ALEX Classroom Resources

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R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

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12) Use basic features of digital tools to communicate key ideas and details in a way that informs and/or persuades.

[DLIT] (5) 6 :

R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

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14) Analyze the impact of social media on individuals, families, and society.

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16) Use advanced features of digital tools and media-rich resources to communicate key ideas and details in a way that informs, persuades, and/or entertains.

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R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea that “hot” emotional states such as anger or excitement can make it harder for them to control how they act. They also discuss the concept of empathy and look at the ways in which digital communication can make it harder to feel empathy for other people. Students then read scenarios that portray two sides of an online conflict and consider how to resolve them, using their discussion to build a list of tools for emotional management and conflict resolution online. Finally, students create a media product that explains and reminds them of one of those tools.

Students will:

• learn to identify “hot” emotional states and their effects on decision-making
• practice extending empathy to the online context
• identify differences between online and offline communication
• explore moral dilemmas relating to online communication
• learn skills for managing emotions during online interactions
• practice preventing and managing conflict during online interactions
• create a media product