Grade 6
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LESSON

Your Curated Self

How are you presenting yourself online?

Students shape their online identities with every post, like, and share. In this lesson, students will discover how their online choices create lasting impressions, and they will develop strategies for authentic yet safe self-expression. Help students recognize that what they share and curate online isn't a complete representation of who they are, and that there are both benefits and drawbacks to sharing online.

Objectives

  • Understand the upsides and downsides of curating an online presence
  • Reflect on how our online presence shapes perceptions of who we are

Vocabulary

Curate · Online Presence
Curate to select, organize, and maintain a collection of things, both physical and digital
Online Presence everything about you that people can see or find online, such as social media posts, videos, and any other content you put online for others to see
Image
A yellow museum wall with ornate photos frame and various photos including, someone playing a guitar, a birthday cake, some taking a selfie, a text conversation, etc. to show aspects of life.
Time
20 mins.

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Lesson Materials

VIDEO

The Museum of You

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Lesson Handout

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