Welcome ELEMENTARY COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS. We’re glad you’re here!
Computer Science teachers build the skills that power the future — logical thinking, problem-solving, digital responsibility, and understanding how technology works. These skills aren’t just important for coding… they are the foundation of safe and smart online behavior.
Media Masters Rock gives you quick, ready-to-use lessons that directly support what you already teach:
- Pause before you click (algorithmic thinking)
- Ask questions & check evidence (debugging misinformation)
- Understand motivations behind posts (digital systems & online safety)
- Spot AI-generated content (computing literacy)
- Make responsible digital choices (cyber citizenship)
Our short videos, quizzes, and ready-made activities fit easily into warm-ups, centers, rotations, or weekly CS lessons — no extra prep required. Every Media Masters lesson strengthens the critical thinking habits Computer Science teachers already cultivate.
Computer Science teachers don’t just teach code.
They teach the mindsets that make smart, safe digital citizens.
And that’s why you’re the perfect home for Media Masters Rock
What you’ll find on this page…
• STEP BY STEP – LESSONS 1-5 + BONUS
LESSON OVERVIEWS
Discover the five Media Masters lessons that empower your students to be kinder, wiser, and more responsible digital citizens — in the library, online, and beyond.
LESSON 1 – Rule 1. THE RUBBER BAND RULE – Everything on social media can snap back on you, be careful what you do.
LESSON 2 – Rule 2. AQBS RULE – ASK QUESTIONS. BE SKEPTICAL. Is something on social media creating a strong emotion in you? Pause… Ask questions. Be skeptical.
LESSON 3 – Rule 3. ASK – WHO’S GETTING THE CANDY – With every post on social media someone is getting candy. The candy they’re getting isn’t actual candy… it’s money, fame, or popularity. So ask the question, “who is benefiting from this post?”
LESSON 4 – Rule 4. ASK – HOW FULL IS IT? – Before you post, always ask yourself… “is it helpful? Is it hurtful? Is it truthful? How full is it?”
LESSON 5 – DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP FOR KIDS: HOW TO THINK FIRST ONLINE The internet is full of half-truths and deepfakes. That’s why Media Masters stop, think, and check before they believe anything. Use your critical thinking skills every time you’re online.
BONUS LESSON – CRITICAL THINKING MISTAKE CHARACTERS + MEDIA MASTERS MOVE – Meet 11 online “thinking mistakes” and learn the Media Master Moves that fix them.
LESSON STEPS
Here are the four steps you take for each of the five lessons in the Media Masters Rock Digital Citizenship Took Kit
1: Sing Along with the Lyric Video
2: Watch the Ed-Video
3: Dive into Your Media Literacy Activities
4: Check off – link provided – K-8 – Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards – from Alabama Course of Study.
You’re Ready to Rock!
STEP BY STEP – LESSONS 1-5 + BONUS
STEP-BY-STEP – LESSON #1 – The Rubber Band Rule
STEP-BY-STEP – LESSON #2 – AQBS Rule
STEP-BY-STEP – LESSON #3 – Ask… Who’s Getting the Candy?
STEP-BY-STEP – LESSON #4 – Rule 4. Ask… How Full Is it?
STEP-BY-STEP – LESSON #5 – Critical Thinking Skills
STEP-BY-STEP – BONUS LESSON – Critical Thinking Characters
The Media Masters Pledge
I promise to take responsibility for my words and actions online and offline.
Here’s your quick link to all the Media Masters Rock videos on YouTube!
Got a few minutes left in the day? Press play and wrap up with something smart, fun, and meaningful!
Media Masters Rock! – Equipping the Next Generation of Alabama’s Digital Citizens
