Digital Citizenship

Media Balance (15 Minutes)

• Know when and why to take breaks from device time.

• Consider the feelings of people around them, even when engaged in fun online activities.

Traveling Safely Online (15 Minutes)

• Discover that the internet can be used to visit faraway places and learn new things.

• Compare how staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world.

• Explain rules for traveling safely on the internet.

Use Your Heart and Mind When You Go Online (15 Minutes)

• Learn the "Pause & Think Online" song to remember to be safe, responsible, and
  respectful online.

• Reflect on ways to be kind and respectful online.

Internet Traffic Light (15 Minutes)

• Understand that being safe online is similar to staying safe in real life.

• Learn to identify websites and apps that are "just right" and "not right" for them.

• Know how to get help from an adult if they are unsure about a website.

We the Digital Citizens (15 Minutes)

• Understand that being a good digital citizen means being safe and responsible online.

• Take a pledge to be a good digital citizen.

Digital Trails (15 Minutes)

• Learn that the information they share online leaves a digital footprint or "trail"

• Explore what information is OK to be shared online

Putting a Stop to Online Meanness (15 Minutes)

• Understand what online meanness can look like and how it can make people feel

• Identify ways to respond to mean words online, using S-T-O-P

Our Responsibilities Online (15 minutes) (45 Minute Version)

• Use the rings of responsibility to think about how behavior affects selves and others.

• Recognize the relationship between behaviors and emotions.

• Identify examples of how they can be their best selves when using technology.

Our Digital Citizenship Pledge (45 Minutes)

• Define what a community is, both in-person and online.

• Explain how having norms helps people in a community achieve their goals.

• Create and pledge to adhere to shared norms for being in an online community.

This is Me (45 Minutes)

• Consider how posting selfies or other images will lead others to make assumptions about them.

• Reflect on the most important parts of their unique identity.

• Identify ways they can post online to best reflect who they are.

Is Seeing Believing? (45 Minutes)

• Recognize that photos and videos can be altered digitally.

• Identify different reasons why someone might alter a photo or video.

• Analyze altered photos and videos to try to determine why.

My Media Choices (15 Minutes) (45 Minute Version)

• Learn the What? When? How Much? framework for describing their media choices.

• Reflect on how their media choices impact the way they feel.

• Begin to develop their own definition of a healthy media balance.

Private and Personal Information (15 Minutes) (45 Minute Version)

• Identify the reasons why people share information about themselves online.

• Explain the difference between private and personal information.

• Explain why it is risky to share private information online.

Our Online Tracks (45 Minutes)

• Define the term "digital footprint" and identify the online activities that contribute to it.

• Identify ways they are -- and are not -- in control of their digital footprint.

• Understand what responsibilities they have for the digital footprints of themselves and others.

A Creator's Rights and Responsibilities (45 Minutes)

• Define "copyright" and explain how it applies to creative work.

• Describe their rights and responsibilities as creators.

• Apply copyright principles to real-life scenarios.

You Won't Believe This! (45 Minutes)

• Define "the curiosity gap."

• Explain how clickbait uses the curiosity gap to get your attention.

• Use strategies for avoiding clickbait.

Beyond Gender Stereotypes (45 Minutes)

• Define "gender stereotype" and describe how they can be present online.

• Describe how gender stereotypes can lead to unfairness or bias.

• Create an avatar and a poem that show how gender stereotypes impact who they are.

Don't Feed the Phish (45 Minutes)

• Compare and contrast identity theft with other kinds of theft.

• Describe different ways that identity theft can occur online.

• Use message clues to identify examples of phishing.

Who are you Online? (15 Minutes) (45 Minute Version)

• Reflect on reasons why people might create fake social media accounts.

• Identify the possible results of posting from a fake social media account.

• Debate the benefits and drawbacks of posting from multiple accounts.

Digital Drama Unplugged (15 Minutes)

• Reflect on how easily drama can escalate online.

• Identify de-escalation strategies when dealing with digital drama.

• Reflect on how digital drama can affect not only oneself but also those around us.

Finding Credible News (45 Minutes)

• Learn reasons that people put false or misleading information on the internet.

• Learn criteria for differentiating fake news from credible news.

• Practice evaluating the credibility of information they find on the internet.

Big, Big, Data (45 Minutes)

• Explain why information about them and their behaviors is valuable to companies.

• Analyze how certain types of data are used by companies.

• Learn three strategies to limit individual data collection by companies.

The Power of Digital Footprints (15 Minutes)

• Define the term "digital footprint" and explain how it can affect their online privacy.

• Analyze how different parts of their digital footprint can lead others to draw conclusions -- both positive and negative -- about who they are.

• Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to examine a dilemma about digital footprints.

My Social Media Life (15 Minutes) (45 Minute Version)

• Identify the role of social media in their lives.

• Reflect on the positive and negative effects social media use has on their relationships.

• Recognize "red flag feelings" when using social media and use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to consider ways to handle them.

The Four Factors of Fair Use (50 Minutes)

• Define the terms "copyright," "public domain," and "fair use."

• Identify the purpose of the Four Factors of Fair Use.

• Apply fair use to real-world examples, making a case for or against.

Being Aware of What You Share (50 Minutes)

• Reflect on the concept of privacy, including what they feel comfortable sharing and with which people.

• Analyze different ways that advertisers collect information about users to send them targeted ads.

• Identify strategies for protecting their privacy, including opting out of specific features and analyzing app or website privacy policies.

Sexting and Relationships (15 Minutes) (50 Minute Version)

• Compare the risks and benefits of self-disclosure in relationships.

• Identify the risks and potential consequences of sexting.

• Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to consider how to respond in situations where sexting could occur.

Responding to Online Hate Speech (45 Minutes)

• Examine and respond to a piece of artwork about the power of technology.

• Analyze an online hate speech dilemma using the Feelings & Options steps.

• Identify specific actions to positively affect a situation involving hate speech.