ISTE Standard 3 Outcomes:
a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks d. Process data and report results |
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General Resources
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Full Digital Citizenship Lessons
CSM: Strategic Searching "What steps can help you find what you’re looking for when you search online?" Students will be able to … • understand the importance of using a variety of search strategies. • master new strategies for effective and efficient online searches. • learn to create and execute a five-step plan for conducting an online search. CSM: A Creator’s Rights "What rights do you have as a creator?" Students will be able to … • understand that copyright is a legal system that protects their rights to creative work. • compare different ways people license their copyrighted work. • create an original song, perform it in front of the class, and reflect on their copyright for the song. CSM: Gender Stereotypes Online "What are gender stereotypes, and can they shape our experiences online?" Students will be able to … • define gender stereotypes and their impact on people’s identities, both online and offline. • identify gender stereotypes in a virtual world for kids. • analyze opportunities and limitations for gender expression in virtual worlds. CSM: Identifying High-Quality Sites "When can you trust what you find on the Internet?" Students will be able to … • understand how the ease of publishing on the Internet might affect how much they can trust the content of some sites. • learn criteria that will help them evaluate websites. • apply the criteria to a site to determine how trustworthy and useful it is. CSM: The Reality of Digital Drama "What is a digital footprint, and what does yours convey?" Students will be able to … • learn that they have a digital footprint and that information from it can be searched; copied and passed on; seen by a large, invisible audience, and can be persistent. • recognize that people’s online information can be helpful or harmful to their reputation and image. • consider their own digital footprints and what they want those footprints to be like in the future. Google Lesson:Become an Online Sleuth In this class, students will identify guidelines for evaluating the credibility of content online. A Student Handout Booklet accompanies this class. LEARNING GOALS: • Students will understand that just because information is online doesn’t mean it’s true. • Students will learn the guidelines on what information they can and can’t trust. • Students will evaluate and compare online information sources for accuracy, relevance and bias. • Students will apply their knowledge of reputable online sources to determine which sites are credible and which are not. |