Digital Citizenship: Staying Smart & Safe Online

About This Course

You have grown up online. You already know how to post, stream, game and group-chat. This course is about the part nobody teaches you: how to do all of that smartly and safely, so the internet works for you instead of the other way round.

Every lesson starts with a story about someone your age, asks you a question worth thinking about, and then shows you exactly what to do. No lectures. No scare tactics. Just the moves that actually protect you.

What You Will Learn

• Protect your privacy — passwords, permissions, settings, and what never to post.
• Own your digital footprint — the trail you leave, who reads it later, and how to shape it.
• Spot misinformation — a three-question check that works on fake news, deepfakes and edited clips.
• Beat scams and phishing — the pattern every scam shares, and what to do if you fall for one.
• Be the person people want online — handling drama, standing up for others, and keeping a healthy balance.

How It Works

Three modules, six lessons, completely self-paced — start when you want, stop when you want, pick up where you left off. Each lesson takes about ten minutes.

Your grade comes from Homework (30%), Checkpoint Quizzes (30%) and a Final Exam (40%). You get two attempts at everything, and every question explains its answer afterwards.

Who It Is For

Middle school students (roughly ages 11–14) and anyone who helps them — teachers, school counselors and families welcome. No prior knowledge needed. If you can use a phone, you are ready.