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Digital Diaries: Google Vids for Agency and Digital Citizenship

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Session description

Challenge educators to model and integrate Digital Citizenship across all subjects. Learn to use Google Vids to empower students to create impactful "digital diaries" and video testimonials about online risks, AI influence, and ethical decision making, leveraging free Common Sense Education resources.

Outline

📅 Session Agenda (11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

🗺️ 11:30 - 11:42 | Welcome & Global Check-In
The Subdirector’s Desk: Real stories of how digital spaces collide with our school hallways every day.
Interactive Padlet Mapping: Share where you are joining from and launch our shared hybrid community board.
Guatemalan Swag Launch: Kick off the session with our first audience giveaway!

📊 11:42 - 11:54 | The Silence of the 53%
The 2026 Reality Check: Dive into new data exposing why 53% of kids keep deep digital vulnerabilities a secret from adults.
The Literacy Gap: Why standard "screen time limits" fail when 65% of students over-trust or assign human accountability to code.

The Framework: Introducing the Common Sense Chatting and Red Flags routine for cognitive self-regulation.
🎬 11:54 - 12:09 | Student-Led Digital Diaries
The Peer Shield: Watch raw, courageous student video testimonials tackling digital harassment and grooming risks.

Vulnerability as Advocacy: See how media integration shifts from simple timeline editing to an outlet for genuine student trauma processing.

🛠️ 12:09 - 12:20 | Inside the Google Vids Environment
Zero-Friction Workflow: Quick, live walkthrough of a platform built directly into your school's Google Workspace layout.

The Tech Elements: How students leverage a built-in rolling teleprompter for direct eye contact and use timeline scene-splitting to isolate digital warning signs safely.

🚀 12:20 - 12:30 | Whole-School Scale & The Grand Reward
The "Grab & Go" Blueprint: Practical integration roadmaps for English, History, and STEM departments.

Your Next Step: How to unlock professional educator courses and become a certified Common Sense Ambassador.

The Global Equalizer: Closing out our Padlet board with a universal reward—a free 60-day premium license for every attendee!

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Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

Integrate the Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship curriculum as an institutional, whole-school model, moving beyond the isolated technology classroom.

Utilize the browser-based power of Google Vids to facilitate a "video-first" storytelling workflow that removes technical barriers for students.

Empower students to create reflective "digital diaries" that serve as a peer-to-peer shield against online harassment, grooming risks, and digital manipulation.

Equip school leaders and tech coaches with practical "Grab & Go" integration strategies to model safe, responsible digital behavior across all subject areas.

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Supporting research

1. Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum: Content and instructional strategy frameworks. https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship

2. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/kids-action/articles/teaching-digital-citizenship-has-a-real-impact

3. ISTE Blog: The 5 Competencies of Digital Citizenship. https://iste.org/blog/the-5-competencies-of-digital-citizenship

4. EdSurge: Rethinking Digital Citizenship (2024). https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-12-02-rethinking-digital-citizenship

5. Teens, Trust, and Technology in the Age of AI: Navigating Trust in Online Content (2025). Secondary data resource regarding youth skepticism, online misinformation exposure, and the demand for algorithmic guardrails. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/teens-trust-and-technology-in-the-age-of-ai_v2_web.pdf

6. The Common Sense Media Census: AI Use by Tweens and Teens (2026). Primary data resource for student AI adoption rates, safety literacy gaps, and hidden online vulnerabilities. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2026-ai-use-by-tweens-and-teens-1.pdf

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Presenters

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Educational Technology Specialist
Guatemala

Session specifications

Topic:

Digital Citizenship

Grade level:

6-12

Audience:

School Level Leadership, Teacher, Technology Coach/Trainer

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

Register at https://www.commonsense.org/education

Subject area:

Interdisciplinary (STEM/STEAM)

ISTE Standards:

For Educators: Leader, Citizen
For Students: Digital Citizen

Transformational Learning Principles:

Cultivate Belonging, Prioritize Authentic Experiences