Digital Citizenship

Adam Duchac
Module 4
INSTTECH 6232
Digital Citizenship Program for Students, Teachers, and Parents
1. School: Korea Foreign School
2. Grade levels:6-8
3. Student demographics:
-50% female, 50% male
-35 nationalities represented
KFS has a wide ranging demographic of students from across the globe. Students are at
all levels of language (native English speakers to English language learners), technology
awareness, and socio-economic status. We have a small number of students from
countries currently embroiled in conflict who have had very little, if any, exposure to
technology. KFS also has very few technology resources available to students, which can
make using technology in the classroom difficult. To deal with this, teachers often ask
students to bring in their personal devices.
4. Level of Technology Integration used in the classes where this will be taught: Most learners
at KFS are fairly adept at using technology in both their personal lives and as tools for learning.
On the Arizona TIM site, most of them would be somewhere in the middle of the matrix.
Teachers, on the other hand, would be on the far left. Technology, as a whole, is seldom used at
our school as we have very few resources. This is supposed to change by next year though. For
teachers, my goal is to introduce digital citizenship, then basic communication tools (podcasts,
blogs, etc.), and then ethical net practices.
5. Describe your approach for teaching this information. What is your overall philosophy?
My philosophy is that technology can both enhance and detract from a learners school
experience, depending upon how learners are introduced to it. Knowing how to employ
technology safely and effectively is key. My hope is that by starting the year with Common
Sense Media and the host of other sources I found, we can help my students to be advocates for
the safe use of technology, all for the power of good (thanks, Google). Students will be
introduced to basic internet safety, digital citizenship, research skills, and communication
techniques.
Teachers are going to be more receptive to learning about new technology practices if it is
something they can use in their classrooms. We will conduct digital citizenship, research
guidelines, and ethical technology values courses. Training for Parents, who are often
short on time, will be more likely to understand digital citizenship if what they are
learning can be done with their children and connected to what they do in their homes.
Parents will be asked to complete two short online courses, attend one school workshop,
and sign a technology pledge.
6. Instruction Dates: Students and Parents-August 15-30, 2015. The first two weeks of
school will be used to lay the foundation for a successful year of technology use, making
students and parents aware of what will be expected. Lessons will be for one 90 minute
block every other day of the week for students, and online, with one school meeting for
parents.
Teachers- August 1-12. Two weeks prior to the start of the school year, teachers will
receive instruction on how to implement a successful year of technology integration.
7.
Link to Common Sense Media training certificate.
Students
Unit
Teacher
Expected Outcome/ISTE
Standards
Teaching
Resources
Feedback/ Assessment
Internet
Basics
Mr. D-MS
Social
Studies
As KFS receives students

from across the globe, it
would be unwise for us
to assume that all
students come into our
school with a working
knowledge of the internet
(or even computers).
Thus, students will walk
away from this unit with
a basic understanding of
what the internet is, and
how to safely navigate it.
Safe Connects
from Net
Literacy
This is a very basic

introduction to the
internet, but is
important for a
number of students
coming from countries
where technology is
largely absent (mainly
student from Iraq,
Syria, and
Afghanistan). As a
way for students to
show what they have
learned, I will ask
students to write a
blog using edublogs
about what the
internet means to
them, how it can
benefit them, but how
it can also have a
negative effect on
their lives. By using a
blog as a way to write,
students will be using
the very tools they
discussed throughout
this unit.
5. Digital citizenship
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
Digital
Citizen
Basics
Mr. M-6th
grade
World
History
Incoming 6th grade

students will be taught
this lesson at the
beginning of the year.
This will serve as the
launching platform for
digital citizenship.
Students will be able to
understand the
importance of digital
responsibility and how to
safely use technology.
Students understand
legal and ethical
behavior.
a.) Advocate and practice
safe, legal, and
responsible use of
information and
technology.
Digital Life
101 from
Common Sense
Media
Using the extension

activity, students will
create a simile using
the phrase My digital
life is like.
Students can finish
this sentence by using
one of the following
forms of media:
- song
(garageband.com)
- video
(educanon.com)
Research
Success
Mr. M-MS
Geography

search efficiently and
have a strategy to do so.
Strategic
Searching from
Common Sense
Media
The internet is the

most powerful
research tool
available. Yet its
power can also be
overwhelming. With a
vast amount of
information available,
sorting through it to
find the right source
can be difficult.
Students will be asked
to create a
bibliography for a
future research
project, using APA
format and the
following search
engines:
-Google Scholar
-ERIC
-Sweet Search
Safe Online
Talk from
Common Sense
Media
Students are
constantly
commenting on one
anothers blogs and
communicating via
text and video based
apps. I feel its
important to stress
how to talk
professionally and
appropriately to one
another. To show they
can do this, students
will submit
screenshots of their
conversations on
edublog to me via
Kakao talk (Koreas
version of Facebook
messenger). Students
Students will have an in

depth understanding of
academic search tools
available online.
4. Critical thinking,
problem solving, and
decision making
Students use critical
thinking skills to plan
and conduct research,
manage projects, solve
problems, and make
informed decisions using
appropriate digital tools
and resources.
c. Collect and analyze
data to identify solutions
and/or make informed
decisions
Communication
with
classmates and the
wider
world
Mr. D-6th
grade
World
History

communicate with one
another in a professional
manner.
conduct themselves in a
confident, positive
manner, when connecting
with others.
Students understand
legal and ethical
behavior.
a. Advocate and practice
safe, legal, and
responsible use of
information and
technology
will also blog about a

scenario where they
have felt
uncomfortable when
talking with a
classmate or someone
else online. As a class,
we will choose a few
examples and discuss
them as a group.
Teachers
Unit
Teacher
What is
digital
citizenship?
Ms. CMS
English
Expected Outcome
Teachers will have a
better understanding of
what it means for their
students to be
responsible digital
citizens.
1. Facilitate and inspire
student learning and
creativity
Teachers use their
knowledge of subject
matter, teaching and
learning, and technology
to facilitate experiences
that advance student
learning, creativity, and
innovation in both faceto-face and virtual
environments.
a. Promote, support, and
model creative and
innovative thinking and
inventiveness
Teaching
Resources
Feedback/Assessment
Mindful Digital This article gives a

