About the Lesson

• Windows 7 or Later, or Mac OS
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• camera (Cell phone with a camera is ok)
• microphone (many devices have internal mic; obtain external mic if not)
• earbuds/phones
• Enough hard drive space to install the full version of MS Office as provided through the students’ Office 365 account. (3GB for PC, 6 GB for Mac)
• Operating System patched with the latest updates as of the start of school.

• To understand your Rights and Responsibilities as Digital Citizens in the 21st Century
• Each student will explore different aspects of her identity
• Students will increase their awareness of others' unique identities
• Collaboration and connections between Madeira Students
• Guide girls through the world of computers and a basic understanding of best practices for critical thinking and safe and successful device operation
• Understand how to collaborate using digital tools
• Understand the processes involved in video editing
• Understand components of copyright law and fair use

1. Who are the people in my community at Madeira and what/who are my resources here?
2. What determines mindful action and how can I incorporate mindfulness practice into my daily life?
3. What do I know about myself and how can I manage my life to feel at home and fulfilled here?

1. A Madeira girl will demonstrate her ability to learn, discern, and act independently and in a variety of media and settings.
2. A Madeira girl will be able to express herself clearly and convincingly in a range of modes appropriate to a variety of audiences.
3. Strive to develop a strong awareness of self over time, recognizing the plurality of one’s cultural inheritances and mindsets
4. Strive to understand the communities around you
5. Strive to choose one’s own belief systems and respect the choices of others
6. Strive to allow for the growth and mistakes of self and others
7. Strive to recognize and appreciate difference

1. Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. Students:

a. articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.

b. build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.

c. use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

d. understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.

2. Digital Citizen

Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical. Students:

a. cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.

b. engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

c. demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.

3. Knowledge Constructor

Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others. Students:

c. curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

4. Innovative Designer

Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions. Students:

a. know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

d. exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.

6. Creative Communicator

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:

a. choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

b. create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

d. publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

7. Global Collaborator

Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally. Students:

a. use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.

b. use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.

c. contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.