Lesson: We the Digital Citizens
Description: Students explore the amazing possibilities that come with using technology. They'll also learn from the Digital Citizens, who take a pledge to be safe, responsible, and respectful when traveling through the online world.
Essential Question: How can we be good digital citizens?
Students will be able to:
Lesson Plan: We the Digital Citizens
Lesson: Device-Free Moments
Description: Technology use isn't always a distraction, but there are definitely times when it's best to keep devices away. Help students learn when it's appropriate to use technology and when it's not -- and practice making family rules for device-free time at home.
Essential Question: Why is it important that we have device-free moments in our lives?
Students will be able to:
Lesson Plan: Device-Free Moments
Lesson: That's Private
Description: Staying safe online is a lot like staying safe in the real world. By helping a Digital Citizen sign up for a new app, students learn about the kinds of information they should keep to themselves when they use the internet -- just as they would with a stranger in person.
Essential Question: What kinds of information should I keep to myself when I use the internet?
Students will be able to:
Lesson Plan: That's Private
Lesson: Digital Trails
Description: Does what you do online always stay online? Students learn that the information they share online leaves a digital footprint or "trail." Depending on how they manage it, this trail can be big or small, and harmful or helpful. Students compare different trails and think critically about what kinds of information they want to leave behind.
Essential Question: What information is OK to have in your digital footprint?
Students will be able to:
Lesson Plan: Digital Trails
Lesson: Who is in Your Online Community
Description: We are all connected on the internet! By learning the Rings of Responsibility, students explore how the internet connects us to people in our community and throughout the world. Help your students think critically about the different ways they connect with others, both in person and online.
Essential Question: How are we all part of an online community?
Students will be able to:
Lesson Plan: Who is in Your Online Community?
Lesson: Putting a STOP to Online Meanness
Description: The internet is filled with all kinds of interesting people, but sometimes, some of them can be mean to each other. With this role play, help your students understand why it's often easier to be mean online than in person, and how to deal with online meanness when they see it.
Essential Question: What should you do if someone is mean to you online?
Students will be able to:
Lesson Plan: Putting a STOP to Online Meanness
Lesson: Let's Give Credit
Description: With so much information at our fingertips, students learn what it means to "give credit" when using content they find online. Taking on the role of a detective, students learn why it's important to give credit and the right ways to do it when they use words, images, or ideas that belong to others.
Essential Question: How can you give credit for other people's work?
Students will be able to:
Lesson Plan: Let's Give Credit