Digital Passport

We are going to look at digital safety, etiquette, and citizenship while using technology.  We will look at the following topics during this unit:

1. Password Protection - Security  

     Students learn how to create safe and secure passwords when logging into Digital Passport and for all other accounts they create. Students will:

• Learn what components make a password secure.

  • Identify ways they can create a memorable but secure password.    

  • Create a secure password.

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2. Twalkers - Multitasking  

• Students reflect on what it's like to multitask on a cellphone and consider the benefits of focusing on one task at a time. Students will:

  • Learn that cellphones are powerful, convenient tools for communication.

  • Experience a simulation on cellphone multitasking and distraction.

  • Reflect on the benefits of focusing on one task at a time.

    • Watch this 'Chicken Commercial' 

• • • Play Twalkers:  Click on the icon.   

    • Complete the Twalkers quiz.  

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  • 3. Share Jumper - Privacy 

    • Students evaluate examples of online messages and decide what information is appropriate to share, and when. Students will

  • Reflect on the benefits of sharing online, while acknowledging that information can spread fast and far.

    • Classify information that should be kept private online.

    • Predict the effect an online post or message might have on someone's reputation.

    • Complete the Share Jumpers quiz

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  • 4. E-volve - Upstander  

  • Students respond to cyberbullying scenarios and are prompted to make choices to evolve into an upstander. Students will:

• • • Compare different forms of cyberbullying and the roles of those involved.

    • Interpret scenarios that illustrate the importance of empathizing with targets of cyberbullying.

    • Identify ways to be an upstander when cyberbullying occurs.

    • After playing the game, complete the quiz.

5. Search Shark - Searching 

Students learn how to choose effective keywords for searching online. They practice selecting keywords that are most relevant to a search prompt. Along the way, they discover tips for narrowing their search results. Students will:

• Learn how keywords can help them find information online.

• Evaluate keywords for their relevance and helpfulness.

• Practice identifying the most effective keywords for different search scenarios.

• After playing the game, complete the quiz.

6. Mix-n-Mash - Creative Credit  

Students remix media content to create a new creative piece. Along the way, they give proper credit to the artists whose images and sound clips they use.  Students will:

• Learn about copyright, credit, and plagiarism and apply their knowledge to their own creative work.

• Reflect on the ethical importance of giving credit to others for their work.

• Determine how to receive credit for their digital creations.

• After playing the game, complete the quiz.