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DigitalCitizenshipLessontime:30MinutesBasiclessontimeincludesactivityonly.IntroductoryandWrap-Upsuggestionscanbeusedtodelvedeeperwhentimeallows.

LESSONOVERVIEWIncollaborationwithCommonSenseMedia,thislessonhelpsstudentslearntothinkcriticallyabouttheuserinformationthatsomewebsitesrequestorrequire.Studentslearnthedifferencebetweenprivateinformationandpersonalinformation,distinguishingwhatissafeandunsafetoshareonline.

Studentswillalsoexplorewhatitmeanstoberesponsibleandrespectfultotheirofflineandonlinecommunitiesasasteptowardlearninghowtobegooddigitalcitizens.

TEACHINGSUMMARY

GettingStarted-15minutes1)Review2)Vocabulary3)Personalvs.PrivateOnline

Activity:DigitalCitizens-30minutes4)DigitalCitizens

Wrap-up-10minutes5)FlashChat-Whatdidwelearn?6)VocabShmocab

Assessment-5minutes7)DigitalCitizensAssessment

LESSONOBJECTIVESStudentswill:

CompareandcontrasttheirresponsibilitiestotheironlineandofflinecommunitiesUnderstandwhattypeofinformationcanputthematriskforidentitytheftandotherscamsReflectonthecharacteristicsthatmakesomeoneanupstandingcitizenDeviseresolutionstodigitaldilemmas

TEACHINGGUIDE

MATERIALS,RESOURCESANDPREPFortheStudent

PapercraftSuperHeroesPens,Pencils,&Scissors

SuperDigitalCitizenAssessmentforeachstudent

FortheTeacherLessonVideoThisTeacherLessonGuideAgoodselectionofmaleandfemalePapercraftSuperHeroessheetsforthewholeclassPrintoneSuperDigitalCitizenAssessmentforeachstudent

GETTINGSTARTED(15MIN)1)ReviewThisisagreattimetoreviewthelastlessonthatyouwentthroughwithyourclass.Wesuggestyoualternatebetweenaskingquestionsofthewholeclassandhavingstudentstalkabouttheiranswersinsmallgroups.

Herearesomequestionsthatyoucanaskinreview:

Whatdidwedolasttime?

Whatdoyouwishwehadhadachancetodo?

Didyouthinkofanyquestionsafterthelessonthatyouwanttoask?

Whatwasyourfavoritepartofthelastlesson?

2)VocabularyThislessonhasonenewandimportantword:

DigitalCitizen-Sayitwithme:Dih-jih-talSit-i-zenSomeonewhoactssafely,responsibly,andrespectfullyonline

3)Personalvs.PrivateOnlineAsk"Whattypesofinformationdoyouthinkareokaytosharepubliclyonlineoronaprofilethatotherswillsee?"Whataresomeexamplesofwebsiteswhereyoumustregisterinordertoparticipate?

LESSONTIPFinishingthereviewbyaskingaboutthestudents'favoritethingshelpstoleaveapositiveimpressionofthepreviousexercise,increasingexcitementfortheactivitythatyouareabouttointroduce.

Writethenamesofthewebsitesontheboard.Whatinformationisrequiredandwhydoyouthinkitisrequired?

Informationmayberequiredtohelpdistinguishonepersonfromanother.Thewebsitemaykeeparecordofwhousesit.

Explainthatit’simportanttoknowthatsharingsomekindsofuserinformationcanputyouandyourfamily’sprivacyatrisk.Pointoutthatyoudonothavetofilloutfieldsonwebsitesiftheyarenotrequired.

Requiredfieldsareusuallymarkedbyanasterisk(*)orarehighlightedinred.Elementaryschoolstudentsshouldneverregisterforsitesthatrequireprivateinformationwithouttheapprovalandguidanceofaparentorguardian.Hereisanexampleofpublicversusprivateinformation:

Explainthatsomepeoplewillactivelytrytogetyoutosharethiskindofinformationsothattheycanuseittotakeoveryouridentity.Onceathiefhastakensomeone’sidentity,heorshecanusethatperson’snametogetadriver’slicenseorbuythings,evenifthepersonwhoseidentitytheystoleisn’toldenoughtodothesethings!

