7th+Gr.+Lessons


 * SAFETY (Staying safe when connecting with others online when blogging, gaming, chatting, on social networking sites, Recognizing predator grooming) / SECURITY (Setting strong passwords, Scams, Privacy policies) / DIGITAL LIFE (Limiting online activities, Avoiding inappropriate sites/images) / PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS (Sexting / Revealing too much) / SELF-EXPRESSION & IDENTITY (How you present yourself online) / CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying / Online community building) / RESPECTING CREATIVE WORK (copyright, fair use) / SEARCHING / RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (Citing sources, Determining validity & purpose of sites) **

__**LESSONS: Required lessons are noted.**__
 * SEARCHING:** **The Key to Keywords** (Common Sense Media)
 * RESEARCH AND EVALUATION:** **How to Cite a Site** (Common Sense Media)
 * SAFETY / SECURITY / PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS:** **Private and Personal Information** (Common Sense Media)

**SEARCHING** http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/key-keywords-6-8
 * REQUIRED: **
 * The Key to Keywords** (Common Sense Media)
 * Handouts, Discussion
 * Students learn strategies to increase the accuracy of their keyword searches and make inferences about the effectiveness of the strategies.
 * Time 45 min.

** RESEARCH & EVALUATION ** http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/how-cite-site-6-8
 * REQUIRED: **
 * How to Cite a Site** (Common Sense Media)
 * Handouts, Discussion
 * Students reflect on the importance of citing all sources when they do research. They then learn how to write bibliographical citations for online sources.
 * Time 45 min.

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/private-and-personal-information-6-8
 * REQUIRED: **
 * SA **** FETY / SECURITY / PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS **
 * Private and Personal Information** (Common Sense Media)
 * Handouts, discussion
 * Students learn to think critically about the user information that some websites request or require. They learn the difference between private information and personal information, distinguishing what is safe and unsafe to share online.
 * Time 45 min.
 * OPTIONAL __**VIDEO:**__ Also show video from below: **"Tracking Teresa"** (How Easy is it to find someone's location from information on the Internet?) []//(Val Garton)//

=ADDITIONAL (OPTIONAL) LESSONS YOU MAY CHOOSE TO DO=

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/trillion-dollar-footprint-6-8
 * PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS **
 * Trillion Dollar Footprint** (Common Sense Media)
 * Handouts, Discussion (Video for parents/teachers, Video for students on another page: "Brittany's Story")
 * Students learn that they have a digital footprint and that this information can be searched; copied and passed on, but that they can take some control based on what they post online. Students Google themselves.
 * Time 45 min.
 * **__VIDEO:__ "Privacy Video Vignette: Brittany's Story"**: []

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/which-me-should-i-be-6-8
 * SE **** LF-EXPRESSION & IDENTITY **
 * Which Me Should I Be?** (Common Sense Media)
 * Handout, Discussion, Video (Self Expression Video Vignette: Henry's Story")
 * Students learn that presenting themselves in different ways online carries both benefits and risks.
 * Time 45 min.
 * __**VIDEO**__: "**Self Expression Video Vignette: Henry's Story"**

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/creator%E2%80%99s-responsibilities-6-8
 * RESPECTING CREATIVE WORK **
 * A Creator's Responsibilities** (Common Sense Media)
 * Handouts, Discussion, Video ("Respecting Creative Work Video Vignette: Henry's Story")
 * Students reflect on their responsibilities as creators and users of creative work.
 * Time 45 min.
 * __**VIDEO**__: **"Respecting Creative Work Video Vignette: Henry's Story"**

**CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying, Online community building)** Chart It http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/chart-it-7-8
 * Chart handout, discussion, Video
 * Students will learn to assess people’s intentions and the impact of their words and actions, both positive and negative, in online environments. Students mark a chart: intentional, unintentional, hurtful, helpful - after hearing/reading 8 situations. Propose solutions to online dillemmas
 * Time 45 min.
 * __**VIDEO:**__ **"Student Intro video: Our Connected Culture"**

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 * DIGITAL LIFE (Our online activities) **
 * The Ups and Downs of Digital Life** (Common Sense Media)
 * Handout, Discussion, Video ("Digital Life Video Vignettes: Our Digital Life")
 * Students reflect on the possibilities and pitfalls of digital media for themselves, for their relationships with people close to them, and for society at large.
 * __**VIDEOS**__: **"Digital Life Video Vignettes: Our Digital Life"**


 * CUSTOMIZED LESSONS:**


 * INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY:** **Using Word and PhotoBooth on the imac to take pics, create a poster** illustrating good Internet safety and digital citizenship. Students can view sites on good poster composition. They should have a slogan or catchy phrase along w/ details in smaller text. This can be done as an assessment after watching the videos or doing the lessons, or it can be done as an independent activity. You can list the videos on a wiki and have students watch on their own and then create the poster to share with the class. //(Val Garton)//
 * **Poster Ideas**:
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http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=82125
 * INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY**: **Create a video or Animoto presentation** about Internet Safety / Digital Citizenship. See this example on Cyberbullying. //(Val Garton)//
 * Cyberbullying video** created by students (with Animoto?)


 * MORE VIDEOS**

Put yourself in the place of the bully, the victim, the bystanders. **BLOG** about what happened. []
 * CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying, Online community building) **
 * Show video: "Kitchen Video"** (Girl mocking another. If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online.)

**PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS (personal identification info) / SAFETY / SECURITY ** **"Tracking Teresa"** (How Easy is it to find someone's location from information on the Internet?) []