EDE492-IntroductiontoDigitalCitizenshipLessonPlan

BiancaVilla,SarahMiller,AshleyLaGrassa
26July2017
8th-10thGrade
EnglishCo-Taught
ClassroomCommunity
IntroductiontoDigitalCitizenship
60minutes

1. ContentArea.
TheskillsdevelopedinthislessonmostnaturallyconnectwiththeEnglishLanguageArts
(ELA)curriculum.Theinstructorsareoftheopinionthatwhiledigitalcitizenshipdoesnotfall
withintheascribedELAcurriculuminmostschools,itcanbeexploredinwaysthatstrengthen
reading,speaking,writing,listening,andcriticalthinkingskills.Assuch,ELAteacherscanbe
integralinensuringthatallstudentshaveabetterunderstandingofthebenefitsanddangersof
digitalaccessandfeelcomfortableinmakingsmartchoicesabouttheuseofsocialmediaplatforms.
Inrecognizingourstudentsascitizens,wearealsomakingconnectionstoHistory/SocialStudies
curriculums.

2. Purpose/Goals
Thegoalofthislessonisforstudentstobetterunderstandthebenefitsandthedangersof
digitalaccessbydrawingonpersonalexperiences,usingdigitalrole-playing,andparticipatingin
variousclassroomformsofclassroomdiscussion.Studentswillsynthesizeandapplythisknowledge
and,asacommunity,willcreatebestpracticesforresponsiblyengagingwithsocialmediaplatforms.
Thesebestpracticesareessentialinpreventingstudentsfrommakingchoicesonsocialmediathat
willleadendangerthemselvesorwillhurttheschoolcommunityinanotherway(e.g.studentsmay
engageincyberbullyingorbecyberbullied).Moreover,incomingtogetherexplicitlyasacommunity,
wehopetodevelopdigitalawarenessinstudentswhilestrengtheningthefeelingsofrespectand
trustwithintheclassroom.Finally,whiledevelopinganunderstandingofbestpracticesforsocial
mediaengagement,wealsoaimtostrengthenstudentreading,writing,speaking,listening,and
criticalthinkingskills,inalignmentwiththeNYSELAstandards.

3. Objectives
a. Studentswillbeablearticulatebestpracticesforresponsiblesocialmedia
engagementbyreflectingonpersonalexperiences,participatinginrole-playing
activitiesandclassdiscussions,andreflectingontherulesofengagementwewill
establishasacommunity.

4. National/NewYorkStateStandards
a. NewYorkStateStandards:Whilethislessonisappropriateformultiplegrades,the
idealtargetis8thgrade.
i. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.3Analyzehowatextmakesconnectionsamongand
distinctionsbetweenindividuals,ideas,orevents(e.g.,through
comparisons,analogies,orcategories).
 ii. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1Engageeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborative
discussions(one-on-one,ingroups,andteacher-led)withdiversepartners
ongrade8topics,texts,andissues,buildingonothers'ideasand
expressingtheirownclearly.
b. ISTEstandards

i. DigitalCitizen:Studentsrecognizetherights,responsibilitiesand
opportunitiesofliving,learningandworkinginaninterconnected
digitalworld,andtheyactandmodelinwaysthataresafe,legalandethical.
2b.Studentsengageinpositive,safe,legalandethicalbehaviorwhenusing
technology,includingsocialinteractionsonlineorwhenusingnetworked
devices.
ii. CreativeCommunicator:Studentscommunicateclearlyandexpress
themselvescreativelyforavarietyofpurposesusingtheplatforms,tools,
styles,formatsanddigitalmediaappropriatefortheirgoals.
6a.Studentschoosetheappropriateplatformsandtoolsformeetingthe
desiredobjectivesoftheircreationforcommunication.
6c.Studentscommunicatecomplexideasclearlyandeffectivelybycreating
orusingavarietyofdigitalobjectssuchasvisualizations,models,or
simulations.
6d.Studentspublishorpresentcontentthatcustomizesthemessageand
mediumfortheirintendedaudiences.

5. Assessment
Summative:
a.Studentswillevidencetheirlearningthroughthecreationof
classroomguidingprinciplesfordigitalcitizenship.Theywillalsosubmit
theirownpersonalreflectionsintheformofanexitticket.Students
representtheirtakeawaythoughtsfromtheclassintheformoftweets;
studentswillleavetheirTweetspostedtothedoorastheyleaveclass.The
artifactscreatedbythestudentsduringthislessonwilllinktothesummative
unitbyprovidingapointofreferenceandrulesforthestudentsthroughout
thedigitalcitizenshipunit.
Formative:
a.Studentlearningduringthelessonwillbeassessedthroughteacher
observationoftheiractiveparticipationwhileplayingtherole-playingdigital
citizenshipactivity,aswellasthroughtheirverbalparticipationincreating
theclassroomguidingprinciplesfordigitalcitizenship.Peertopeer
collaborationcanalsobeutilizedthroughoutthelesson.Evidenceofstudent
learningcanbesharedinmultiplewaysduringthelesson(writtentext,
picturerepresentation,gameplay),andwillbefurtherdisplayedthroughtheir
extendedlearningassignment(studentsselecttheirpreferredmediumfor
expressioninordertosharetheirthoughtsandexperiences).

