Lesson 2: Common Concerns in a Digital Age
The objective for this lesson is that we explore common misuses of technology. We will use this exploration to develop some important strategies for practicing safe and ethical use of technology.
Lesson Introduction
As an introduction to today's lesson, work with a partner to find an article or video that describes an example of someone who experienced misuse of technology. Be prepared to share with the class as we discuss how these examples make the case for improving our digital safety.
Lesson Activity: Part 1 - Testing Your "Cyber Smarts"
In this lesson you will be looking at several different issues related to technology misuse. Test your knowledge about some of these topics by trying some of the interactive quizzes available on the following site. Click the picture to access the link.
Lesson Activity: Part 2 - Digital Citizenship Topic Presentation
For this part of the lesson each student will choose one of the following topics in which to create an informative blog post about. Blog posts should range from 350-400 words in length and should include multimedia to make it more interesting and interactive. An attached rubric will be used for evaluation.
Blog Post Topics
Resource Links:
These are just a few possible links that may be helpful during your research. You are responsible for citing or including links to any additional resources that you may use in your post.
Rubric:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=2068707&
Blog Post Topics
- Cyberbullying
- Information Privacy
- Copyright
- Plagiarism
- Social Networking Etiquette
- Hacking/Computer Viruses
- Digital Piracy
Resource Links:
These are just a few possible links that may be helpful during your research. You are responsible for citing or including links to any additional resources that you may use in your post.
- http://www.brainpop.com/spotlight/digitalcitizenship/
- http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
- http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/privacy/index.cfm
- http://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/
- http://www.nsteens.org/
Rubric:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=2068707&
Lesson Conclusion
As a conclusion to this lesson we will each read and comment on at least 4 blog posts. Your comments should be suggestions for strategies that could be recommended to practice digital safety in connection with each blog topic.
