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RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Robot Alligator Edition

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Title:

 RUFF RUFFMAN: Ask Ruff Ruffman: Robot Alligator Edition

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ruff14-pd-robotqa/ask-ruff-robot-alligator-edition/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

"Is everything on the Internet true, and what is a virus?" are some of the questions addressed by the much-loved character Ruff Ruffman, in this animated video from RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS. With his uniquely comical style, Ruff helps guide students in responsibly navigating the twenty-first-century skill of using online technology. This resource is part of the RUFF RUFFMAN: HUMBLE MEDIA GENIUS Collection. This video can be played to introduce a lesson on validating and identifying the purpose of digital content. 

Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 2
R3) Assess the validity and identify the purpose of digital content.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • will determine important facts that relate to content.
  • will determine which pieces of information are factual.
  • will determine the purpose of digital content.
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • how to classify information as relevant.
  • how to classify information as nonfiction or fiction.
  • how to recognize important facts.
  • information is created for a specific purpose.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • identify information and determine relevancy.
  • identify non-fiction information to gather facts.
  • identify the difference between important facts and minor details.
  • identify the purpose for a piece of work.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • they must determine when content is relative to a project that they are working on.
  • sometimes they may find information that is not true.
  • they must distinguish the important facts in a piece of work.
  • people create content for various purposes such as to inform, persuade, etc.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 3
R3) Assess the validity and identify the purpose of digital content.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • assess the validity of digital content by considering the web address, publisher, and domain of a website.
  • identify the purpose of digital content.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • validity
  • read a web address
  • publisher
  • domain name
  • extension
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • how to read a web address to validate authenticity.
  • locate the publisher of a website.
  • use context cues to define the purpose of digital content.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • read the domain name and extension of a web address to identify type of digital content.
  • identify the publisher of a website.
  • use context cues to define the purpsoe of digital content.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • anyone can create digital content.
  • digital content may or may not be true.
  • every digital content has an author.
  • digital content has a purpose.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 4
R3) Assess the validity and identify the purpose of digital content.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • assess the validity of digital content.
  • identify the purpose of digital content.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • validity
  • read a website
  • domain name
  • extension
  • publisher
  • external links
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • how to read a web address to validate authenticity.
  • how locate the publisher of a website.
  • context cues can be used to define the purpose of digital content.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • read the domain name and extension of a web address to identify type of digital content.
  • identify the publisher of a website.
  • use context cues to define the purpose of digital content.
  • determine who links to the digital resource.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • a web address gives information about the creator or purpose.
  • every website has a publisher or author.
  • context cues can be used to identify the purpose.
  • external links show others that link to the digital content.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 5
R3) Assess the validity and identify the purpose of digital content.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • assess the validity of digital content.
  • identify the purpose of digital content.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • validity
  • read a web address
  • publisher
  • domain name
  • extension
  • external links
  • history of a website
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • how to read a web address to validate authenticity.
  • locate the publisher of a website.
  • use context cues to define the purpose of digital content.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • read the domain name and extension of a web address to identify type of digital content.
  • identify the publisher of a website.
  • use context cues to define the purpsoe of digital content.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • anyone can create digital content.
  • digital content may or may not be true.
  • every digital content has an author.
  • digital content has a purpose.
Tags: internet, online, virus
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AccessibilityVideo resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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