 6. CommunityKnowledgeandExperience:Thislessonplanseekstoacknowledge,
validateandempowerstudentsandtheirparentsatmultiplepoints,including:
a. Studentexperienceiscentralizedintheopeningactivityinwhichstudentsengage
withtheCommonSenseactivities.Fromthispointforward,studentexperiencesare
consideredastextsandareencouragedtobeusedasevidenceintheclassroom
discussion.
b. Similarly,studentexperiencesarevaluedastextswiththeopeningactivity.In
additiontoreadingaboutothersexperienceswithtechnologies,studentsare
welcomedandencouragedtosharetheirownexperiencespriortotodaysclassand
tousetheseexperiencesasevidencetosupporttheirclaimsandunderstandingsof
technology.
c. Thefinalactivity-inwhichanswergarden.comisusedtodeterminethemost
popularrulesstudentswanttocommitto-alsopositionsstudentsassourcesof
knowledgeinthattheythemselvesdetermineandconstructtherulesof
engagementthattheclasswillcodify.Duringthistime,theteachershouldensure
thatstudentsareengagedwiththeactivitybutshouldensurethatthefinalrules
originatefromclassconsensuswithoutauthoritativeinterference.
d. TheteacherwillcreateaGoogledocandsharewithallstudentsthatcodifiesthe
rulesidentifiedbyanswergardenasmostvaluedbythestudents.Theteacherwill
sendhomeprintedcopiestobesigned.Familiesandparentsareinvolvedbybeing
askedtosignthecontractandcommittingtohelpstudentsupholdtherulesof
engagement.Studentswillalsosignthecontractandreturntotheclassroom.Finally,
theteacherwillsignthecontract,sendingacopyhomeandkeepingtheoriginalin
theeventthataconversationaboutpropertechuseisneeded.Thisensuresthatall
stakeholdersareawareofandinvolvedindeterminingandcommittingtobest
practicesaroundtechnologyuse.
e. Oneofthemajoraimsofthislessonisthatitisaccessibletoallstudents.Inhopes
ofachievingthisgoal,wehaveusedmultimodalactivitiesthroughout.

7. Procedure

1:00PM-1:30PM(30min)
GameExercise
StudentswillaccessCommonSenseMedia(https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-compass)
toplayoneofthreeDigitalCompassgamessurroundingtopicsindigitalcitizenship:Rhodas
Dilemma,WinksDilemma,orPeppersDilemma.Linkstothewebsitewillbepostedona
GoogleDoconthesmartboard.Theinstructorwillprovidethefollowingguidingquestiononthe
boardfortheactivity:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthecharactersactionsonlineandwhat
happensintheirschoollives?

1:30PM-1:40PM(10min)
Post-gamediscussions
Studentswilldiscusstheirin-gameexperienceasawholegroupandaddresstheguidingquestion
providedinthepreviousactivity.

1:40PM-1:50PM(10min)
Personalexperiencesdo-nowactivity
UsingWebWhiteBoard(https://webwhiteboard.com/),studentswillanonymouslysubmitpersonal
experiences,bothpositiveandnegative,relatedtoonlineinteractionsinordertogroundthe
connectionbetweenonlineandschoollifeintheirlivedexperiences.

1:50PM-1:57PM(7min)
CodifyingRulesofEngagement
Studentswillcollaborateviaanswergarden.cominordertoidentifymostpopularOnlineCodeof
Conduct:GuidingPrinciples.Theteacherwillthencodifythefivetosevenmostcommon
responsesintoaGoogledocthatwillbesharedwithallstudentsandfamilies.Thisdocumentwill
alsobereferencedthroughouttheremainderoftheunitandschoolyearbasedontheirpersonal
experiencesandtheirexperiencesplayingtheonlinegame.Studentswillbeinstructedtoprintout
theGoogleDocathome;ifthestudentdoesnothaveaccesstoaprinter,thentheteacherwillprint
outthedocumentafterclassandhavethephysicaldocumentavailableforpickupoutsidethe
classroomdoor.Allstakeholderswillsignthedocumentasamarkoftheircommitmenttofollowing
theprinciples.

1:57PM-2:00PM(3min)
Exitticketactivity
Studentsrepresenttheirtakeawaythoughtsfromtheclassintheformoftweets;studentswill
leavetheirTweetspostedtothedoorastheyleaveclass.Duringthistime,teacherwillpost
instructionsforthehomework,aswellasverballygiveinstructionsregardingthehomework.

