Use
No Games without teacher permission (educational games only)
Access appropriate sites at school (only access sites appropriate to share with teachers and parents)
Report Inappropriate Behavior (cyberbullying, inappropriate language, ETC.)
7th Grade
Email
Posting appropriately to HMS Student and grade level mail lists
Uses email appropriately
Check daily as teachers communicate via email a lot
Passwords - Laptop rollout
Create strong passwords
Never share passwords (except with parents)
Never use someone else’s password
Research, Plagiarism and Citing Sources (Research Projects - Science? Social Studies?)
Paraphrase when taking notes
Verify sources for accuracy and bias
Give proper credit to sources used
Make completed projects your own (they should not closely resemble other
people’s work)
Internet Use
No games without teacher permission (educational games only)
Accesses appropriate sites at home and at school (only access sites appropriate to share with teachers and parents)
Report inappropriate behavior (cyberbullying, inappropriate language, ETC.)
Laptop Expectations
Social Networking
Use privacy settings to protect your information
Communicate and post appropriately (commenting skills)
8th Grade
Email
Post appropriately to HMS Student and grade level mail lists
Use email appropriately
Passwords
Create strong passwords
Never share passwords
Never use someone else’s password
Research, Plagiarism and Citing Sources
Paraphrase when taking notes
Verify sources for accuracy and bias
Give proper credit to sources used
Make completed projects your own (they should not closely resemble other
people’s work)
Internet Use
No games without teacher permission (educational games only)
Access appropriate sites at home and at school (only access sites appropriate to share with teachers and parents)
Report inappropriate behavior (cyberbullying, inappropriate language, etc.)
Laptop Expectations
Social Networking
Use privacy settings to protect your information
Communicate and post appropriately
