Common Sense Media
What Is Musical.ly?
Scholars with a song in their hearts love the Musical.ly app! How do they use it safely? Discover best practices for budding song artists using a short digital citizenship video from an extensive playlist. The narrator explains the...
Common Sense Media
What is Periscope?
Ever wonder what the world looks like through someone else's eyes? Welcome to Periscope! A brief video from a digital citizenship series discusses the inner workings of the app, from locating content to setting up privacy settings.
Common Sense Media
What is Steam?
Play games, connect with friends ... Steam is a teen's dream! Scholars learn more about the popular Steam social gaming website through a digital citizenship video. The resource reviews the site's features and benefits, including great...
Common Sense Media
What Is Sarahah?
The Sarahah app may be free, but is it a good idea for teens? Learners listen as the narrator describes the Sarahah app in a video from an extensive digital citizenship series. The app, which accompanies Snapchat, allows users to send...
Common Sense Media
What Is tbh?
Take an honest look at an honesty app! Social media scholars examine the features of an app that's full of questions. The video, from a series of digital citizenship resources, gives viewers a closer look at the app's content and privacy...
Common Sense Media
What Is Live.ly?
Being a social media superstar is pretty attractive to teens. How does Live.ly help them achieve the dream? A short digital citizenship video from an extensive playlist reviews the popular app and describes its advantages and disadvantages.
Common Sense Media
What is Messenger Kids?
Time for some kid-friendly social media! Is Messenger Kids really a fool-proof app? Young techies learn the ins and outs of a popular app using a video. Part of a large digital citizenship series, the resource highlights the features of...
Common Sense Media
What is Snapchat?
Sharing photos with your friends is a snap with Snapchat! Introduce pupils to a popular social media app with a short video from an extensive digital citizenship series. The resource covers Snapchat's features and privacy settings.
Common Sense Media
What Is Digital Citizenship?
Spark scholars' interest in becoming a super digital citizen with a brief, yet informative video that details what digital citizenship is and why it's important.
Crash Course
Exercise: Crash Course Study Skills #10
There's a big test in school next week—time to hit the gym! The final video in a playlist on study skills focuses on the relationship between bodily movement and brain development, and how regular exercise can improve school performance.
Crash Course
Papers and Essays: Crash Course Study Skills #9
Your research paper is due tomorrow, and you're staring at the dreaded blank screen. How can you avoid this problem next time? Watch a short, informative video on writing papers and essays to review the importance of the writing process...
Crash Course
Test Anxiety: Crash Course Study Skills #8
Many students experience test anxiety, keeping them from performing their best and showing what they truly know. A helpful video guides stressed-out learners through negativity bias with a set of tips and explanations to help them get...
Crash Course
Studying for Exams: Crash Course Study Skills #7
The test is tomorrow, so you should stay up all night to study—right? Teach middle and high schoolers that cramming is not the answer with a short video on studying for exams. It covers ways to address possible constraints on studying,...
Crash Course
Procrastination: Crash Course Study Skills #6
Is it true that we are evolutionarily programmed to procrastinate? Sort of. Learn how the factors of expectancy and short-term rewards can contribute to procrastination, how they are related to the habits of our ancestors, how...
Crash Course
Focus and Concentration: Crash Course Study Skills #5
Daydreamers and multi-taskers beware: some of your preconceived notions about work and attention are about to be proven wrong. A video about the importance of focusing on one task at a time—and the cognitive disadvantages of becoming...
Crash Course
Planning and Organization: Crash Course Study Skills #4
A good, regularly maintained organizational system can be the difference between a stressful year and a productive year. Guide high schoolers and college students through setting up their own method for organizing classes, information,...
Crash Course
Memory: Crash Course Study Skills #3
It can be frustrating to forget information that you need later on, but the brain is only meant to take on so much data at a time. A video from a longer playlist about study skills discusses the details of memory, including the...
Crash Course
Reading Assignments: Crash Course Study Skills #2
What's the difference between recognition and recall? Which one will help you on the test? Learn more about reading strategies and retaining information from large sections of text with the second video in a playlist about study skills.
Crash Course
Taking Notes: Crash Course Study Skills #1
If you've ever assigned lecture notes to your class and only received blank stares in return, this resource is for you. The first video in a playlist on study skills weighs the benefits and drawbacks to handwriting notes versus...
TED-Ed
Should We Get Rid of Standardized Testing?
Did you know that the concept of standardized testing is over 2,000 years old? But what is the purpose of these tests? What do they supposedly measure? A short video investigates the history of standardized tests.
Google
Avoid Scams
If an online deal seems too good to be true, it probably is! Cautious young users about Internet scams and phishing with a helpful and informative video from Google.
Google
Be Positive
Be the solution to the problems you see in the world! Middle schoolers watch a short video from Google and learn the importance of contributing to a positive Internet community, rather than being a part of the negativity.
Google
Protect Your Stuff
If you think password is an acceptable password, think again! A short video demonstrates the importance of an unguessable password as part of a Google series on digital citizenship.
Google
Know and Use Your Settings
How many people can see your social media profile? If you haven't adjusted your privacy settings, it could be more people than you think. Help young pupils keep their information safe with a Google video that emphasizes the...