D. Digital Citizenship
Grade 12
Content Statement: Technological advancements create societal concerns regarding the practice of safe, legal, and ethical behaviors.
CPI: 8.1.12.D.1
Evaluate policies on unauthorized electronic access (e.g., hacking) and disclosure and on dissemination of personal information.
For this CPI students are expected to understand the laws concerning unauthorized electronic access and how personal information can viewed by the public if you are not careful about your online privacy.
As a future History teacher, it is my responsibility to have the students be civic minded and to understand the laws surrounding unauthorized electronic access. Another goal is to make smart and active citizens. A smart citizen would be aware of the information about them that could be accessed on the internet.
An activity that I thought of to meet this requirement would involve students doing a simple internet search for their name or of friends and family. This activity would be used as an eye opener to the students who do not understand the implications of having personal information, like your address, being posted online. A continuation of this activity would have students research the best ways to keep your information private on various social networking outlets.
For seniors in high school, the intention is to go a little further. Ethical use of technology and privacy can be investigated using social media and can also involve a historical look at how technology - web 2.0, etc. has evolved over the years. How are school policies different from country to country? Most school have a ban on cell phones - what are the arguments for and against?
ReplyDeleteYou have several avenues you can pursue as you begin to develop this idea into a lesson.
I think that it is an interesting activity. Students might find things about themselves that they never knew. It is a good way to get them interested in technology.
ReplyDeleteWith all this technology surrounding students it is very important for them to understand the laws in place. With technology always at students fingertips it is easy to get carried away. That activity sounds very interesting, it is a simple way to relate technology to students and open their eyes to it.
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