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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Lesson Plan 3 - Invasion of Privacy
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
In this lesson, students explore the concept of invasion of privacy. They research key terms in order to better understand the technologies and online practices that intrude on their right to privacy. Students deconstruct the legal definition of “invasion of privacy” into four categories and decide whether a particular practice is highly invasive, moderately invasive or non-invasive. Students use their understanding of privacy policies, and their knowledge of key terms, to support their opinions.
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Student Handout 3 - Worksheet: Consumer Data Privacy
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students discuss their comfort level with sharing their data and personal details with online services and companies. They review the common practices of online services and develop a perspective on consumer data privacy by examining the privacy policies of sites and services.
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Lesson Plan 2 - Consumer Data Privacy
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students discuss their comfort level with sharing their data and personal details with online services and companies. They review the common practices of online services and develop a perspective on consumer data privacy by examining the privacy policies of sites and services.
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Student Handout 2 - Worksheet: Personal Privacy
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students develop an informed perspective on Internet privacy. They explore personal privacy and consumer privacy. They review privacy policies and determine whether a situation constitutes an “invasion of privacy.” Students are empowered to protect their privacy online. iDrive Empowerment Activity included.
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Teacher Reference Page - Discussion Guide: What Could Happen?
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
In this lesson, high school students (grades 9-12) will consider the safety, security and social issues that result from accepting friend or follower requests. First, students take a survey to gauge the likelihood of accepting friend/follower requests from certain persons. Then, students engage in group discussion about the criteria they use when deciding to accept or reject friend/follower requests. Finally, students will draw conclusions from the experiences and perspectives expressed by their peers and create a decision tree to illustrate the process.
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Student Handout 1d - Worksheet: What's the Verdict?
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students explore the positive and negative aspects of participating in YouTube video challenges. They share examples of video challenges and classify them as helpful, harmless or harmful. After assessing the level of risk posed by some of these video challenges, students discuss what motivates some people to participate in challenges that are potentially harmful or life-threatening. Students examine a popular video challenge that yields positive results, and create their own video challenge in effort to raise awareness of an issue or charitable cause.
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Student Handout 1c - Reference Page: A Video Challenge for a Cause
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students explore the positive and negative aspects of participating in YouTube video challenges. They share examples of video challenges and classify them as helpful, harmless or harmful. After assessing the level of risk posed by some of these video challenges, students discuss what motivates some people to participate in challenges that are potentially harmful or life-threatening. Students examine a popular video challenge that yields positive results, and create their own video challenge in effort to raise awareness of an issue or charitable cause.
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Student Handout 1b - Reference Page: Would You Accept This Challenge?
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students explore the positive and negative aspects of participating in YouTube video challenges. They share examples of video challenges and classify them as helpful, harmless or harmful. After assessing the level of risk posed by some of these video challenges, students discuss what motivates some people to participate in challenges that are potentially harmful or life-threatening. Students examine a popular video challenge that yields positive results, and create their own video challenge in effort to raise awareness of an issue or charitable cause.
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Student Handout 1a - Reference Page: Introduction to Video Challenges on Social Media
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students explore the positive and negative aspects of participating in YouTube video challenges. They share examples of video challenges and classify them as helpful, harmless or harmful. After assessing the level of risk posed by some of these video challenges, students discuss what motivates some people to participate in challenges that are potentially harmful or life-threatening. Students examine a popular video challenge that yields positive results, and create their own video challenge in effort to raise awareness of an issue or charitable cause.
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Lesson Plan - Think Things Through: Video Challenges
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
This series of lessons promotes critical thinking and discussion about common safety and security pitfalls related to social media activity. High school students encourage peers and younger students to "think things through" by producing and publishing media-based messages. The goal is to empower students to make wise choices. In the first lesson, students develop criteria for accepting or denying friend and follower requests. In the second lesson, students review and discuss popular video challenges that circulate on sites like YouTube.
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Student Handout 1 - Reference Page: Disappearing Photo Apps
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students explore the safety and security risks of apps, like Snapchat, that enable users to share self-destructing photos and videos. They expose the risks of sharing private or compromising photos, and dispel the idea that photos and videos completely disappear by demonstrating how media files can be recovered. Students write and publish an informative article about disappearing media and submit their entry to iDrive.
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Lesson Plan - App-titude: Disappearing Media
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students explore the safety and security risks of apps, like Snapchat, that enable users to share self-destructing photos and videos. They expose the risks of sharing private or compromising photos, and dispel the idea that photos and videos completely disappear by demonstrating how media files can be recovered. Students write and publish an informative article about disappearing media and submit their entry to iDrive.
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Unit - Citizens of World 2.0: Debate the Issues Teacher Guide
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
This interdisciplinary unit provides educators with a flexible framework for debate. The purpose of the debate unit is to afford students the opportunity to engage in the dynamic challenge of forming an opinion on e-Safety issues based on evidence and reason, articulating their position and persuading an audience.
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Teacher Reference Page - Answer Key: Choices and Consequences
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students understand that digital media spreads quickly in online environments. They predict the positive and negative consequences of given scenarios, and develop safety and responsible use guidelines for posting videos online. Students produce video PSAs that encourage responsible choices. iDrive Empowerment Activities included.
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Student Handout 1a - Reference Page: Digital Videos: Things to Consider
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students understand that digital media spreads quickly in online environments. They predict the positive and negative consequences of given scenarios, and develop safety and responsible use guidelines for posting videos online. Students produce video PSAs that encourage responsible choices. iDrive Empowerment Activities included.
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Student Handout 1b - Worksheet: Digital Videos: Things to Consider
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students understand that digital media spreads quickly in online environments. They predict the positive and negative consequences of given scenarios, and develop safety and responsible use guidelines for posting videos online. Students produce video PSAs that encourage responsible choices. iDrive Empowerment Activities included.
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Lesson Plan - Video Posting: Choices and Consequences
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students understand that digital media spreads quickly in online environments. They predict the positive and negative consequences of given scenarios, and develop safety and responsible use guidelines for posting videos online. Students produce video PSAs that encourage responsible choices. iDrive Empowerment Activities included.
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Lesson Plan - Webcast: Privacy and the Internet
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students examine and discuss online privacy issues that result from revealing personal information online. They develop an awareness campaign to encourage peers to protect their digital privacy and personal information.
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Webcast Video - Privacy and the Internet
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students examine and discuss online privacy issues that result from revealing personal information online. They develop an awareness campaign to encourage peers to protect their digital privacy and personal information.
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Student Handout 3 - Empowerment Project: Create a Digital Privacy Awareness Campaign
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students examine and discuss online privacy issues that result from revealing personal information online. They develop an awareness campaign to encourage peers to protect their digital privacy and personal information.

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