D.O.R.E. - Digital Online Resistance Education
Date of Formation: 2025
Administered To: All Nebraska Public 7th and 8th graders
Program Summary:
This is a school-based Digital Literacy Program, taught by D.O.R.E. officers, which is designed for students in the Seventh through 12th grades. The primary goal is to teach responsible online usage so adolescents can say "no" to illegal or unhealthy digital activities and understand the consequences of engaging in such activity.
Program Goal(s):
- Responsible online activity methods
- Identify digital crimes and the consequences
- Refusal strategies to combat online peer pressure
- Importance of self-image and how to identify positive qualities in yourself
- The harmful effects of online usage
- Discussion of risky online behavior and consequences of choices
- Healthy alternatives to online usage
Target Population/Eligibility:
7th to 12th grade students with parental/guardian consent form.
Core Curriculum:
The core curriculum of the D.O.R.E. program consists of 10 lessons, one given each week. These lessons are taught by certifies D.O.R.E. officers. Lessons would ideally be taught in a school classroom and last between 45 minutes and 1 hour. Lessons include take-home family discussion activities. The lessons are administered using various methods such as discussion, demonstration, and role play and are designed to provide emotional support.
D.O.R.E. Certifies Officers:
Certification requires completing an 80-hour training program with continuing education (CE). Certified officers can be a police officer, teacher, parent, or social worker. A collaboration between an officer, teacher, parent, or social worker is the most effective method of delivering the core curriculum. D.O.R.E. officers learn classroom management, teaching strategies, communication skills, adolescent development, and digital literacy.
Course Completion Objectives:
- Prevent digital crimes and understand the consequences
- Prevent digital harms and dangers to adolescents online
- Prevent online peer social pressures
- provide digital competencies to help prevent illegal online activity
Program Notes:
Upon program completion, students will receive various D.O.R.E. gifts (i.e. swag), an award certificate indicating completion of the program, and a D.O.R.E. tee-shirt. The amount of giveaways will depend on the level of support (i.e. money) the program receives from outside grants and donors.