Elementary Library

Unit 2 3-5

Week 1 How do I stay safe online?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will understand they must ask permission to go online to stay safe while using technology.

I can identify safe online behaviors.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Online - being connected to, or hosted on, the internet Permission - getting the go-ahead or approval from someone who has authority (like a parent) before doing something Internet - a giant web or network that connects computers all over the world, allowing people to share information and talk to each other quickly Digital Citizenship - the ability to use technology responsibly, safely and respectfully

Poster or Whiteboard with Markers DigCit Case Studies Lined paper Pencils

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door. Proceed with opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Activate background knowledge of their experience using the internet. Use a poster, whiteboard, or display a blank document to write student examples of internet use. Say: What is the internet? [Allow responses] The internet is a network or system of millions of connected computers. When we go online, we mean we are using the internet and accessing that network of computers. How many examples of using the internet can we think of together? Let’s make a chart of our brainstorm. Pat your head/Raise your hand/Touch your nose when you have an idea to share. Student examples may include games they have played, school programs they use, websites, recipes, video calls, messaging, and social media. Prompt for more ideas. You may choose to have older students write their ideas on the class chart themselves. Praise students for appropriate participation and idea generating.

OBJECTIVE Bring to attention.

Say: I noticed most, if not all of us, use the internet for many different reasons. It’s a powerful tool and 122