Digital Citizenship - Fourth Grade

Media Balance & Well-Being

Lesson: My Media Choices

Description: It's in our students' nature to share and connect with others. But sharing online comes with some risks. How can we help kids build strong, positive, and safe relationships online? Help your students learn the difference between what's personal and what's best left private.

Students will be able to:

Learn the "What? When? How Much?" framework for describing their media choices.
Use this framework and their emotional responses to evaluate how healthy different types of media choices are.
Begin to develop their own definition of a healthy media balance.

Lesson Plan: My Media Choices

Privacy & Security

Lesson: Private and Personal Information

Students will be able to:

Identify the reasons why people share information about themselves online.
Explain the difference between private and personal information.
Explain why it is risky to share private information online.

Lesson Plan: Private and Personal Information

Digital Footprint & Identity

Lesson: Our Online Tracks

Description: Your digital footprint can affect your online reputation for a long time. But kids don't always realize that digital footprints aren't just a personal matter. Show your students how they can contribute to a positive digital reputation, both for themselves and for others.

Students will be able to:

Define the term "digital footprint" and identify the online activities that contribute to it.
Identify ways they are -- and are not -- in control of their digital footprint.
Understand what responsibilities they have for the digital footprints of themselves and others.

Lesson Plan: Our Online Tracks

Relationships and Communication

Lesson: Keeping Games Fun and Friendly

Description: Social interaction is part of what makes online gaming so popular and engaging for kids. Of course, online communication can come with some risks. Show your students how to keep their gaming experiences fun, healthy, and positive.

Students will be able to:

Define "social interaction" and give an example.
Describe the positives and negatives of social interaction in online games.
Create an online video game cover that includes guidelines for positive social interaction.

Lesson Plan: Keeping Games Fun and Friendly

Cyberbullying, Digital Drama and Hate Speech

Lesson: Be a Super Digital Citizen

Description: Online tools are empowering for kids, and they also come with big responsibilities. But do kids always know what to do when they encounter cyberbullying? Show your students appropriate ways to take action and resolve conflicts, from being upstanders to helping others in need.

Students will be able to:

Reflect on the characteristics that make someone an upstanding digital citizen.
Recognize what cyberbullying is.
Show ways to be an upstander by creating a digital citizenship superhero comic strip.

Lesson Plan: Be A Super Digital Citizen

News and Media Literacy

Lesson: A Creator’s Rights and Responsibilities

Description: It's common for kids to use images they find online, for school projects or just for fun. But kids don't often understand which images are OK to use and which ones aren't. Help your students learn about the rights and responsibilities they have when it comes to the images they create and use.

Students will be able to:

Define "copyright" and explain how it applies to creative work.
Describe their rights and responsibilities as creators.
Apply copyright principles to real-life scenarios.

Lesson Plan: Finding My Media Balance

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