Lesson 3
Digital Citizenship Pledge
Common Sense Education Lesson
Embedded Files
Materials and Preparation
Materials and Preparation
• Copy the We the Digital Citizens Pledge Student Handout, one per group of two or three students.
• Print out one copy of the We the Digital Citizens Pledge as a poster for your classroom wall.
digitalcitizenshippledge.pdfEssential Question
Essential Question
How do you create a positive online community?
How do you create a positive online community?
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
Students will establish group norms to create a positive online community that promotes responsible and respectful digital behavior within their classroom. Students collaborate in creating a digital citizenship pledge outlining their collective social norms for exploring in and interacting with the digital world.
Students will establish group norms to create a positive online community that promotes responsible and respectful digital behavior within their classroom. Students collaborate in creating a digital citizenship pledge outlining their collective social norms for exploring in and interacting with the digital world.
Learning Objectives Students will be able to ...
Learning Objectives Students will be able to ...
• establish expectations and norms for the group related to appropriate online behavior.
• establish expectations and norms for the group related to appropriate online behavior.
• participate responsibly and respectfully in an online community.
• participate responsibly and respectfully in an online community.
• collaborate on a classroom motto about digital citizenship.
• collaborate on a classroom motto about digital citizenship.
Key Vocabulary
Key Vocabulary
community: a group of people with a common background or shared interests
community: a group of people with a common background or shared interests
expectation: something one looks forward to or assumes will occur
expectation: something one looks forward to or assumes will occur
digital citizen: a member of a worldwide community linked by the Internet
digital citizen: a member of a worldwide community linked by the Internet
pledge: a promise, an oath, or a commitment
pledge: a promise, an oath, or a commitment
motto: a memorable phrase that a group chooses to represent itself; a slogan
motto: a memorable phrase that a group chooses to represent itself; a slogan
Warm-up (5 minutes)
Warm-up (5 minutes)
DEFINE
DEFINE
Vocabulary term community.
Vocabulary term community.
ASK
ASK
What are some communities that you are a part of?
What are some communities that you are a part of?
DISCUSS
DISCUSS
Discuss how your class also constitutes a community.
Discuss how your class also constitutes a community.
INVITE
INVITE
Invite students to explain the Key Vocabulary term expectation, then share the definition.
Invite students to explain the Key Vocabulary term expectation, then share the definition.
ASK
ASK
What expectations do we have for being a part of our classroom community?
What expectations do we have for being a part of our classroom community?
Why do we want our communities to have these kinds of behavior expectations?
Why do we want our communities to have these kinds of behavior expectations?
DISCUSS
DISCUSS
Discuss how participants in a community (e.g., your class) ought to agree on what’s appropriate and what’s expected to create a safe space (a shared set of norms and expectations) related to digital citizenship. In doing so, they will help build and maintain a culture of digital citizenship for your class’s online communities.
Discuss how participants in a community (e.g., your class) ought to agree on what’s appropriate and what’s expected to create a safe space (a shared set of norms and expectations) related to digital citizenship. In doing so, they will help build and maintain a culture of digital citizenship for your class’s online communities.
Expectations Brainstorm (20 minutes)
Expectations Brainstorm (20 minutes)
ASK
ASK
Are you part of any online communities? What kinds are you a part of?
Are you part of any online communities? What kinds are you a part of?
How are online communities different than offline communities? How are they similar?
How are online communities different than offline communities? How are they similar?
What are some examples of how you can be a good member of one of these communities?
What are some examples of how you can be a good member of one of these communities?
DEFINE
DEFINE
Vocabulary term digital citizen.
Vocabulary term digital citizen.
EXPLAIN
EXPLAIN
Explain that as members of online communities, your class is going to outline the kinds of expectations you all have for being good digital citizens.
Explain that as members of online communities, your class is going to outline the kinds of expectations you all have for being good digital citizens.
DIVIDE
DIVIDE
Separate the class into small groups of two or three students.
Separate the class into small groups of two or three students.
DISTRIBUTE
DISTRIBUTE
Handout copies of We the Digital Citizens Pledge Student Handout, one per small group.
Handout copies of We the Digital Citizens Pledge Student Handout, one per small group.
REVIEW
REVIEW
Review the expectations outlined on the pledge as a whole group.
Review the expectations outlined on the pledge as a whole group.
INSTRUCT
INSTRUCT
Instruct students to brainstorm for five minutes in their small groups about additional expectations that they feel are important for an online community. Have them fill in the last two speech bubbles on the handout.
Instruct students to brainstorm for five minutes in their small groups about additional expectations that they feel are important for an online community. Have them fill in the last two speech bubbles on the handout.
Classroom Collaboration (15 minutes)
Classroom Collaboration (15 minutes)
INSTRUCT
INSTRUCT
Instruct students to reassemble to share their ideas. As a whole group, decide on two additional expectations to add to the poster version of your classroom’s We the Digital Citizens Pledge.
Instruct students to reassemble to share their ideas. As a whole group, decide on two additional expectations to add to the poster version of your classroom’s We the Digital Citizens Pledge.
DEFINE
DEFINE
Vocabulary word motto.
Vocabulary word motto.
INSTRUCT
INSTRUCT
Instruct students to break into their small groups again to spend five minutes creating a motto that encapsulates the class’s community pledge. You may want to share examples of popular mottos/slogans, such as Nike’s “Just do it™,” Subway’s “Eat fresh™,” and Apple’s “Think different™.”
Instruct students to break into their small groups again to spend five minutes creating a motto that encapsulates the class’s community pledge. You may want to share examples of popular mottos/slogans, such as Nike’s “Just do it™,” Subway’s “Eat fresh™,” and Apple’s “Think different™.”
GUIDE
GUIDE
Guide students to reassemble and share their ideas. As a group, decide on a motto for your class community. Add this motto on the poster of the classroom’s We the Digital Citizens Pledge.
Guide students to reassemble and share their ideas. As a group, decide on a motto for your class community. Add this motto on the poster of the classroom’s We the Digital Citizens Pledge.
INVITE
INVITE
Invite each student to sign the We the Digital Citizens Pledge poster to indicate his/her commitment. (Younger students can trace their hands and cut out the shape to adorn the edges of the pledge.)
Invite each student to sign the We the Digital Citizens Pledge poster to indicate his/her commitment. (Younger students can trace their hands and cut out the shape to adorn the edges of the pledge.)
Wrap-up (5 minutes)
Wrap-up (5 minutes)
You can use these questions to assess your students’ understanding of the lesson objectives. You may want to ask students to reflect in writing on one of the questions, using a journal or an online blog/wiki.
You can use these questions to assess your students’ understanding of the lesson objectives. You may want to ask students to reflect in writing on one of the questions, using a journal or an online blog/wiki.
ASK
ASK
What is a pledge?
What is a pledge?
What are you agreeing to in signing the We the Digital Citizens Pledge?
What are you agreeing to in signing the We the Digital Citizens Pledge?
Which part of the digital citizenship pledge is most meaningful to you?
Which part of the digital citizenship pledge is most meaningful to you?
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