Lesson I: Digital Life

• Wakelet Tool
• Link to Google Student Questionnaire on Social Media Use
• Copy of document (you will be forced to make a copy) to review Habit, Addictive Design, Feedback Loop
• Digital Detox Challenge Digital Poster Tools:
  • Canva link to site
    • How to Use Canva, step-by-step
  • Adobe Spark link to site
    • How to Use Adobe Spark
  • Piktochart
    • How to Use PiktoChart, step-by-step
• Link to WeVideo
  • Link to WeVideo step-by-step directions

Lesson II: Digital Footprint

• Link to FlipGrid
  • Click here for example of a class FlipGrid
  • FlipGrid step-by-step to Set Up Teacher Account and Grid
    • For more detailed information, click here
  • FlipGrid step-by-step for Students to Join a Grid (teacher needs to send out join code).
• Digital Footprint Inventory (send out through Google Classroom)
• Be Mindful of Your Digital Footprint PSA
  • Canva link to site
    • How to Use Canva, step-by-step
  • Adobe Spark link to site
    • How to Use Adobe Spark
  • Piktochart
    • How to Use PiktoChart, step-by-step

Lesson III Digital Citizenship: Digital Activism

• Google Sites. Go to your Google Apps for Education at top right of your screen. Find Sites. Choose New Sites.
  • Click Here for Google Sites step-by-step directions

Create a PSA to create social awareness for something you believe in: Use Canva, Adobe or PiktoGraph. See links above.

Lesson IV: Digital Privacy

• Use this handout to check off the words that you find on the site and answer the questions about personal information and privacy options. Teachers: You will need to share this document and students will be forced to make a copy.

Lesson V: Be a Digital Creator, Not Just a Digital Consumer

Students have links to all the sites they can visit and explore and either make a recommendation or create a project.

1. Thinglink makes images and videos interactive
2. Code.org offers a host of tools to use code to making animations. Check it out and teach a friend. Code.org Create Site
3. Take the dance challenge with Code.org
4. Canva is easy to use design software with templates for infographics, posters, and more
5. Storybird is a beautiful app that inspires writing with art
6. Powtoon makes creating animated presentations full of awesome
7. Video editing tools (i.e. YouTube Editor, WeVideo)
8. Screencasting tools (i.e. Screencast-O-Matic, Screencastify)
9. Blogger and Anchor are podcasting tools to share your ideas with an authentic audience.
10. What are your favorite digital creation tools? Share them with the class!

Lesson VI: Social Media, Who Are You Online?

• Link to Google Document for Distribution. Students will review while they view the NYT slideshow that compares real people with their online Avatars.
• Distribute this document. Students will be forced to make a copy. They will be asked to take a stand on the pros and cons of Finsta accounts. They will then break up into two teams and debate the two sides of the issue. You might make a copy of this document and add different requirements for the debate.
• Google Slideshow: Create a collaborative slideshow with your class. Tell students that once they have added your slide to the deck, please be sure you do not access anyone else's slide. All edit changes are saved and can be reviewed by teachers. Teachers: You will need to create the slidedeck template in Google Slides and share with your class in Google Classroom. Make sure it is editable. Directions for student slide are on the web page.