It’softennotuntilmuchlaterthatpeoplerealizethattheiridentityhasbeenstolen.Identitythievesmayalsoapplyforcreditcardsinotherpeople’snamesandrunupbigbillsthattheydon’tpayoff.Letstudentsknowthatidentitythievesoftentargetchildrenandteensbecausetheyhaveacleancredithistoryandtheirparentsareunlikelytobeawarethatsomeoneistakingontheirchild’sidentity.

Now,let'sseewhatwecandotokeepourselvessafe.

ACTIVITIES:(20MIN)4)PapercraftSuperHeroes

Spidermansays"Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility."ThisisalsotruewhenworkingorplayingontheInternet.Thethingsweread,see,andhearonlinecanleadpeopletohaveallsortsoffeelings(e.g.,happy,hurt,excited,angry,curious).

Whatwedoandsayonlinecanbepowerful.TheInternetallowsustolearnaboutanything,talktopeopleatanytime(nomatterwheretheyareintheworld),andshareourknowledgeandcreativeprojectswithotherpeople.

Thisalsomeansthatnegativecommentscanspreadveryquicklytofriendsofallages.CREATEathree-columnchartwiththeterms“Safe,”“Responsible,”and“Respectful”writtenatthetopofeachcolumn.Invitestudentstoshoutoutwordsorphrasesthatdescribehowpeoplecanactsafely,responsibly,andrespectfullyonline,andthenwritethemintheappropriatecolumn.

LESSONTIPIfyouhaveaccesstoacomputer,feelfreetonavigatetoasitethatmightrequirethistypeofinformation,suchasGmailorFacebook.

Now,let'sreallymakesureweunderstandhowtobeaSuperDigitalCitizen!

Directions:

1)Haveeachstudentgrabasmallselectionofpapercraftsheetsandencouragethemtoblendthepiecestomaketheirveryownsuperhero.

2)Allowplentyoftimeforstudentstocut,glue,andcolor.

3)Givestudentsa5minutewarningtowrapup.

4)Separatestudentsintogroupsof2-4andtellthemtousetheirsuperheroesandleftoversuppliestostageasceneinwhichonesuperheroseesanactofpoordigitalcitizenship.Thenhavethesuperherofixtheproblem…andsavetheday!

5)Goaroundtheroom,havingeachstudentexplaintheirscenetotheclass.

WRAP-UP(5MIN)5)FlashChat:Whatdidwelearn?

Whatisagoodwaytoactresponsiblyonline?Whatkindsofpersonalinformationcouldyoushareaboutyourselfwithoutshowingyouridentity?Whatkindsofsuperpowersorqualitiesdidyourdigitalsuperheroeshaveincommon?WhatdoesSpider-Man’smotto“Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility”meantoyou,assomeonewhousestheInternet?

6)VocabShmocabWhichoneofthesedefinitionsdidwelearnawordfortoday?

"Onewhoisafraidofspiders""Ababyhorse""Someonewhoactssafely,responsibly,andrespectfullyonline"

LESSONTIPFormorein-depthmodules,youcanfindadditionstothiscurriculumattheCommonSenseMediapageonScopeandSequence.

LESSONTIPFlashChatquestionsareintendedtosparkbig-picturethinkingabouthowthelessonrelatestothegreaterworldandthestudents'greaterfuture.Useyourknowledgeofyourclassroomtodecideifyouwanttodiscusstheseasaclass,ingroups,orwithanelbowpartner.

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...andwhatisthewordthatwelearned?

ASSESSMENT(5MIN)7)DigitalCitizenAssessment

Handouttheassessmentworksheetandallowstudentstocompletetheactivityindependentlyaftertheinstructionshavebeenwellexplained.Thisshouldfeelfamiliar,thankstothepreviousactivities.

EXTENDEDLEARNINGUsetheseactivitiestoenhancestudentlearning.Theycanbeusedasoutsideofclassactivitiesorotherenrichment.

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