Collaboration Unit on Digital Citizenship- Cyberbullying

Target audience for this lesson is 6th-8th grade students at DaVinci Academy. Students at DaVinci are diverse in their strong abilities in the Arts. Students are interested in Technology, Art and Drama. I am collaborating with Gary Martin who is in charge of teaching Technology to students in the school.Students at DaVinci are constantly working with technology as it is a requirement to have their own computer at school. Mr. Martin works with 6th grade students for two weeks at the beginning of the year on being a good digital citizen and the dos and donts with technology. Students today are surrounded by technology in one form or another, phones, tablets, IPods, and computers. The need for a lesson on cyberbullying stems from a problem that arose a few years ago between two friends and what was thought to be an innocent joke. Most students dont believe that it could happen to them or anyone they know. Students need to understand how serious cyberbullying is and the damage it can cause. Here is the link where the module can be found: DVACyberbullying

ISTE Student standard (formerly NETS-S)5. Digital citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

In this lesson we will be focusing on a: Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

IntroductionThe learners, middle grades students, are primarily females with some males in the class. Approximately 90% are Caucasian with the remaining 10% are of Hispanic descent. Students at DVA are at Advanced level classes and rank high among classmates coming into DVA. DVA students leave middle school with two or more high school credits when entering high school.

Entry Skills -experience with technology and technological devices-interaction within small groups-creativity in creating projects (web 2.0 tools)

Attitudes toward Content and Academic MotivationStudents are interested in participating in this lesson since it is something that they are all interested in from day to day. The students may not have had an issue with this but most of them know someone who has had or will have a problem or had to deal with some type of cyber bullying. Students are involved in service projects which spotlight growing issues.

General Learning PreferencesMost of the students are visual and/or kinesthetic learners according to their files. The students tend to work on their own and most often in small groups. They research and investigate on their own to find answers when learning instead of asking questions.

Attitude toward Teachers and SchoolStudents at DVA enjoy coming to school. There is a very small group of them as the whole school 6th to 8th grade consists of only 252 students. All of the students know each other very well and are comfortable working together in classes. DaVinci is a Program of Choice School, therefore all of the students that attend had to apply and go through an interview process to be selected to attend the school.

Group CharacteristicsDaVinci Academy is located in, South Hall County, Gainesville Georgia. Students are districted to other school throughout the county and parents provide transportation to and from school. There are no buses to transport the students. At DVA students provide all of their own school supplies (notebooks, paper, pencils, pens, highlighters, and any other requests from the teachers) an extra item they are required to have is their own computer that they bring to school.

The analysis for this issue is a topic analysis. Topic analysis for this lesson allows for planning and defining what the problem is within the standard. Students will learn how to become good digital citizens and the importance of the choices they make.

The module begins with a video about the new epidemic the cyber bullying virus. After the video a discussion will begin by asking students questions about technology, cyber bullying and digital communication.Next students working in small groups will read through case studies that are provided and answer questions based on the case studies. When the class has completed this activity we will come together for a discussion on the case studies and their responses. Students will choose one person from each group to answer for them.The last activity for students to complete this module is creating a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to inform other students of cyber bullying. Students can choose to work on this individually or within a small group. Students can choose how they will present their information but must choose a web 2.0 of their choice to present the information. These will be shared with the class and possibly as part of a museum night displaying what they have learned.I consulted with the lead teacher who has taught digital citizenship for approximately 10 years to middle grades students. I collaborated with him to create a new lesson that could be added into his class instruction. We created it to be used as a face to face lesson but can also be shared with students as an online module if they missed the lesson.

Terminal Objective: Explain cyber bullyingEnabling Objectives:1a. Identify features of bullying1b. Recognize digital communication

Terminal Objective: Identify cyber bullyingEnabling Objectives:2a. Recognize the effects of cyber bullying

ObjectivesStandards

1a, 1b, 2a5. Digital citizenshipStudents understand human, cultural, and societalissues related to technology and practice legal andethical behavior.a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, andresponsible use of information and technologyb. Exhibit a positive attitude toward usingtechnology that supports collaboration,learning, and productivityc. Demonstrate personal responsibility forlifelong learningd. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

ContentRecall Application

Fact1a, 1b, 2a1a, 1b, 2a

Concept

Principals

Procedure1a, 1b, 2a

Interpersonal

Attitude

GoalsObjectivesAssessmentsUDLInstructional Strategies

Students understand human, cultural, and societalissues related to technology and practice legal andethical behavior.Terminal Objective: Explain cyber bullying

Terminal Objective: Identify cyber bullyingPre Assessment: Students will answer questions via linoit or google form

Post Assessment: students will create a PSA to inform other students of cyber bullying and its effects.Various forms for responses

Multiple forms of media

Using either linoit or google form students will answer question regarding what cyber bullying is.

Discussion about answers from questions.

Case studies-students will discuss answers or choose to answer on the google form

Students will choose a tool to create a PSA to inform other students on cyber bullying.