Digital+Citizenship

This lesson plan is from a website dedicated to Digital Citizenship called Cybersmart! The website has a ton of great information on Cyberbullying and Digital Citizenship. They address many topics and use a social constructivist learning approach. Students of all ages are able to define problems themselves and determine strategies to remedy them on their own, hence creating ownership of the learning.


 * Lesson Plan:** Good Manners Everywhere


 * Grade Level:** 2-3

Students discuss good manners in the real world and learn some do's and don'ts when using E-mail in cyberspace.
 * Overview:**


 * Objectives:**
 * Give examples of good manners in social situations
 * Apply "netiquette" rules to edit an E-mail message

5. Digital Citizenship a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Students 2007**


 * Materials:**
 * Activity sheets (2)
 * [[file:Good_Manners_Everywhere student activity sheets.pdf]]
 * Computer access
 * Printer access


 * Introduction:**
 * Ask students to share examples of good manners when talking in school. (speak politely and kindly, use please and thank you, do not shout, do not use slang or rude language, take turns talking, do not hurt other's feelings etc.)
 * Have students imagine what school would be like if they did not follow these rules for good manners, and how people might feel upset or angry.


 * Activities:**
 * Teach 1:**
 * Distribute Activity Sheet 1
 * Have students give examples of each rule on the sheet

Assess mastery of lesson objectives: Extend:
 * Teach 2:**
 * Distribute Activity Sheet 2. Hint: To avoid confusion, Cybersmart! recommends that students follow conventional rules for letter writing.
 * Have students complete the editing exercise.
 * Edits should include;
 * Change the "Subject" so that Uncle Joe will know the message is from his nephew and not a stranger.
 * Change uppercase sentence to standard upper and lowercase
 * Correct spelling of "rite" and "birthdae"
 * Rewrite the last sentence to make it more polite
 * Change the ending "Guess Who" to a real name
 * Encourage students to add a sentence to the message that will make it more polite and to use smileys to clarify meaning.
 * Teach 3:**
 * Allow students to use computers to type and print an offline E-mail message to a classmate.
 * Encourage students to use smileys to make their message clearer.
 * Ask: What are some ways you use good manners in school?
 * Ask: What are some ways to use good manners when sending a message in cyberspace?
 * Write only what you would say to someone face to face
 * Do not use rude words
 * Do not hurt other's feelings
 * Stay calm when you recieve a rude message
 * Be clear in your Subject and Message
 * Check your spelling
 * Don't type in uppercase letters
 * Use smileys so people will understand you better
 * Have students compose and send an E-mail to demonstrate their understanding of the rules taught in this lesson.

Lesson created by Cybersmart!