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: Digital footprints can have a powerful impact on our future. This can be a scary thought, given that what's in our digital footprint isn't always in our control. Teach students that digital footprints are an opportunity to showcase their best & craft a footprint that leads to future success. Students will be able to: - Learn they have a public presence online called a digital footprint. - Recognize that anything they post online can help/hurt future opportunities (college admission, employment, etc.). - Create a vignette that shows how positive digital footprints can help with opportunities
1. Who's Looking At Your Digital Footprint? (digital footprint & identity) - Required Lesson
: Well-crafted headlines benefit everyone. They help readers digest information & publishers sell news stories. What if the headline is misleading or crafted just to get clicks & not to inform? "Clickbait" headlines benefit advertisers & publishers, but don't benefit readers. When they go viral, they can badly misinform the public. Students will be able to: - Describe how advertisers & publishers make money through online advertising. - Describe how clickbait contributes to the spread of fake news/misinformation - Take a position on whose responsibility it is to fight fake news/misinformation
2. Clicks for Cash (news & media literacy) - Highly Recommended Optional Lesson
: The word "addiction" packs a heavy punch. Research is inconclusive on digital device use addiction. What's certain, however, is that as people use devices & apps more, profits rise for the companies who make them. Help students recognize how most of the tech they use is designed to keep them hooked. Students will be able to: - Analyze & draw conclusions about photos depicting device use - Use online resources to track arguments for/against whether we are addicted to our devices - Complete a short writing assignment analyzing one or more aspects related to the device addiction debate.
4. Can Media Be Addictive? (media balance & well-being) - Recommended optional lesson
: What you say, and how you say it, often depends on whom you're talking to-- in person & online. The people you're chatting with -- and the apps or websites you're using -- affect how we communicate. Remind students to consider audience before they post/comment online, and help them communicate effectively in the digital world. Students will be able to: - Apply the idea of code-switching to how they use phones/devices in & outside of school - Consider ways that code-switching online can make communication more meaningful & effective - Write an example post or message that uses code switching
3. Connecting with Digital Audiences (relationships & communication) - Recommended optional lesson