Common Sense Media is an adopted curriculum used to teach students to safely, effectively, and ethically use technology in school and at home.  Sterling Elementary has also become a Common Sense Certified School in Digital Citizenship. Below is the link to the Common Sense Media curriculum.

- Adopted curriculum for students to learn

    * Media Balance & Well-being

    * Privacy & Security

    * Relationships & Communication

    * Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech

    * Digital Footprint and Identity

    * News & Media Literacy

>Common Sense Media parent resources:     English       Spanish

> Check out this video playlist about parenting in the digital age. 

> Looking to engage your family in conversations or activities centered around Digital Citizenship?  Look here for resources that cover many topics.  

> Making screen time safe and positive is important. Here is a Family Tech Planner that can help you to achieve this goal.   

As part of the county's 1:1 initiative, students are able to take a student-assigned Chromebook back and forth from school to home each day. For more information, including FAQs for parents and students, visit the Department of Instruction: Student Technology homepage.  

For information on things like how to log in and out of different applications, change settings, use the camera, or connect to a home printer, please check out this LCPS Student Chromebook Help Document

 Information about an affordable internet rate at home through Comcast:

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At Sterling Elementary School, teachers and students are fortunate to have access to a large amount of advanced technology resources to support their teaching and learning.  Each child in grades K-5 has their own Chromebook to use at school and home. Each classroom is equipped with an interactive promethean Panels.  

All students and teachers have access to our STEAM lab / Makerspace.  Classes can sign up to come down and work on projects involving video production with a green screen, coding and digital content creation, as well as hands-on exploration, design, and engineering! There are a variety of resources at their disposal in this space such as basic art supplies, a variety of reusable construction materials, a variety of robots, and a 3D printer! Teachers also have access to color Laserjet printers, scanners, and a poster printer in this space.