8th Grade

We will begin with a review of the Year 1: Digital Citizenship curriculum, as half of the class missed out on working through this in the classroom; students who already worked with these lessons can dive deeper into the topics and apply them to life today. These lessons include explorations of what it means to be a "digital citizen," when and why to post on social media, how your online persona can affect or influence your in-person perception and reputation, and how to be an "upstander" against cyber bullying and hate speech.

We will then work through the Year 2: Information Literacy curriculum, which builds on themes from Year 1 of private vs. public information sharing, while also examining our "digital diets" and bringing in new knowledge of how to conduct effective online research. I am really excited to dive into conversations around who "owns" creative works once they are shared online, how search queries actually work once you type in the key words, and how students can incorporate the internet into their academic and social life as a tool for the benefit of themselves and those around them. It's going to be a great year!