Where Education, Technology & Creativity Meet!
In-Class Field Trips, strictly aligned with the mandatory outcomes of the New Alberta
K–6 Curriculum & Facilitated by an experienced Early Childhood Education Professional
On-Line Safety, Digital Literacy & Well Being
Target Grades: Kindergarten to Grade 6 (Content and activities are tier-adapted for age-appropriateness)
Program Description: This program equips students with the essential tools to navigate the online world safely and responsibly. Through interactive, age-appropriate group games and reflective activities, students explore what it means to be a positive digital citizen. Younger grades (K–3) focus on screen-time balance, online safety rules, and digital kindness.
Older grades (4–6) dive deeper into managing their digital footprint, privacy protection, and navigating peer dynamics in digital spaces.
Curriculum Alignment: Directly checks off the mandatory Physical Education and Wellness (PEW) curriculum under: Healthy Relationships, Safety, and Character Development. For Grades 4–6, it also hits the Science (Computer Science Strand) outcomes regarding: Data Privacy, Security, and Digital Footprints.
*This program addresses the massive provincial focus on digital citizenship and is a proactive tool to help teachers handle classroom management issues related to group chats, cyberbullying, and device usage*
What You Need to Know
What To Expect
The EDTECH Creative Facilitator will come to your classroom and lead a 2 hour, hands on, resource rich, education session. The Facilitator will arrive at least 20 minuets prior to program start time. Videos, written materials, games and activities will be used to teach lessons and reinforce learned skills and tools. Children will be fully engaged throughout and will take home the resource materials provided to share with parents. Volunteers are not required for this in-class field trip. However, parents are welcome and encouraged to come and participate.
Getting Prepared
Divide the class into 5 groups.
A smart board or projector is required so that visual and audio materials can be presented to the students. The EDTECH Creative Facilitator can provide a laptop to hook up to your smart board or projector if required. Please be sure desks are cleared off and each student has a sharpened pencil for completing written materials. Please put desks together to create 5 separate work areas. 1 work area per group. Please prepare the students by reviewing behaviour expectations, amongst their peers, the EDTECH Creative Facilitator and any attending parents.
In Conslusion
At the end of the program the EDTECH Creative Facilitator will review information, skills and tools learned. The children will be encouraged to participate in this review as this another way to reinforce their learning. Each student will be given a participation gift to take home with them This can include items such as a game, puzzle or toy. The Facilitator will confirm the number of participating students and have the teacher sign a log form. An invoice will be sent via email reflecting the number of participating students. A feedback form will be sent via email so assessments of the program and facilitation can be made.