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Middle School Digital Citizenship Lessons

Grade 6–Advisory Lessons

• Lesson 1:  Digital Life 101
  • Video:  Using Animoto to Create a “Digital Life Simile”
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• Lesson 2:  Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding
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• Lesson 3:  A Creator’s Right
  • Video:  Nicole’s Story: Copyrighting Creative Work
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• Lesson 4: Strategic Searching
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• Lesson 5: Scams and Schemes
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Grade 7–Advisory Lessons

• Lesson 1:  My Media
  • Video:  Creating a Snapshot of Digital Media Use
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• Lesson 2:  A Creator’s Responsibilities
  • Video: Henry’s Story–Making Mashups
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• Lesson 3:  Safe Online Talk
  • Video:  Perspectives on Chatting Safely Online
  • Video: Online Talk: What’s Safe and What’s Risky?
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• Lesson 4: Which Me Should I Be?
  • Video: Henry’s Story: Creating Online Identities
  • Video:  The Good and Bad of Using Different Online Personas
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• Lesson 5: Gender Stereotypes Online
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Grade 8–Advisory Lessons

• Lesson 1:  Trillion Dollar Footprint
  • Video: Trillion-Dollar Footprint
  • Video:  Understanding the Impact of Digital Footprints
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• Lesson 2:  The Reality of Digital Drama
  • Video:  Discussing Digital Drama
  • Video: The Real Housewives Series Video Clips
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• Lesson 3:  Cyberbullying: Crossing the Line
  • Video:  What’s Crossing the Line?
  • Video:  Stacey’s Story– When Rumors Escalate
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• Lesson 4: Identifying High-Quality Sites
  • Video:  Using Critical Thinking to Identify Trustworthy Websites
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• Lesson 5: Rework, Reuse, and Remix
  • Video: Copyright and Fair Use Information
  • Video:  Understanding “Fair Use” In the Digital World
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