Grade 2

FOCUS ON USING KIND WORDS, BOTH ON-LINE AND FACE TO FACE

Respect - Digital Manners and Law in Grade 2: Focus on using kindness both face-to-face and online.

Picture books and online lessons are great for teaching these skills, see the resources below available in the Deep Cove Learning Commons and online.

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Check out the lesson plan linked on the right for a lesson on the power of words !

The Power of WordsWhat should you do when someone uses mean or hurtful language on the internet? Check out The Power of Words, a free digital citizenship lesson plan from Common Sense Education, to get your grade 3 students thinking critically and using technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate.

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FOCUS ON WHEN AND HOW IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO USE THE WORK/IDEAS OF OTHERS

Respect - Digital Manners and Law in Grade 2: Focus on knowing when it's okay to use the work and ideas of others.

Picture books and online resources are great for teaching these skills, see the books below for some ideas that are available in the Deep Cove Learning Commons.

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Let's Give Credit

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.

FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION THROUGH SMALL NOTES (PRE-TEXTS) AND BEGINNING ONLINE INTERACTIONS

Educate - Digital Communication, Literacy, and Commerce in Grade 2: focus on beginning online interactions and the believability of the internet.

Check out the online lesson plans below to support you in teaching these skills!

The Power of WordsWhat should you do when someone uses mean or hurtful language on the internet? Check out The Power of Words, a free digital citizenship lesson plan from Common Sense Education, to get your grade 3 students thinking critically and using technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate.

This Is MeHow does what I post online affect my identity? Check out This Is Me, a free digital citizenship lesson plan from Common Sense Education, to get your grade 3 students thinking critically and using technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate.

FOCUSES ON THE BELIEVABILITY OF THE INTERNET

Educate - Digital Communication, Literacy, and Commerce in Grade 2: focus on beginning online interactions and the believability of the internet.

Check out the online resources below to support you in teaching these skills!

Click the picture from Zapatopi.net for a resource all about the "Pacific Tree Octopus" that you can explore with your students. Does it seem real? You decide.

Is Seeing Believing?Why do people alter digital photos and videos? Check out Is Seeing Believing?, a free digital citizenship lesson plan from Common Sense Education, to get your grade 3 students thinking critically and using technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate.

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See the link to the left for a lesson plan on how people alter digital photos and videos!

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Break The Fake

In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea that what they see in media can be deceptive. They explore the idea that media are “framed” by their creators and consider what parts of the world are left out of the frame.