Digital Literacy Instructional Guide

●​ Day 18 – What Are Online Harms? ●​ Day 19 – De-escalating Online Harm ●​ Day 20 – Making Things Right: Repairing Harms ●​ Day 21 – Inclusive Digital Communities: Class Charter & Performance Task

Balance (Days 22–23) ●​ Day 22 – What Is the Attention Economy? ●​ Day 23 – Building Healthy Tech Habits

Assessment (Days 24–25) ●​ Day 24 – Final Project Work Day: Digital Citizen Action Plan ●​ Day 25 – Final Presentations & Unit Reflection

For resources on how to teach these lessons and topics, please see the Digital Literacy - Digital Citizenship Scope and Sequence.

Semester Schedule

Engaged (Days 1–5) ●​ Day 1 – What Is Digital Citizenship?

●​ Day 2 – Web of Responsibility ●​ Day 3 – Under Peer Pressure ●​ Day 4 – Sharing & Online Disinhibition ●​ Day 5 – Engaged Checkpoint: Positive Digital Community Norms Informed (Days 6–11) ●​ Day 6 – Mastering Lateral Reading: How Can I Know What to Trust Online? ●​ Day 7 – Lateral Reading Practice: Fact-Check Challenge ●​ Day 8 – Creative Ownership in a Digital World: Taylor Swift Lesson (Day 1) ●​ Day 9 – Creative Ownership in a Digital World: Taylor Swift Lesson (Day 2) ●​ Day 10 – Fair Use, AI, and Responsible Creation ●​ Day 11 – Informed Assessment: Trust + Ownership Checkpoint

Alert (Days 12–17) ●​ Day 12 – Understanding My Digital Footprint ●​ Day 13 – PII: Should I Share? ●​ Day 14 – Be Aware of What You Share ●​ Day 15 – Digital Safety Stations ●​ Day 16 – Red Flags & Chatting Online ●​ Day 17 – Alert Assessment: Privacy Detective Scenario

Inclusive (Days 18–21) ●​ Day 18 – What Are Online Harms? ●​ Day 19 – De-escalating Online Harm ●​ Day 20 – Making Things Right: Repairing Harms ●​ Day 21 – Inclusive Digital Communities: Class Charter & Performance Task

Balance (Days 22–23) ●​ Day 22 – What Is the Attention Economy? ●​ Day 23 – Building Healthy Tech Habits

Assessment (Days 24–25) ●​ Day 24 – Final Project Work Day: Digital Citizen Action Plan