Year 8 - Lesson Plan #1

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Digital Citizenship Workshop #1 Lesson Plan Updated March 2012- 1 -

Digital Citizenship Year 8

Workshop #1L E S S O N P L A N

C O N N E C T E D @ C U M B E R L A N D

Organisation of the Workshop Room Think about how you would like to organise the room for your presentation. You may like to discuss this with the Roll Call teacher prior to beginning the workshop. Some options:

- Normal classroom arrangement, semi-circle of tables and chairs, circle of tables and chairs, groups of tables and chairs If you do rearrange the room, remember to arrange the room back to how it was before you leave. Do you need the computer and data projector? Check your lesson plan and make sure they are switched on and ready to go at the before you start the

workshop?

Resources for the Workshop - Check that your Roll Call folder contains the following: Lesson plan Textas Work sheets (check lesson plan for more details) Feedback sheet Quiz prizes (if applicable)

Procedure for Roll CallTime Activity

8.42am

Assembly Bell

1. All staff and students to assemble in the COLA2. Student introduction/presentation

Purpose of Digital Citizenship Workshops Brief overview of Workshop program at CHS

8.55-9.00am

Roll Call in Room

1. Teachers to conduct normal roll call2. Student leaders to prepare resources (if not already prepared)


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Details for Workshop

YEAR 8

TOPIC My Internet Use

ACTIVITIES Discussion, Website, Reflection

CAPABILITY & SOURCE ACMA Positive Online BehaviourLower Secondary : I am what I post appropriate use and communicaton p.6-7

Internet Activities by age group -http://www.zdnet.com/blog/itfacts/internet-activities-by-age-group/10025

Procedure for WorkshopTime Content / Learning Experience Teaching

Strategies

Activity

Organisation

Resources

9.00

9.08amIntroduction: Today we are going to explore an issue that relates to being a good digital citizen

which means participating safely with digital technology including things like

computers, mobile phones and the internet. Being a good digital citizen is

important whether you are at home, work or school.

We are focusing on the issue of My Internet UseExplanation: How much time to do you spend each day on the Internet or on other electronic

devices such as mobile phones and Mp3 players? This is called screen time and it

includes all the time you spend looking at screens including computer andtelevision screens.

Activity 1: What is our daily screen time? Can you guess how much time it is estimated teenage boys and girls spend each

day on screen time? There will be prizes for the most accurate guesses.

Collect and hand out prizes

Speak slowly and

clearly

ANSWER:

Boys 4 hrs 15 mins

Girls 3 hrs 51 mins

per day

Ask staff to assist

with the

organisation of

students

Make sure the

computer, data

projector and

speakers are

switched on. Ask

staff to login to

Internet.

Screen Time

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9.08

9.18amExplanation: Some young people have difficulties in maintaining a balanced approach to their

use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies. Having

a sense of how much time you spend each day can help you to balance your daily

activities. Research indicates that downloading music or video, email, instant

messaging and online gaming are the most popular online activities. (zdnet, 2006)

Activity 2: My Screen Time How long do you spend each day and each week on the Internet, using gaming

devices and on your mobile phone? This also includes using them for the purposes

of homework as well as for entertainment reasons.

Fill in the worksheet to see how long your screen time is each day. Lets talk about some responses (i.e. ask questions such as - in what category do

you spend most of your time? What device do you spend the most time using?)

Speak slowly and

clearly

Hand out

worksheets

Ask staff to assist

with theorganisation of

students if necessary

Worksheet

My ScreenTime

9.18

9.28amActivity 3: Reflection on Habits

Lets talk about some of the issues now with having an imbalance between screentime and offline time. We are going to discuss the questions on your worksheet

as a class.

1. How much time am I spending on these activities for entertainment?Identifying how individuals and fellow class members spend their time online

how important is technology to them.

2. How much time am I spending on the computer for homework?Sharing ideas regarding how to use the internet effectively for homeworksharing

search strategies, sites etc.

3. Do I sometimes mix homework and entertainment? Does this have an impact onhomework?

How do individuals and fellow class members balance social and homework time

do they feel they have the right balance? Is peer pressure a factor with online

activities? Does this impede the ability to complete work well? Explore the fact

that everybody is different in terms of study styles. Some people seem to do better

with regular breaks from study for social interaction while others are better off

Have this website

ready to go

Speak slowly and

clearly

Ask staff to assist

with the

organisation of

students if necessary

Ask staff to assist

with keeping

students on task and

using questions to

get relevant

responses.

Worksheet

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completing larger slabs of study before taking a break. Encourage class to share

strategies for managing social and homework demands online. How does their

online homework and socialising approach fit with the approach their parents

would like them to have?

4. Am I doing other offline activities to balance how much time I am spendingonline?

Explore as a class what otheractivities individuals engage in away from technology.

What do they think is a good balance? How do they know? What do friends and

family think about the time they spend online or using mobiles?

5. Am I spending too much time on one internet-based activity?Explore as a class how to identify what an acceptable time would be. What are

the key factors? What are the indicators somebody might be spending too much

time on one activity?

6. What times over the day or evening am I engaged in these activities? Do I havetime to rest, eat and do offline activities?

Explore whether there are issues arising for any students because of the time spent

online. Are there examples of friends or family who seem to be spending too muchtime online? How do you help someone who is spending too much time online?

What steps would you take if your friend was online all the time?

7. Do I need to change how I allocate my time to different online and offlineactivities? If so, how?

General exploration of practical strategies to change approach to online activities if

class feels this is necessary.

Speak slowly and

clearly

Ask staff to assist

with keeping

students on task and

using questions to

get relevant

responses.

9.28

9.30 amWhere to from here? Thank you for participating and sharing your ideas in todays workshop It is important to remember that being a good digital citizen is important at all

times home or school, or using the computer, internet or a mobile device. We

all have to make sure that we participate in the digital community in a safe and

responsible manner.

We hope you enjoyed today and see you in the next Digital Citizenship workshop!

Speak slowly and

clearly

RETURN ALL RESOURCES IN FOLDER TO THE COMMON ROOM

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Year 8 - Lesson Plan #1