Understanding By Design

Digital Citizenship Unit

by
Mrs. Ashley Castellana Perkey
Mrs. Linda Lawrence
Title of Unit:

Curriculum Area

Grade Level

Time Frame

Digital Citizenship

Technology; Lang
Arts; Character Ed

4 days

Identify Desired Results (Stage 1)

ISTE Standard #5:
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal
and ethical behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and
students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools.
http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-students

Essential Questions
What does it mean to be a digital citizen?
What rights and responsibilities do I have as a digital citizen?
How do you handle peers who are irresponsible with technology?
Goals
Students will.

be able to use a wiki page in order to

complete an online unit about digital
citizenship
learn the importance of a digital
footprint and the impact of technology
on their lives
be responsible digital citizens

Understandings
Students will understand

the importance of being responsible

with their technology
that not all web surfing is safe or
accurate
an internet footprint is forever
plagiarism is a crime

Knowledge
Students will know

what digital citizenship is

correct ways to handle cyberbullying
there is a right and wrong way to
participate on the internet
the results of plagiarism

Skills
Students will be able to

access a wiki page

browse the internet safely
access resources to guide them
through their future with technology

Assessment Evidence (Stage 2)

Materials Provided

Computers/iPads, Handouts/Resources, Pencils

Performance Tasks:
Day 1:

HOOK: Students are presented with a surprise speaker. He is a former student of

Villa Rica High. He explains that he was sent to alternative school his junior year for
a video he posted online. He shares a story about his first year in college; he could
not get one of the working positions at the school due to his past posting.
Questionnaire: Students are given a handout/questionnaire and are to check yes,
no or maybe to digital citizenship questions. (Will take place before speaker)
Discussion: Students and teachers have a class discussion about Digital
Citizenship.

Day 2-3
WIKIPAGE: Students are introduced the lesson on the PBwiki and are to follow all
the directions, watch all provided videos, submit all quizzes, an answer all required
questions.
Day 4
Product: Students are to do their final assessment located on the curated tool. The
final assessment includes a video produced with technology identifying key items
they learned and upload to Mrs. Lawrences blog. (see assignment for details
located on PBwiki)
Post questionnaire: Students are to retake the day 1 questionnaire.

Other evidence

Discussions, personal experiences, and Q&As are expressed

daily with one another. Mrs. Lawrence and I are in the media
center facilitating throughout the entire lesson.

Learning Plan (Stage 3)

Where are your
students headed?
How will you hook
students at the
beginning of
the unit?
What events will help
students experience
and
explore the big idea
and questions in the
unit?
How will you equip
them with needed
skills and
knowledge?
How will you cause
students to reflect
and
rethink?
How will you
organize and
sequence the
learning activities to
optimize the
engagement
and achievement of
ALL students?

My students are becoming responsible digital citizens.

A former student from Villa Rica High who gives his testimony.

The speaker will have a huge impact on their perception of

consequences. Many of the videos will hit on some emotional
level making one see the impact of their own actions. The videos
and handouts will quip them with needed skills which they will
have access too beyond the lesson.

The questionnaire will be given to them at the end of the lesson

and will be compared to the first set of answers they gave. The
video they produce is going to require them to think on their own
actions and see how they can be better digital citizens.
The lesson will involve personal experiences, partners, personal
production, technology and a scoring rubric.

Scoring Rubric
Digital Citizenship
Poor
1 pts

Quizzes

Fair
2 pts
Poor

Less than 3 quizzes were

submitted with at least 80%
accuracy.

Short Essay
Questions

Video

Poor
Only 1/3 of the questions
were answered with a
thorough response in
complete sentences.

Poor
Video did not include all three
requests and sound was not
clear.

Blog
0 pts if not
uploaded

Poor

Good
3 pts
Fair

3-4 quizzes were submitted

with at least 80% accuracy.

Fair
Only 2/3 of the questions
were answered with a
thorough response in
complete sentences.

Fair
Video included all requests
but sound was not clear.

Fair

Total
Score
Good

All quizzes were submitted

with at least 80% accuracy.

Good
All questions were answered
with a thorough response in
complete sentences.

Good
Video included all requests
and sound was clear.

Good
Video was uploaded to
teacher blog.