Sturgeon School Division: Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship Outline for Grade 8 

Outline revised from the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. 2010

RESOURCES 

Microsoft Digital Citizenship and Creative Content Curriculum.  The unit below has 5 major activities and one culminating activity that focuses on copyright, fair use, gaming, and intellectual proprty. Each lesson consists of individual work, group work, and a project in some form. Each lesson can be delivered independently or together as a unit of focus.  Microsoft 2011

Microsoft Digital Citizenship and Creative Content Curriculum. The unit below has 5 major activities and one culminating activity that focuses on permission and copyright. Microsoft 2011 

The Ups and Downs of Digital Life: Students reflect on the positives and negatives of using digital media. lesson found on commonsensemedia.org

Top Secret: Protecting Others Online. lesson found on commonsensemedia.org

Trillion Dollar Footprint: Students learn they have a digital footprint and build their own digital footprint. lesson found on commonsensemedia.org

Build Your Online Community: Students learn how to help build a positive online community. lesson found on commonsensemedia.org

Turn down the dial on cyberbullying: Students learn that online hate can quickly escalate and how posts can hurt others. lesson found on commonsensemedia.org

Strategic Searching: How to properly search the Internet. lesson found on commonsensemedia.org

Overexposed, Sexting and Relationship. lesson found on commonsensemedia.org

Texting: An interactive website that teaches students proper texting etiquette.

Netbasics: An interactive website that teaches students the ins and outs of Internet safety.

Posting Online:  A video that discusses how posting on social networks is not private.

Cyberbullying Comic: An online comic that discusses cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying: What to do: An interactive game that has students make choices when encountering cyberbullying online.

Internet Safety: An interactive video game that quizzes students on smart Internet safety choices.

Critical Evaluation of Online Resources.  Found on Kathy Schrock's Internet Curriculum

Website and Content Evaluation:  A variety of evaluation resources listed on Kathy Schrock's website.

Fake Websites: A list of fake websites that you can use to teach students how to and why we need to evaluate websites.

 Citing Sources: Students are taught in this lesson how to critically think about content on the Internet and to cite the sources they choose to use. Microsoft 2011.