Your digital footprint can affect your online reputation for a long time. But kids don't always realize that digital footprints aren't just a personal matter. Show your students how they can contribute to a positive digital reputation, both for themselves and for others.
Key Vocabulary: digital footprint · fossil · inference · responsibility Show definitions
Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.4.4,L.4.5,L.4.6,RF.4.4,RF.4.4a,RI.4.4,RI.4.7,RI.4.10,SL.4.1a,SL.4.1b,SL.4.1c,SL.4.1d,SL.4.4,SL.4.6,W.4.4,W.4.10
CASEL
2a,2c,3d,4a,4b,4c,4d,5e,5f
AASL
I.C.1,I.D.1,I.D.3,I.D.4,II.A.3,II.B.1,II.B.2,II.B.3,II.C.1,II.C.2,II.D.1,II.D.2,II.D.3,III.A.1,III.A.2,III.A.3,III.B.1,III.C.2,III.D.1,V.A.1,V.A.2,V.A.3,V.C.3,V.D.1,V.D.2,VI.A.2,VI.A.3,VI.D.1,VI.D.3
ISTE
1d,2a,2b,2d,3d
Lesson Plan
Warm Up: Follow That Track!
15 mins.Analyze: Camilla's Footprint
15 mins.Evaluate: On Your Honor
15 mins.
Extension Activity:
Give the students time to write a letter to their family and community members (coaches, babysitters, counselors, etc.). Refer the students to the responsibilities captured in On Your Honor, step 2. The letters should include:
- A description of a digital footprint.
- An explanation that sometimes people have control over their footprint and sometimes they do not.
- Two rules the student would like his or her family and community to agree to follow in their digital activities to help protect the student's digital footprint. And, two rules the student will agree to follow to protect family members' digital footprints.
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