HomeworkActivity(Tobecompletedpriortonextclass)
Extendedlearningactivity
Studentswillextendthevaluesofthecodifiedrulesofonlineengagementcreatedinclasstotheir
practicesbycreatingamultimodalPublicServiceAnnouncement(PSA)aboutgoodonlineetiquette
basedontherulesintheformofeitheravideo,photographicpiece,aninfographic,awrittenonline
post,oranaudio-recordedreflection.StudentswillsharesaidPSAonamediaplatformofchoice.
StudentswillsubmiteitheralinktotheironlinePSApostorascreenshotoftheirposttothe
instructorasproofofcompletingtheassignment.

8. DifferentiatedInstruction
Activitieswillhavemultiplemeansofengagementandinteractionforthestudents.The
onlinedigitalcompassactivitycanbeaccessedinEnglishaswellasSpanishtoaddressthe
needsofSpanish-speakingELLstudents.Byallowingstudentstosharetheirpersonal
experienceswithinthelesson,connectionsarebeingmadetotheirlivedrealitiesasaformof
culturalinclusion.Studentswillalsobeabletocollaboratewithapartnerduringtheonline
activityiftheyrequireadditionalassistancetoparticipate.Contentwillbepresentedto
studentsthroughmultiplemeansinalignmentwithUniversalDesignforLearning.Students
willbeabletoexpresstheirlearningandpracticeskillsinarticulation,writing,andcontent
vocabularyskillsthroughmultiplemediums,includingthefollowing:verbalclassroom
 discussion;onlinetyping(orspeech-to-text);andpicturerepresentation.Asapartoftheir
extendedlearning,studentswillalsorepresentthisthroughthefollowingmediums:video;
photographicpiece;aninfographic;awrittenonlinepostoranaudio-recordedreflection.
Theuseofmultipleformatsforlessonmaterialswillallowtheinstructortomoreeasilymeet
thespecificaccommodationsofstudentIEPs.

9. Resources
Activitiesinthislessonwillrequiretheuseof:
One-to-oneChromebooks
Enhancesstudentlearningthroughexposuretonewtechnology,andbyallowingtextandother
contenttoberepresentedindigitalformats.ThechromebooksareessentialforaccessingtheDigital
Compassgameportionofthelesson(through
https://www.digitalcompass.org/game/index.html),whichteachesthevaluesofdigital
citizenshipinaninteractive,immersiveexperience.Additionally,thechromebooksareneededto
accessWebWhiteBoard(https://webwhiteboard.com/board/wmhfjmck),wherestudents
candrawortypetoexpresstheirpersonalexperienceswithinteractionsonline,andcaneasilyand
instantaneouslycollaborateasneeded.Finally,theChromebookswillallowaccesstotheclosing
codificationactivitytobecompletedviaanswergarden.com.
TheprofessorwilluseGoogledocstocodifythestudentrulesofengagementandwillsharethesewith
students.Studentswillthenhaveaccesstotherulesfromtheirphonesandfromtheclass
Chromebooks.
Smartboard
Providesvisuallearnersavisualaidandactsasavisualreferencetogroundcriticalconnectionsfor
studentconversation.TheguidingquestionsandstudentcuratedGoogleDocwillbepostedhere.
Exitticket:paper,tape,writingimplements
Enhancesstudentlearningbyprovidingatactileconnectionforlearning,aswellasawritten/drawn
methodoflearningrepresentation.Exitticket(Tweet)willbepostedtotheclassroomdoor.
SupportingInstructors,TESOLInstructors,andSpecialEducationInstructors
Theseinstructorswillserveashumansupportthroughoutthelessonandwillactasaidsforstudents
withIEPsandELLstudents.

10. Applications,Connections&Extension
a. Thislessonisintendedtoextendbeyondtheclassroomasallstakeholderswillbe
askedtocommittofollowingtherulesofengagementdraftedinclass.Whilethe
actualcontractwillbesenthomeinthedaysfollowingtheactivity,thegoalisthat
studentskeeptheprinciplesinmindduringtheirdailytechnologyuse.
b. Thetweetexitticketactivityisdesignedtobothinformallyassessstudent
understandingandallowstudentstomakeafinalpersonalconnection/application
withthematerial,astheyreflectonwhattheywanttokeepinmindfromtodays
lesson.
c. Inanidealsituation,thislessonwillalsobeextendedwithamorelengthydigital
citizenshiponboarding.Commonsensemedia.orgwillbeusedasaresourcefor
studentstoexplorewithguidanceonceaweekduringtheir30-minutestudyhall
periods.
 d. Havingintroducedthistopicinclass,teacherswillalsokeepaneyeonrecentevents
andsharewiththeclassadditionalexamplesduringlunchandotherlessstructured
timesinordertoaugmentandsolidifystudenttake-aways.
e. Thefinalplannedopportunityforapplication,connectionandextensionisinthe
aboveoutlinedinthehomeworkactivity.