Metz Middle School Recognized as Common Sense Certified School for Digital Citizenship
June 6, 2017...Common Sense, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, has recognized Metz Middle School as a Common Sense Certified School for Digital Citizenship.
The city's sole middle school has demonstrated its commitment to taking a community-wide approach to preparing its students to use the immense power of digital media to explore, create, connect, and learn, while limiting the perils that exist in the online realm, such as plagiarism, loss of privacy, and cyberbullying.
"We applaud the faculty and staff of Metz Middle School for embracing digital citizenship as an important part of their students' education," said Jessica Lindl, Head of Common Sense Education. "Metz Middle School deserves high praise for giving its students the foundational skills they need to compete and succeed in the 21st-century workplace and participate ethically in society at large."
The Digital Citizenship program at Metz has been using Common Sense Education's innovative and research-based digital citizenship resources, which were created in collaboration with Dr. Howard Gardner of the GoodPlay Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The resources teach students, educators, and parents tangible skills related to Internet safety, protecting online reputations and personal privacy, managing online relationships, and respecting creative copyright. The free resources are currently used in more than 90,000 classrooms nationwide.
To learn more about the criteria Metz Middle School met to become certified as a Common Sense Certified School, visit http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/certification.
About Metz Middle School
Metz Middle School is moving forward in its continued efforts to prepare students for life in the 21st century. The school is well on its way to providing one-to-one instruction to all students with over 40 classroom computer labs and more than half of its teachers trained in blended learning. Students are offered differentiated lessons informed by targeted and intentional formative assessment. These lessons are further individualized through the use of Google classroom and other platforms that allow students to work individually or in groups to complete interactive assignments that range from digital science laboratory experiments to multimedia presentations. As a result, Metz Middle School remains at the forefront of implementing technology-enhanced lessons to meet the need of an educational environment where instruction is increasingly fueled by individualized curriculum.
About Common Sense Education
Common Sense Education provides teachers and schools with free research-based classroom tools to help students harness technology for learning and life. Our K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum and interactive games teach students how to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions in the digital world. Our educational ratings and reviews platform helps educators discover, use, and share high-quality digital products that propel student learning. Common Sense Education works with more than 340,000 teacher members in over 110,000 schools to help ensure all children have the opportunity to thrive in the 21st century.
Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families and educators thrive in a world of media and technology. To see all of Common Sense's education resources, visit https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators.
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