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Objectives:
Objectives:
- SWBAT articulate how personal testimonies can help other people better understand the issue students care about.
- SWBAT identify risks involved in sharing personal testimonies in a digital environment.
- SWBAT connect their learning to Question #2 “How much should I share?” and Question #5 "How can we make it easy and engaging for others to join in?"
There are some important things to consider as you prepare to research and share your opinions about your project topic.
There are some important things to consider as you prepare to research and share your opinions about your project topic.
The Internet brings many conveniences to our lives. While school is closed, you can do your schoolwork at home and still get connected to your teachers and friends, watch videos, read the news, and so on. You can also share your opinions about the issue(s) you care about with a broader audience via various online tools.
The Internet brings many conveniences to our lives. While school is closed, you can do your schoolwork at home and still get connected to your teachers and friends, watch videos, read the news, and so on. You can also share your opinions about the issue(s) you care about with a broader audience via various online tools.
However, you need to be careful about how much you share online. You may not want to put too much of yourself online. Once you put it online, it’s almost impossible to take it back, and some of the information you post might haunt you and hurt your reputation in a way that you wouldn’t expect at all.
However, you need to be careful about how much you share online. You may not want to put too much of yourself online. Once you put it online, it’s almost impossible to take it back, and some of the information you post might haunt you and hurt your reputation in a way that you wouldn’t expect at all.
When you are sharing your opinions about issues, how much should you share about yourself?
When you are sharing your opinions about issues, how much should you share about yourself?
Private vs. Public
Private vs. Public
1. Answer the following questions and discuss with other classmates:
1. Answer the following questions and discuss with other classmates:
- What are your favorite platforms to use interact with people that are not face-to-face? E.g., TikTok, Instagram, etc…)
- What do you talk most about and share in remote interactions? E.g., friends, school, families, news, funny postings. Or, you can say "I don't share many parts of my life online because... (clarify the reason) "
- What are some good things about sharing things on social media or other online platforms?
- What are some bad things about sharing things on social media or other online platforms?
- Do you consider using social media or online platforms for your student-led civics project? If yes, which ones? If no, why won’t you?
2. Take a close look at the infographic shown below (click to enlarge):
2. Take a close look at the infographic shown below (click to enlarge):
3. Answer the following questions about the infographic you just examined.
3. Answer the following questions about the infographic you just examined.
- At least one thing you already knew.
- At least one thing that surprised you or you didn’t know
- At least one social media or online platform that you and your peers use a lot but is missing here. What's missing here?
- At least one thing you agree with.
- At least one thing you don’t agree with.
- Any other things that stand out.
4. Watch a video about Public Vs. Personal (4:22)
4. Watch a video about Public Vs. Personal (4:22)
Reflect and Share
Reflect and Share
1. Reflect on the video using the following questions (Click HERE for your own copy of the questions):
1. Reflect on the video using the following questions (Click HERE for your own copy of the questions):
2. Share your answer of the last question with other classmates.
2. Share your answer of the last question with other classmates.
"Can sharing personal information about yourself help get people to support you when you take action on a particular issue? Do you have an example of when this happened to you or someone you know? "
"Can sharing personal information about yourself help get people to support you when you take action on a particular issue? Do you have an example of when this happened to you or someone you know? "
3. Based on this lesson, answer the following questions thoroughly with details (click HERE for your own copy):
3. Based on this lesson, answer the following questions thoroughly with details (click HERE for your own copy):
Our Path
Our Path
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