Required Lesson
Grades: 3-5
Unit 2
Lesson 2: Digital Citizenship Pledge
Estimated Time: 45 Minutes
How do you create a positive online community?
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.
Objectives:
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.
Objectives:
- establish expectations and norms for the group related to appropriate online behavior.
- participate responsibly and respectfully in an online community.
- collaborate on a classroom motto about digital citizenship.
Key Vocabulary:
Community: a group of people with a common background or shared interests
Expectation: something one looks forward to or assumes will occur
Digital Citizen: a member of a worldwide community linked by the Internet
Pledge: a promise, an oath, or a commitment
Motto: a phrase that summarizes an organization or group’s purpose or guiding principles
Community: a group of people with a common background or shared interests
Expectation: something one looks forward to or assumes will occur
Digital Citizen: a member of a worldwide community linked by the Internet
Pledge: a promise, an oath, or a commitment
Motto: a phrase that summarizes an organization or group’s purpose or guiding principles
Materials and Preparations:
- Prepare by reading the Digital Citizenship Pledge Full Lesson Plan (below)
- Make a copy of the Digital Citizenship Pledge handout, one per group of two or three students.(found in the Digital Citizenship Full Lesson Plan packet)
- Print out one copy of the We the Digital Citizens Pledge as a poster for your classroom wall (which can be printed in black and white or in color, sizes 8.5" x 11" or 11" x 17").
Teacher Resources:
Digital Citizenship Full Lesson Plan | |
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Required Lesson
Grades: 3-5
Unit 3
Lesson 4: What's Cyberbullying?
Estimated Time: 45 Minutes
What is cyberbullying, and how do you deal with it?
Students discuss positive and negative aspects of interacting with others online. Students learn the definition of cyberbullying and help the teacher fill in a Venn diagram that compares in-person bullying with cyberbullying. They then read a story of a student who is cyberbullied, identifying the players involved and how the target might feel.
Objectives:
Students discuss positive and negative aspects of interacting with others online. Students learn the definition of cyberbullying and help the teacher fill in a Venn diagram that compares in-person bullying with cyberbullying. They then read a story of a student who is cyberbullied, identifying the players involved and how the target might feel.
Objectives:
- empathize with the targets of cyberbullying
- recognize some of the key similarities and differences between in-person bullying and cyberbullying
- identify strategies for dealing responsibly with cyberbullying
Key Vocabulary:
Cyberbullying: the use of digital media tools such as the Internet and cell phones to deliberately upset or harass someone else
Target: the person being cyberbullied
Empathize: to imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing
Cyberbullying: the use of digital media tools such as the Internet and cell phones to deliberately upset or harass someone else
Target: the person being cyberbullied
Empathize: to imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing
Materials and Preparation:
- Prepare by reading the What's Cyberbullying Full Lesson Plan (below)
- Chalkboard or whiteboard
- Make a copy of the That’s Cyberbullying Student Handout, one per group of four or five students (found in the What's Cyberbullying Full Less Plan)
Teacher Resources:
What's Cyberbullying? Full Lesson Plan | |
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UNIT 3 Student Packet with Worksheets | |
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Required Lesson
Grades: 3-5
Unit 3
Lesson 5: Selling Stereotypes
Estimated Time: 45 Minutes
How do we learn stereotypes of boys and girls from media messages?
Students are introduced to the concept of a stereotype, and they explore the messages they receive regarding differences between boys and girls. Students first watch and discuss a video of a little girl questioning why companies market boys’ and girls’ toys differently. Then they compare and contrast gender stereotypes portrayed in two LEGO® online activity zones.
Objectives:
Students are introduced to the concept of a stereotype, and they explore the messages they receive regarding differences between boys and girls. Students first watch and discuss a video of a little girl questioning why companies market boys’ and girls’ toys differently. Then they compare and contrast gender stereotypes portrayed in two LEGO® online activity zones.
