Common Sense Media provides free online resources and implementation support to educators and parents leaders to help them encourage a culture of good digital citizenship within their organizations.

Classroom and out of school time educators can select topics that are most relevant to their students and most urgent for their community such as privacy, digital footprint, self-image and information literacy.

About Common Sense Media

Common Sense is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology. As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.

Impact

• More than 52,000 schools and 89,000 educators are now registered to use our Digital Literacy and Citizenship Program nationwide.
• More than 700 Chicago public and charter school educators registered, as well as after school program staff, representing over 450 Chicago public/charter schools and after school programs.
• Common Sense Media received a $210,000 two-year grant through 2014 from the McCormick Foundation
• Digital Passport program: More than 13,000 teachers and after school program providers have registered 300,000 youth, and over 30,000 passports have already been issued since the launch.

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