Personal and Social Responsibility

ASSIGNMENT 1: Digital Citizenship

Learning Target (Curricular Competencies):

  • Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful texts for a variety of purposes and audiences
  •  Identify bias, contradictions, and distortions
  • Access information for diverse purposes and from a variety of sources to inform writing

Task:

 "Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage."

Source: http://www.digitalcitizenship.net

Your task is to develop a presentation for a 2nd grade class. It will be very important for you to consider your audience when you are preparing your slides. Watch for any bias in your information (Note: This link is to an insecure server which means that your browser will probably provide a warning and ask you to approve accessing this material.) . Make it easy to understand and follow. Use visuals. Do research on digital citizenship and maintain a working bibliography as you did in previous lessons. This website on 9 themes in digital citizenship would be a good place to start (note:This link is to an insecure server which means that your browser will probably provide a warning and ask you to approve accessing this material.) . You should be helping these young technology users maintain a positive online "reputation management plan".

You should have at least 10 slides that incorporate information, visuals, and audio.

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.  

Learning Target: (Exemplary 6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective.  Exemplary use of design processes and formats to communicate a visual presentation to a specific audience.  Careful research is included in a thoughtful and creative presentation that demonstrates the student's ability to access purposeful and accurate information for diverse purposes.  Explains ideas fully with depth and maturity, considering multiple perspectives and recognizing the significance of the selected topic.  

Written Expression:  Exemplary (6/6):  Sentence structure and vocabulary are varied, skillfully written, and carefully chosen.  Work has been proofread and there are few or no errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.  Content contributes to the central idea and makes insightful connections with logical organization.

Submission:

Use the "4.1 Digital Citizenship" link on the main page of this section of the course to upload your assignment to your teacher for marking.