Lessons in D.C.

Theme 1. Respect Your Self/ Respect Others

        Unit 1.1: Digital Etiquette DC 1.1

                Topic 1.1.a: Netiquette 

                Topic 1.1.b. Cyberbullying 

        Unit 1.2 Digital Access D.C. 1.2

                Topic 1.2.a: RUSD Acceptable Use Agreement (AUA) 

                Topic 1.2.b: Online Tools for People with Disabilities 

                Topic 1.2.c: Filtering 

                Topic 1.2.d: Internet Censorship 

        Unit 1.3. Digital Law D.C. 1.3

                Topic 1.3.a: Copyright and Fair Use 

                Topic 1.3 b: Creative Commons 

                Topic 1.3.c: Public Domain 

                Topic 1.3.d: Downloading and Piracy 

                Topic 1.3.e: Virus/Spyware/Malware/Phishing

Theme 2. Educate Your Self/ Educate Others

            Unit 2.1. Digital Communication

                Topic 2.1.a: Email

                Topic 2.1.b: Texting / Sexting

                Topic 2.1.c: Cell Phones

                Topic 2.1.d: Chat rooms, blogs, wikis

            Unit 2.2. Digital Literacy

                Topic 2.2.a: Digital Literacy

                Topic 2.2.b: Plagiarism

                Topic 2.2.c: Citing Sources

                Topic 2.2.d: Evaluating Web Sources

            Unit 2.3. Digital Commerce

                Topic 2.3.a: Ownership

                Topic 2.3.b: Shopping online

                Topic 2.3.c: Online theft

Theme 3. Protect Your Self/ Protect Others 

        Unit 3.1. Digital Rights and Responsibilities

                Topic 3.1.a: Appropriate Use of Technology 

                Topic 3.1.b: Online Privacy 

                Topic 3.1.c: Online Reputation 

        Unit 3.2. Digital Safety/Security 

                Topic 3.2.a: Online Safety/ iKeepSafe videos 

                Topic 3.2.b: Passwords 

                Topic 3.2.c: Profiles 

                Topic 3.2.d: Predators 

                Topic 3.2.e: Sharing Information 

        Unit 3.3. Digital Health & Wellness 

                Topic 3.3.a: Time Online 

                Topic 3.3.b: Social Networking 

                Topic 3.3.c: Gaming

Pledge

Through class discussion, students should help decide if a digital citizenship pledge is:

a) Created before training to model expectations, 

b) Filled in as teaching and learning progress, or 

c) Created or re-visited at the end of the curriculum as a reflection or summary of what was learned.

Sample pledge statements:

If a pledge is based on Mike Ribble's Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship, students could write a pledge statement appropriate to their grade level for some or all of the following areas:

• Digital etiquette: I will not participate in cyberbullying. I will be an upstander and not a bystander when I become aware that cyberbullying has occurred.

• Digital access: I will understand and enforce my district's Acceptable Use Agreement (AUA) because it has guidelines for my online behavior as well as for the care of devices.

• Digital law: I will not steal music, videos, images, etc, through unauthorized downloading, and instead I will search for items in the public domain or honor copyright and Fair Use guidelines. 

• Digital communication: I will protect myself and others by not sexting and by using chat rooms, blogs, and wikis responsibly.

• Digital literacy: I will not plagiarize, which is stealing, by citing all my sources using a style such as MLA and by taking notes instead of cut/paste copying.

• Digital commerce: I will be responsible with credit and personal information when shopping online. I will never participate in online theft and will report it to authorities.

• Digital rights and responsibilities:  I will guard the online privacy and reputation of myself and others by protecting personal information. 

• Digital safety and security: I will protect myself and others from online predators, including untrustworthy fellow students, by safeguarding passwords and profile information. I will share information and images responsibly.

• Digital health and wellness: I will be more aware of the amount of time spent online and balance it with real friends and activities. I will understand that once something is posted to social media, it cannot be taken back.