Digital Citizenship Lesson Plan Diane Williams
Title
Go Places Safely
Grade Level
K-2
Lesson Overview
Students learn that they can go to exciting places online, but they need to follow certain rules to remain safe. By taking a virtual field trip, students experience the power of the Internet to take them to places they might not be able to visit in person. They learn that they should follow safety rules when they travel online, just as when traveling in the real world.
Connection to Standards
Standards Alignment – Common Core: grade K: W.2, W.5, W.7, W.8, W.10, SL.1a, SL.1b, SL.2, SL.3, SL.4, SL.5, SL.6, L.6
grade 1: W.5, W.7, W.8, L.6
grade 2: W.2, W.7, W.8, SL.1a, SL.1b, SL.1c, SL.6, L.6 1(766 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b, 6a
Learning Objectives
Student Purpose/”I can” statement
I can follow the safety rules
Time allotment
45 Minutes
Content/List of materials
Flow and discussion questions
INVITE students to talk about places they have visited on a class field trip. If students have limited experience with field trips, provide some examples of the types of places they could visit as a class, such as museums, science centers, or zoos. Then have students choose a place they would like to go on a class field trip. HAVE students take an imaginary field trip to their chosen place. msee ASK: What do you need to do to stay safe when you visit new places?
Guide students to acknowledge the following safety rules:
ASK: What did Jeremiah like about the Internet? What kinds of things can he do on the Internet? POINT OUT to students that just as they follow safety rules for travel in the real world, when they go online they should follow the three safety rules you just discussed.
Internet Field Trip (10 minutes) TELL students that the computer makes it possible for them to visit distant places without ever leaving the classroom. CHOOSE one of the following websites to explore as a class. You may project the site onto a screen, or group students around a computer. Destination Modern Art: www.moma.org/interactives/destination This interactive, kid-directed site from New York’s Museum of Modern Art takes children on a virtual tour of the museum, its artwork, and the artists. The San Diego Zoo: http://kids.sandiegozoo.org This website includes galleries of animal photographs, slide shows, and live “animal cams” of the residents of the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California.
Assessment
Going Places Safely worksheets
ENCOURAGE students to think of one of the things they liked best on the website they visited. Have them draw a picture of that thing. Then help students write down the name of their favorite thing. INVITE students to share the pictures of their favorite things with the class, and have them describe where they saw it on the website and why they like it.
Title
Go Places Safely
Grade Level
K-2
Lesson Overview
Students learn that they can go to exciting places online, but they need to follow certain rules to remain safe. By taking a virtual field trip, students experience the power of the Internet to take them to places they might not be able to visit in person. They learn that they should follow safety rules when they travel online, just as when traveling in the real world.
Connection to Standards
Standards Alignment – Common Core: grade K: W.2, W.5, W.7, W.8, W.10, SL.1a, SL.1b, SL.2, SL.3, SL.4, SL.5, SL.6, L.6
grade 1: W.5, W.7, W.8, L.6
grade 2: W.2, W.7, W.8, SL.1a, SL.1b, SL.1c, SL.6, L.6 1(766 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b, 6a
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to discover that the Internet can be used to visit far-away places and learn new things.
- Compare how staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world.
- Explain rules for traveling safely on the Internet.
Student Purpose/”I can” statement
I can follow the safety rules
- Always ask your parent (or teacher) first.
- Only talk to people you know.
- Stick to places that are just right for you.
Time allotment
45 Minutes
Content/List of materials
- Crayons or markers
- Copy the My Favorite Place Student Handout, one for each student.
- Preview the video, “My Online Neighborhood,” and prepare to show it to students.
- Preview the websites Destination Modern Art (www.moma.org/interactives/destination) and The San Diego Zoo (http://kids.sandiegozoo.org) and prepare to guide students through one of them.
Flow and discussion questions
INVITE students to talk about places they have visited on a class field trip. If students have limited experience with field trips, provide some examples of the types of places they could visit as a class, such as museums, science centers, or zoos. Then have students choose a place they would like to go on a class field trip. HAVE students take an imaginary field trip to their chosen place. msee ASK: What do you need to do to stay safe when you visit new places?
Guide students to acknowledge the following safety rules:
- Always go places with an adult.
- Don’t wander off on your own.
- Talk only with people you know. INVITE children to share some of the rules they follow when they travel in person.
ASK: What did Jeremiah like about the Internet? What kinds of things can he do on the Internet? POINT OUT to students that just as they follow safety rules for travel in the real world, when they go online they should follow the three safety rules you just discussed.
Internet Field Trip (10 minutes) TELL students that the computer makes it possible for them to visit distant places without ever leaving the classroom. CHOOSE one of the following websites to explore as a class. You may project the site onto a screen, or group students around a computer. Destination Modern Art: www.moma.org/interactives/destination This interactive, kid-directed site from New York’s Museum of Modern Art takes children on a virtual tour of the museum, its artwork, and the artists. The San Diego Zoo: http://kids.sandiegozoo.org This website includes galleries of animal photographs, slide shows, and live “animal cams” of the residents of the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California.
Assessment
Going Places Safely worksheets
ENCOURAGE students to think of one of the things they liked best on the website they visited. Have them draw a picture of that thing. Then help students write down the name of their favorite thing. INVITE students to share the pictures of their favorite things with the class, and have them describe where they saw it on the website and why they like it.