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 - Scene 6: Protect Your Invention
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1, 2, Primary (K-2)
Students learn that inventions are forms of intellectual property. They come to undestand that, just as with physical property, intellectual property has value. By following along with dialogue between characters Dot & i, students come to understand that scammers try to trick inventors into giving away their intellectual property rights.
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Lesson - Scene 5: Name Your Invention
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1, 2, Primary (K-2)
Students understand that inventions have a name. After following along with dialogue between Dot & i, they explore different ways to come up with names for their inventions. Students learn that an invention, and its name, are forms of intellectual property.
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Lesson - Scene 4: Invention
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1, 2, Primary (K-2)
Students follow along with dialogue between characters Dot & i, and they learn that an inventor's log helps a person keep track of their ideas and provides proof that they are the original owner of a project.
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Lesson - Scene 1: Use Your Brain
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1, 2, Primary (K-2)
Students learn that the brain is responsible for different ways of thinking; logic and creativity. After following along with dialogue between the characters Dot & i, students participate in a collaborative discussion about inventions and the creative process.
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Student Handout - Reference Page: References and Online Resources
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students discover the physical side of the Internet. They learn that the Internet is a system of physical wires, cables, and satellites by watching a TEDTalk by Andrew Blum, the author of “Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet.”
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Lesson Plan - The Internet is a Physical Thing
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students discover the physical side of the Internet. They learn that the Internet is a system of physical wires, cables, and satellites by watching a TEDTalk by Andrew Blum, the author of “Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet.”
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Lesson Plan - Setting the Stage for the ARPANET
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students examine the circumstances that prompted IPTO Director Robert Taylor to propose the ARPANET project. They describe the magnitude and complexity entailed in the building of the first-ever computer network which, unintentionally, gave rise to the Internet.
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Student Handout 2S - Examinando la Cultura de la Comunidad en Línea
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students investigate Internet-related laws in the United States and compare digital access and online freedoms in other countries in a short research project. They develop questions for investigation, gather information from multiple credible sources, and use proper citations for the quotes and paraphrased information incorporated into their multimedia presentations and written work.
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Student Handout 1S - Página de Referencia: Examinando una Comunidad sin Fronteras entre los Países
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
Students investigate Internet-related laws in the United States and compare digital access and online freedoms in other countries in a short research project. They develop questions for investigation, gather information from multiple credible sources, and use proper citations for the quotes and paraphrased information incorporated into their multimedia presentations and written work.
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Student Handout 4 - Worksheet: Website Evaluation Tool
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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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Lesson - Choosing Safe Screen Names and Passwords
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5, 6, Elementary (3-5), Intermediate (6-8)
Students come to understand that others may use the information that they reveal online, such as in screen names and passwords, in inappropriate ways. They learn how to choose safe screen names and create strong passwords.
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Lesson Plan - Personal Information
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K, 1, 2
Students understand that sharing their personal information online enables others to discover their real-world identity. They learn to ask for help from a parent, guardian or trusted adult before sharing personal information online.
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Multimedia Resource - Song: Safe as Can Be .MP3
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K, 1, 2, Primary (K-2)
As part of i-SAFE’s Music and Movement series, students sing along with the song “Safe as Can Be.” They listen closely to the lyrics and illustrate the Internet safety concepts identified in the song.
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Student Handout - Reference Page: Safe as Can Be (There was a Computer) Lyrics
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K, 1, 2, Primary (K-2)
As part of i-SAFE’s Music and Movement series, students sing along with the song “Safe as Can Be.” They listen closely to the lyrics and illustrate the Internet safety concepts identified in the song.
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Teacher Reference Page 2 - Sheet Music: (You Got to) Follow the Plan
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K, 1, 2, Primary (K-2)
As part of i-SAFE’s Music and Movement series, students sing along with the song, “You’ve Got to Follow the Plan” and review basic safety concepts by conducting a mystery scavenger hunt. They express their ideas both verbally and visually.
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Student Handout 2 - Reference Page: (You Got to) Follow the Plan Lyrics
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K, 1, 2, Primary (K-2)
As part of i-SAFE’s Music and Movement series, students sing along with the song, “You’ve Got to Follow the Plan” and review basic safety concepts by conducting a mystery scavenger hunt. They express their ideas both verbally and visually.
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Teacher Reference Page 1 - Safety Tip Strips
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K, 1, 2, Primary (K-2)
As part of i-SAFE’s Music and Movement series, students sing along with the song, “You’ve Got to Follow the Plan” and review basic safety concepts by conducting a mystery scavenger hunt. They express their ideas both verbally and visually.
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Parent & Family Tip Sheet: Personal Information on the Internet
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K, 1, 2
Students understand that sharing their personal information online enables others to discover their real-world identity. They learn to ask for help from a parent, guardian or trusted adult before sharing personal information online.
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Student Handout 3 - Worksheet: Bad Habits: The Pigs
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9, 10, 11, 12, Secondary (9-12)
As students determine the central lesson found in modern derivatives of classic children's stories, they are challenged to think critically, creatively and philosophically about the implications in their own lives. At the conclusion of the unit, students reflect on the benefits and drawbacks of modern technology, and they write their own narrative based on a digital citizenship theme.
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Student Handout 1 – Reference Page: Physical & Online Communities
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5, Elementary (3-5)
Students explore the concepts of community and citizenship. They understand that a community is comprised of people and places, and they relate online communities to the physical communities in which they live. Students use their critical thinking skills to identify examples of appropriate and inappropriate places for 5th graders to visit online and offline. They conclude that digital citizens make responsible choices regarding the places that they visit online. Students use what they have gained from collaborative discussions to create an online community map.

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