ALEX Classroom Resources

ALEX Classroom Resources  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [DLIT] (5) 16 :
10) Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology and discuss the permanence of actions in the digital world.

[DLIT] (5) 18 :
12) Explain the different forms of web advertising and why websites, digital resources, and artifacts may include advertisements that may collect personal information.

Examples: personalized web experiences based on tailored web searches, maintaining search history, quicker access to relevant information.

Subject: Digital Literacy and Computer Science (5)
Title: You Won't Believe This!
URL: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/you-wont-believe-this
Description:

The internet is full of catchy headlines and outrageous images, all to make us curious and get our attention. But kids don't usually realize: What you click on isn't always what you get. Show your students the best ways to avoid clickbait online.

Students will be able to:
  • Define "the curiosity gap."
  • Explain how clickbait uses the curiosity gap to get your attention.
  • Use strategies for avoiding clickbait.

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   View Standards     Standard(s): [DLIT] (5) 1 :
R1) Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.

[DLIT] (5) 16 :
10) Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology and discuss the permanence of actions in the digital world.

Subject: Digital Literacy and Computer Science (5)
Title: Digital Friendships
URL: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/digital-friendships
Description:

Kids make friends everywhere they go -- including online. But are all of these friendships the same? How can kids start online friendships and also learn ways to stay safe? Help your students understand both the benefits and the risks of online-only friendships.

Students will be able to:
  • compare and contrast different kinds of online-only friendships.
  • describe the benefits and risks of online-only friendships.
  • describe how to respond to an online-only friend if the friend asks something that makes them uncomfortable.

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   View Standards     Standard(s): [DLIT] (5) 1 :
R1) Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.

[DLIT] (5) 16 :
10) Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology and discuss the permanence of actions in the digital world.

Subject: Digital Literacy and Computer Science (5)
Title: Is It Cyberbullying?
URL: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/is-it-cyberbullying
Description:

Let's face it: Some online spaces can be full of negative, rude, or downright mean behavior. But what counts as cyberbullying? Help your students learn what is -- and what isn't -- and give them the tools they'll need to combat the problem.

Students will be able to:
  • recognize similarities and differences between in-person bullying, cyberbullying, and being mean.
  • empathize with the targets of cyberbullying.
  • identify strategies for dealing with cyberbullying and ways they can be an upstander for those being bullied.

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   View Standards     Standard(s): [DLIT] (5) 1 :
R1) Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.

[DLIT] (5) 16 :
10) Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology and discuss the permanence of actions in the digital world.

Subject: Digital Literacy and Computer Science (5)
Title: Digital Friendships
URL: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/digital-friendships
Description:

Kids make friends everywhere they go--including online. But are all of these friendships the same? How can kids start online friendships and also learn ways to stay safe? Help your students understand both the benefits and the risks of online-only friendships.

Students will be able to:

Resources available in both English and Spanish.



   View Standards     Standard(s): [DLIT] (5) 2 :
R2) Recognize and demonstrate age-appropriate responsible use of digital devices and resources as outlined in school/district rules.

[DLIT] (5) 16 :
10) Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology and discuss the permanence of actions in the digital world.

Subject: Digital Literacy and Computer Science (5)
Title: Computer Science Fundamentals Unit 7 Course F Lesson 13: The Power of Words (2018)
URL: https://curriculum.code.org/csf-18/coursef/13/
Description:

Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite websites they may encounter messages from other kids that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle cyberbullying and how to respond in the face of upsetting language online. Students discuss all the ways they use technology for communication and explore the similarities and differences between in-person and online communication. Students then brainstorm ways to respond to cyberbullying.

This lesson will provide students with the tools that they need to handle cyberbullying if they are ever in the situation of having someone negatively responds to their online postings. Students may not ever have the misfortune of experiencing cyberbullying, but they should understand what it is so that they can spot it online. Students will learn how to identify cyberbullying and what steps they should take to make it stop. This may become helpful in later puzzles when students have the opportunity to share their work.

Students will be able to:
- empathize with those who have received mean and hurtful messages.
- judge what it means to cross the line from harmless to harmful communication online.
-generate solutions for dealing with cyberbullying.

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