Objectives:
- compare and contrast gender stereotypes.
- evaluate online media messages that convey gender stereotypes.
- reflect on why gender stereotypes sometimes can be limiting.
Key Vocabulary:
Message: a communication of ideas or information
Stereotype: an idea about a group of people that’s not always true
Message: a communication of ideas or information
Stereotype: an idea about a group of people that’s not always true
Materials and Preparation:
- Prepare by reading the Selling Stereotypes Full Lesson Plan (below)
- Review the Gender and Digital Life Teacher Backgrounder (Elementary School) (found in the Selling Stereotypes Full Lesson Plan)
- Preview the YouTube clip “Riley on Marketing”and prepare to show it to students (www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CU040Hqbas).
- Make a copy of the Spot the Messages Student Handout for each student (found in the Selling Stereotypes Full Lesson Plan)
- Preview the following websites, which students will explore in Teach 2: » LEGO® Hero Factory (www.herofactory.lego.com) » LEGO® Friends (www.friends.lego.com) Note: The use of these sites is for educational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement.
Teacher Resources:
Selling Stereotypes Full Lesson Plan | |
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UNIT 3 Student Packet with Worksheets | |
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Supplemental Lesson
Grades: 3-5
Unit 3
Lesson 1: Talking Safely Online
Estimated Time: 45 Minutes
What's the difference between Internet friends and in-person friends?
Students learn that, while people can develop rewarding friendships online, they should be cautious with online-only friends and never reveal private information without asking a parent or trusted adult for permission. Students discuss the difference between online and in-person friendships, explore an online chat scenario, and complete and sign a checklist for safe online chatting.
Note: The latest research indicates that pre-adolescent children are generally not the targets of online predators, and that the news media-driven idea that predators piece together private information to abduct children is not supported by evidence. In this lesson, we discuss the safety risks associated with giving out our private information online, but we also address the risk of identity theft. It is never too early for children to learn about identity theft. Children often are targeted because they have clean credit histories and their parents are unlikely to be alerted that someone is using their child’s identity. Children who learn about identity theft also can help protect their parents’ identities online.
Objectives:
Students learn that, while people can develop rewarding friendships online, they should be cautious with online-only friends and never reveal private information without asking a parent or trusted adult for permission. Students discuss the difference between online and in-person friendships, explore an online chat scenario, and complete and sign a checklist for safe online chatting.
Note: The latest research indicates that pre-adolescent children are generally not the targets of online predators, and that the news media-driven idea that predators piece together private information to abduct children is not supported by evidence. In this lesson, we discuss the safety risks associated with giving out our private information online, but we also address the risk of identity theft. It is never too early for children to learn about identity theft. Children often are targeted because they have clean credit histories and their parents are unlikely to be alerted that someone is using their child’s identity. Children who learn about identity theft also can help protect their parents’ identities online.
Objectives:
- compare and contrast online-only friends and in-person, face-to-face pals
- analyze why private information should not be given to anyone online without the permission of a trusted adult
- debate how to respond if an online-only friend asks them personal questions
Key Vocabulary:
Uncomfortable: anxious; uneasy
Monitor (noun): someone who closely observes and controls a situation, like a referee
Monitor (verb): to observe closely
Uncomfortable: anxious; uneasy
Monitor (noun): someone who closely observes and controls a situation, like a referee
Monitor (verb): to observe closely
Materials and Preparation:
- Prepare by reading the Talking Safely Online Full Lesson Plan (below)
- Chalkboard or white board
- Make a copy of The Right Answer Student Handout for each student (found in the Talking Safely Online Full Lesson Plan)
- Make a copy of the Chatting Safety Checklist Student Handout for each student. (found in the Talking Safely Online Full Lesson Plan)
- Review the Talking Safely Online Lesson In Action video to help you prepare this lesson
Talking Safely Online Full Lesson Plan | |
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Talking Safely Online Parent Tip Sheet | |
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UNIT 3 Student Packet with Worksheets | |
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Supplemental Lesson
Grades: 3-5
Unit 3
Lesson 3: Privacy Rules
Estimated Time: 45 Minutes
How do you know if a website protects your private information?