Citizenship from great perspective on
Edutopia
how to create mindful
digital citizens.
During the first two
weeks of inservice
days for teachers, we
will form reading
groups (3-4 teachers)
with subject based
colleagues and discuss
the article. Teachers
will be responsible for
creating a digital
poster that describes
what a responsible
digital citizen looks
like, using Poster my
Wall.
Digital
Communication
Mr. DMS
Social
Studies
Teachers will learn about

communication tools
(blogs, podcasts, etc.)
and how to incorporate
them into their classroom
settings.
Digital
Communication
Models from
Digital
Citizenship
Teachers will create a

two minute podcast
(using Vocaroo.com
with at least two home
made sound effects)
describing how blogs
and podcasts could be
beneficial to their
classrooms.
Cyberbullying
Upstanders from
Teaching Digital
Citizenship
Teachers will be asked

to come up with past
scenarios of
cyberbullying they
have dealt with, and
will be asked (in
2. Design and develop

digital age learning
experiences and
assessments
Teachers design,
develop, and evaluate
authentic learning
experiences and
assessments
incorporating
contemporary tools and
resources to maximize
content learning in
context and to develop
the knowledge, skills,
and attitudes identified in
the Standards
a. Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital tools
and resources to promote
student learning and
creativity
Cyberbullying
Mr. MMS
Social
Studies
Teachers will learn how

to encourage students to
be upstanders instead of
bystanders.
Teachers will also learn
how to recognize
cyberbullying and how
to help students stop it.
groups of 3-4) to
come up with a list of
ways to deal with
cyberbullying that
they learned from the
website. Teachers will
then participate in a
group discussion with
colleagues.
4. Promote and model

digital citizenship and
responsibility
Teachers understand
local and global societal
issues and
responsibilities in an
evolving digital culture
and exhibit legal and
ethical behavior in their
professional practices.
a. Advocate, model, and
teach safe, legal, and
ethical use of digital
information and
technology, including
respect for copyright,
intellectual property, and
the appropriate
documentation of
sources
Ethics and
Copyright
Mr. MMS
Social
Studies
Teachers will learn about

the scope of plagiarism
due to a vast array of
online resources.
Teachers will learn how
to detect, and prevent,
plagiarism.
4. Promote and model
responsibility
Teachers understand
local and global societal
issues and
responsibilities in an
evolving digital culture
and exhibit legal and
ethical behavior in their
Whats mine
isnt necessarily
yours from
Teaching Digital
Citizenship
Plagiarism
Detection and
Prevention from
Penn State.
Plagiarism is
becoming more of a
problem as students
have access to more
and more
information.Students
will be taught proper
research techniques
and how to avoid
plagiarizing others
work, so it makes
sense to educate
teachers on ethics and
copyright issues.
After watching the
video and looking
through the student
assignment, teachers
will come up with a
professional practices.
flow chart of ways to

prevent and combat
plagiarism in the
classroom. This will
be shared in a group
setting.
a. Advocate, model, and

teach safe, legal, and
ethical use of digital
information and
technology, including
respect for copyright,
intellectual property, and
the appropriate
documentation of
sources
Parents
Unit
Teacher
Expected Outcome
Teaching
Resources
Feedback/Assessment
Cyberbullying
prevention
Mr. DMS
Social
Studies
Parents will understand

the dangers of
cyberbullying, how to
protect their child, and
where to go for help.
Lets fight it
together from
Digizen.org
Parents will be asked

to watch the six
minute video with
their child and write
(together) a one
reflection on how
cyberbullying can be
prevented. Students
will bring this to class
and discuss with
colleagues.
Digital Life
Conversation
Mr. DMS
Social
Studies
Parents will understand

the problems their
children face in a
constantly connected
world, how to help guide
them through, and how
to ask for help.
Conversation
Cases from
Common Sense
Media.
Parents will be
encouraged to attend
an after school
meeting on digital
citizenship. These
conversations are
aimed at making
parents aware of the
problems their
children face online,
and how to effectively
deal with any issues
that may come their
way. An open
dialogue is
encouraged among
participants.
Parent/Stud- Mr. Dent Safety
Ms
App
Social
Studies
Parents will become

familiar with the six
pillars of digital
citizenship.
Beapro Parent
App from
iKeepsafe.org
Parents will be
encouraged to
download the Beapro
app and take the
quizzes with their
children.
Parent
Pledge
Parents will read through

the Family Digital
Citizenship Contract, and
sign it with their child.
Family Digital
Citizenship
Contract from
Digitalcitizenshi
p.net
Parents will be
expected to read
through the contract.
By signing off, they
will be acknowledging
that they are aware of
what is expected of
their child, both at
home and school.
Mr. MMS
Social
Studies

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Link to Common Sense Media training certificate.

As KFS receives students

This is a very basic

Incoming 6th grade

Using the extension

Students will be able to

The internet is the

Students will have an in

Students will be able to

will also blog about a

Mindful Digital This article gives a

Teachers will learn about

Teachers will create a

Teachers will be asked

2. Design and develop

Teachers will learn how

4. Promote and model

Teachers will learn about

flow chart of ways to

a. Advocate, model, and

Parents will understand

Parents will be asked

Parents will understand

Parents will become

Parents will read through

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