We are excited to launch the Team4Tech Digital Citizenship Toolkit, a resource designed to equip educators, nonprofit leaders, and adult learning facilitators with the knowledge and tools needed to foster responsible, ethical, and informed engagement in digital spaces.
Digital citizenship is more than just online safety. This skill encompasses how individuals navigate, participate in, and contribute to digital environments. The Team4Tech Digital Citizenship Toolkit supports both foundational learning and implementation planning, ensuring organizations can integrate evidence-based practices (EBPs) into day-to-day work with learners of all ages.
Following the successful launch of our digital literacy and digital fluency toolkits, this latest offering will help educators support their learners with the understanding and practice of safe, respectful, and inclusive behavior online, including the ability to navigate digital spaces, protect personal data, interact with others, and critically evaluate digital content.
Why This Toolkit Matters
Whether you’re introducing learners to concepts like digital footprints or leading professional development sessions for educators, this toolkit provides a research-aligned foundation for building programs that prepare learners to be thoughtful, ethical digital participants. The toolkit offers a wealth of resources and content adaptable to a wide range of contexts while maintaining a consistent focus on equity and effectiveness.
The Team4Tech Digital Citizenship Toolkit includes strategies and ready-to-use materials to strengthen or expand your digital citizenship curriculum. Highlights include:
- A Global Call to Action and supporting research to make the case for prioritizing this work in your community
- A comprehensive list of Evidence-Based Practices, each linked to practical examples, tools, and implementation ideas
- Scenario-Based Planning Tools to help you visualize how digital citizenship can be embedded in real-world learning contexts
- Rubrics and Evaluation Resources to help assess learner readiness and growth
- An Implementation Roadmap for integrating EBPs into existing curriculum and programming
- Train-the-Trainer Resources, which include slides and activities like the Digital Citizenship Design Challenge
- A Digital Citizenship Playlist to generate mindset shifts and encourage practical application
- A Digital Citizenship Checklist to identify skill gaps and plan relevant instruction
- Specialized tools like the Digital Footprint Self-Assessment, Privacy Simulation Activities, and LinkedIn Profile Templates to make learning immediately relevant and actionable
Whether you’re a classroom teacher or NGO leader, the Team4Tech Digital Citizenship Toolkit is designed to meet you where you are and support you in leading effective, evidence-based learning experiences in your community.
Explore the full toolkit in the Team4Tech Community of Practice and take a look at all the ways Team4Tech can support your work.