TECHNOLOGY-11

ESSENTIAL UNIT 2 (E02)

(Digital Citizenship)
(JULY 2010)

Unit Statement: The essential unit on digital citizenship introduces the student to many
competencies and orientations necessary to succeed in a complex technological world. At
this level the student will gain skills that improve his/her daily life, and demonstrate
ethical and legal behavior in the use of technology. Threats to personal safety and to
electronic data are reviewed, and the student defines and practices strategies to protect
them and to respect others.
Essential Outcomes: (assessed for mastery)
1. The Student Will summarize and discuss the school's acceptable use policy.
2. TSW will demonstrate best practices for accounts and passwords.
3. TSW create and organize a system of bookmarks or tags for Internet sites.
4. TSW demonstrate effective use of email accounts, including addressing,
organizing, deleting, searching, and dealing with spam.
5. TSW use a social networking and collaborative publishing application to present a
project or report.
6. TSW identify viruses and trojans, adware, malware, and related threats, and
employ best practices to avoid problems.
7. TSW define plagiarism and summarize the relevant aspects of copyright,
intellectual property, trademark, and patent laws, and practice ethical and
legal practices.
8. TSW practice ethical and legal behavior regarding access to inappropriate websites,
cyber bullying, and cell phone harassment.
9. TSW recognize addictive behaviors associated with technology, including online
gaming and substance abuse.
Introduced & Practiced:
1. The Student Will define "digital footprint", and identify and discuss the risks and
benefits of social networking and collaborative publishing.
2. TSW demonstrate ergonomically safe use of equipment.
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3. TSW summarize technological threats to personal safety, including messaging,

stalking & interaction with strangers, and implications of emerging
technology, (e.g. devices with GPS), and practice safe technology use.
4. TSW identify the risks and benefits of online shopping.
5. TSW discuss benefits of emerging technology, and strategies for transferring
competencies to new technologies.
6. TSW review terminology including terms related to networks, connectivity, and
data storage.
Suggested Materials:
QSI, at this time, has elected to use the i-Safe curriclum as an integral part of teaching
digital citizenship. Recommendations to use this site might change if another site is
deemed more appropriate in the future. It is available for all students. It is strongly
recommended that teachers become familiar with the curriculum, and take the self-study
course before attempting to teach this unit.
Suggested Activities:
1. In exploring community, and the risks associated with it, consider having the class
write an ABC book where communication is enhanced by technological
enhancements. For ideas, see this ReadWriteThink lesson.
2. Consider incorporating some or all of this series of lessons on community from
Learning To Give.
3. There are fantastic sites to help students create posters with pop. Consider these
resources: Aviary, Dumpr - Photo Fun, Motivator: Create your own motivational
posters!, Magazine Cover: Be a superstar!, Block Posters - Create large wall
posters from any image for free!, and FlockDraw.
4. Media Lit has excellent resources for media literacy. Here is a page where
teachers can access information on the five questions used to help deconstruct
media messages.
5. Students are expected to deconstruct a media message (chosen by the teacher) and
present their deconstruction process to the class.
Strategies:
Student could independently search on Internet.

Assessment Rubric found on following page.

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Assessment Rubric E02 Digital Citizenship

The use of the following checklist is suggested, but not mandatory. Rather it is a tool to assess
students on essential outcomes. A level mastery means that a student has mastered all essential
parts of the unit at an appropriate high level. The student consistently demonstrated noteworthy
achievement of high quality, particularly in the higher order thinking or performance skills. B
level mastery means that a student has mastered all essential parts of the unit at an appropriately
high level in which the student successfully engaged in higher thinking or performance skills.
Students may receive a D (deficient) if they have not made a reasonable effort on one or more
outcomes.
TSW
1. Summarize and discuss
the school's acceptable
use policy.

A Level Mastery
Student can have an
informed discussion
on the school's AUP.

B Level Mastery
Student can have a
discussion on the
school's AUP.

P Progress
Student does not
know the school's
AUP.

2. Demonstrate best
practices for accounts and
passwords.

N/A

Student has
demonstrated best
practices.

Student has not

demonstrated best
practices.

Student has
organized a system.

The students
system doesnt
work.

Student uses email

effectively.

Student does not use

effectively.

Student has
presented using
social networking
and collaborative
publishing.
Student has
identified threats
and has employed
best practices to
avoid problems.

Student has not

presented using
social networking
and collaborative
publishing.
Student has not
identified threats, or
employed best
practices to avoid
problems.

3. Create and organize a

system of bookmarks or
tags for Internet sites.

Student has created

an efficient system.

4. Demonstrate effective
use of email accounts.
5. Use a social networking
and collaborative
publishing application to
present a project or report.

N/A
Student used
resources in creative
ways or optimized
the resources
selected.

6. Identify viruses and

trojans, adware, malware,
and related threats, and
employ best practices to
avoid problems.

N/A

6. Define plagiarism, and

summarize and practice
ethical and legal practices
relevant to copyright and
intellectual property.

Student has fully

summarized and
practiced exceptional
ethical and legal
behavior.

Student has
summarized and
practiced ethical and
legal behavior.

Student has not

adequately
summarized or
practiced ethical and
legal behavior.

7. Practice ethical and legal

behavior regarding
inappropriate websites,
bullying, and harassment.

Student has practiced Student has

exceptional ethical
practiced ethical and
and legal behavior.
legal behaviors.

Student has not

practiced ethical and
legal behaviors.

8. Recognize addictive
behaviors associated with
technology.

Student shows
understanding of
addictive behaviors.

Student has not

recognized addictive
behaviors.

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Student recognizes
addictive behaviors.

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