Media & Information Literacy

Students gain the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and use various media-based communication formats. Students interpret messages transmitted through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) including Internet publications, infographics, charts, images, videos, audio recordings and multimedia presentations. They learn to effectively locate, evaluate and use information for research and writing. They determine whether an online source is valid and reliable. They distinguish between fact and opinion; bias and objectivity.  Students exercise communication etiquette as a 21st century skill.

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Unit - Grade 6: Intellectual Property
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6, Intermediate (6-8)
Students come to understand that copyright laws protect tangible works from being copied, distributed, performed, or changed without the creative owner’s permission. They relate the concept of intellectual property to physical property and identify online materials that are protected by copyright. Students examine the concepts of plagiarism and fair use and determine the impact of copyright infringement; particularly on those in the music industry. They inform others about what they have learned in an empowerment project.
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Lesson - Vocabulary Practice
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5, Elementary (3-5)
Students review key terms related to intellectual property. They examine a series of secenarios involving piracy and plagiarism, practice ethical decision-making, and support their response with reasoning and examples.
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Lesson - Intellectual Property Has Value
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5, Elementary (3-5)
Students identify forms of physical property and relate the concept of ownership to intellectual property. They come to understand that intellectual property has value and that laws protect creative works--even the content that they come across online.
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Unit - Grade 5: Intellectual Property
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5, Elementary (3-5)
Students come to understand the value of intellectual property. They acquire and use domain-specific key terms, and practice ethical decision-making regarding music piracy, plagiarism, and copyright infrigement in a number of scenarios. Students learn how to identify copyright materials, cite their sources and demonstrate respect for others' creative rights. Students produce and publish a PSA. Multimedia resources and activities feature Donny the Downloader.
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Lesson - Introduction to Piracy
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4, Elementary (3-5)
Students understand that digital media such as photos, images, videos, movies, music files and apps are forms of intellectual property. They learn that piracy means to illegally download, copy and distribute digital media; a form of theft.
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Lesson - Vocabulary Review
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4
Students review vocabulary terms associated with intellectual property. They learn that copyright laws protect material found online.
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Unit - Grade 4: Intellectual Property
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4, Elementary (3-5)
Students learn how to demonstrate ethical use of Intellectual Property. They examine the concepts of Intellectual Property (IP), plagiarism, and piracy through disussion and exercises.
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Lesson - Introduction to Piracy
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3, Elementary (3-5)
Students understand that the digital media they come across online are forms of intellectual property. They learn that unauthorized downloads and copies of movies, videos and music and software programs found online are acts of piracy--which is against the law.
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Lesson - Vocabulary Review
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3, Elementary (3-5)
Students review vocabulary terms related to intellectual property. They come to understand that laws protect ownership of intellectual property just as laws protect ownership of physical property. Students learn to respect intellectual property rights when the come acros digital content, files and software programs online.
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Unit - Grade 3: Intellectual Property
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3, Elementary (3-5)
Students learn how to be responsible with Intellectual Property. They review and acquire new vocabulary terms; compare tangible property with online property in class discussion; ask and answer questions about a narrative text; engage in vocabulary exercises, and practice source citations to demonstrate academic honesty.
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Teacher Reference Page - Lecture on Layers
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students discover that enabling different computers to communicate with one another posed a significant challenge to the ARPANET builders. They learn that collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity are essential to solving problems--event in the early days of the Internet. They explore the layered model of the Internet and learn how the layers of the Internet have evolved.
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Student Handout - Reference Page: A Layered Network
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students discover that enabling different computers to communicate with one another posed a significant challenge to the ARPANET builders. They learn that collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity are essential to solving problems--event in the early days of the Internet. They explore the layered model of the Internet and learn how the layers of the Internet have evolved.
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Student Handout 7S - Página de Referencia—Las Abejas “Asesinas” hacen Café “Asesino” (SPA)
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8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students understand that a digital citizen knows how to evaluate websites for credibility, safety, and appropriateness. They learn how to identify the domain suffix (e.g. .com, .org, .edu, etc.) as a clue to the purpose of a website. They examine a series of websites and use set of criteria to determine whether the website is a reliable, safe and appropriate for children and teens. Students create posters to inform others how to evaluate websites for reliability of information found online.
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Student Handout 6S - Página de Referencia—Bienvenido al Súper Sitio de Abejas Asesinas! (SPA)
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8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students understand that a digital citizen knows how to evaluate websites for credibility, safety, and appropriateness. They learn how to identify the domain suffix (e.g. .com, .org, .edu, etc.) as a clue to the purpose of a website. They examine a series of websites and use set of criteria to determine whether the website is a reliable, safe and appropriate for children and teens. Students create posters to inform others how to evaluate websites for reliability of information found online.
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Student Handout 5S - Página de Referencia—Las Abejas Asesinas Vienen! (SPA)
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8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students understand that a digital citizen knows how to evaluate websites for credibility, safety, and appropriateness. They learn how to identify the domain suffix (e.g. .com, .org, .edu, etc.) as a clue to the purpose of a website. They examine a series of websites and use set of criteria to determine whether the website is a reliable, safe and appropriate for children and teens. Students create posters to inform others how to evaluate websites for reliability of information found online.
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Student Handout 1S - Página de Actividades—Conocimiento de la Comunidad Cibernética (SPA)
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8, Intermediate (6-8)
Students understand that a digital citizen knows how to evaluate websites for credibility, safety, and appropriateness. They learn how to identify the domain suffix (e.g. .com, .org, .edu, etc.) as a clue to the purpose of a website. They examine a series of websites and use set of criteria to determine whether the website is a reliable, safe and appropriate for children and teens. Students create posters to inform others how to evaluate websites for reliability of information found online.
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Student Handout 4 - Worksheet: Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students develop media and information literacy skills. They conduct a short research project on medical issues and pharmaceuticals, and they evaluate online information sources. Students come to understand that credible, accurate, reliable sources of information are crucial to support valid scientific research.
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Student Handout 5 - Reference Page: Online Auction Website 2
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students investigate the safety and security issues surrounding online shopping. They use a set of criteria to evaluate online shopping websites and practice determining whether an online offer or merchant site is safe, secure, and legitimate.
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Student Handout 2 - Worksheet: Plan Your Story
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8
Students use what they know and understand about online safety to write a story for younger students. They use a variety of narrative techniques to develop the sequence of events including descriptive details and dialogue that reveal characters' thoughts and feelings. Students plan, revise and edit their literary work. They use media or illustrations to aid in comprehension. Digital publication is optional.
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Student Handout 4 - Worksheet: Medical and Pharmaceutical Information Online
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5, 6, 7, 8, Elementary (3-5), Intermediate (6-8)
Students develop media and information literacy skills. They conduct a short research project on medical issues and pharmaceuticals, and they evaluate online information sources. Students come to understand that credible, accurate, reliable sources of information are crucial to support valid scientific research.

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