The ubiquitous nature of technology makes it an ever-present and unavoidable presence of our society. The children and young adults of today are immersed in it and actively using it. However, along with its use also comes a call for responsible action. New environments require new guidelines and expectations. This is something that our students must learn, as it can not be assumed that they will put the new practices into their online interactions naturally. Digital literacy encompasses the skills that our students must learn in order to engage independently, responsibly, critically, and creatively in this new digital landscape, both as consumers as well as producers. Our students need these skills also in order to be able to evaluate the vast array of media available to them, as well as to be able to make good choices through the thoughtful weighing of consequences. Our project, therefore, is focused on developing these digital literacy skills not only in our own students, but also in our partner schools and eventually across other schools in the EU. The students themselves are at the heart of the project, in both the planning as well as in the implementation. They will be collaboratively developing training programs and materials which will be used as resources as they educate each other across the partner schools, as well as the teachers and peers in their own schools about what it means to be a responsible digital citizen. We believe that through the creation of these “Digital Citizenship Squads” , students will best take advantage and ownersip of their learning by applying it in authentic contexts. Through peer-to-peer interaction, the training and support provided by the “cyberbuddies” will be non-threatening and perceived as up-to-date and relevant, moreso than if delivered by an adult of another generation. Of course, the students are not in this alone. Throughout the project they will be supported by their technology teachers and others, who will provide guidance in the development of the skills and knwoledge required to create and implement the programs and materials required. These materials will be shared on an online website which will be available across the EU so that other schools can use them and if desired, replicate the process by creating their own Digital Citizenship Squads. All the partner schools have made the strategic decision to implement technology in the classroom and therefore are required to ensure that the appropriate emphasis is placed on digitial citizenship. Particularly when social media begins to be integrated, a standardized approach and agreements are required in order to ensure that students interact online safely and responsibly. Consequences for abuse and poor decision-making need to be made clear and consistently enforced. All schools that have committed to using technology in their classrooms face these same issues. So that the benefits of using digital media in the classroom are not overshadowed by them, we aim to proactively tackle the issues directly and through the involvement of the students themselves. By having students engage in a thoughtful, careful, and principled manner with the technology and with each other and their peers throughout the project, we believe that they will learn the skills in manner that will stay with them and their classmates in the long-term. As we are working with schools in Poland, Latvia, and Turkey we believe that we will have the perspectives required to discover many of the views on issues surrounding digital literacy. We will have access to a variety of resources in several languages to assist the teams in their learning, as well as encouraging collaboration that is effectie and inspiring. An online platform will be used, in addition to social media tools, for teacher and student interaction throughout the project. In this way, the students will have the opportunity to apply their newly learned skills in an authentic context before training and supporting others. Each school will take one sub-topic and develop this for all to benefit from, thereby making the work-load more manageable. These sub-topics include copyright, internet safety, the digital footprint, and online etiquette and ethics. In dividing the focus in this manner, each team also has the chance to be a learner and teacher within the group before implementing the program in their wider school community. As a final result, we hope that not only the students directly involved in the collaboration and exchange opportunities for the Digital Citizenship Squads will benefit, but also that the wider community, both locally, regionally, and across the EU may come away with a better skills, understandings, and attitudes which will allow them to navigate, and influence, the new digital landscapes in which we all interact. Ultimately, we hope, that this more effective interaction will lead to more internationally-minded citizens both online as well as in the real world