Students learn that children’s websites must protect their private information. They learn to identify these secure sites by looking for their privacy policies and privacy seals of approval. Students discuss a scenario in which their private information is shared without their permission. They then learn about private information and privacy laws regulating kids’ websites. Using the Privacy Checklist Student Handout, students explore the privacy policies on kids’ websites.
Objectives:
Students learn that children’s websites must protect their private information. They learn to identify these secure sites by looking for their privacy policies and privacy seals of approval. Students discuss a scenario in which their private information is shared without their permission. They then learn about private information and privacy laws regulating kids’ websites. Using the Privacy Checklist Student Handout, students explore the privacy policies on kids’ websites.
Objectives:
- learn which information they should avoid sharing online because it is private.
- understand which kinds of websites have privacy policies, and why.
- practice checking websites they visit for privacy policies and privacy seals of approvals.
Key Vocabulary:
Private Information: information that can be used to identify you, such as your full name, Social Security number, postal address, email address, and phone number
Privacy Policy: a legal document that explains how a website gathers and uses your private information
Seal of Approval: a sign or stamp that states that a website, company, or group meets a certain set of standards and is doing a good job
Private Information: information that can be used to identify you, such as your full name, Social Security number, postal address, email address, and phone number
Privacy Policy: a legal document that explains how a website gathers and uses your private information
Seal of Approval: a sign or stamp that states that a website, company, or group meets a certain set of standards and is doing a good job
Materials and Preparation:
- Online computer access
- Chalkboard or white board
- Make a copy of the Privacy Checklist Student Handout, two for every student (found in the Privacy Rules Full Lesson Plan)
- Preview the websites listed in Teach 2. (Note: The use of these sites is for educational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement.)
- Club Penguin: www.clubpenguin.com
- DIY: https://diy.org
- Maggie’s Earth Adventures: www.missmaggie.org
- Nickelodeon: www.nick.com
Teacher Resources:
Privacy Rules Full Lesson Plan | |
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Talking Safely Online Parent Tip Sheet | |
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UNIT 3 Student Packet with Worksheets | |
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Supplemental Lesson
Grades: 3-5
Unit 3
Lesson 2: Super Digital Citizen
Estimated Time: 45 Minutes
How can people help others be good digital citizens?
Students explore what it means to be responsible and respectful to their offline and online communities as a step toward learning how to be good digital citizens. Students create digital superheroes who exhibit exemplary attributes and are able to solve digital dilemmas responsibly.
Objectives:
Students explore what it means to be responsible and respectful to their offline and online communities as a step toward learning how to be good digital citizens. Students create digital superheroes who exhibit exemplary attributes and are able to solve digital dilemmas responsibly.
Objectives:
- compare and contrast their responsibilities to their offline and online communities.
- reflect on the characteristics that make someone an upstanding citizen.
- devise resolutions to digital dilemmas.
Materials and Preparation:
- Prepare by reading the Super Digital Citizen Full Lesson Plan (below)
- Preview the video “Super Digital Citizen” and prepare to show it to students
- Make a copy of the Save the Day! Student Handout for each student (found in the Super Digital Citizen Full Lesson Plan)
- Preview the following optional online tools:
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (www.marvel.com/universe/Spider-Man)
- Marvel’s Create Your Own Superhero (http://marvel.com/games/play/31/create_your_own_superhero)
- Make Beliefs Comix (www.makebeliefscomix.com)
- Comic Life (http://comiclife.com)
- ABCYa! (www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm)
- ReadWriteThink Plot Diagram (www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/plot-diagram/)
Super Digital Citizen Full Lesson Plan | |
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UNIT 3 Student Packet with Worksheets | |
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