Tuesday, September 24, 2013

2nd-3rd Grade Internet Safety Videos

After finishing your assignment today, I would like you to watch 2 videos about internet safety for me.
Video 1
Video 2

Click on this link to take the test about what you just watched.

Be sure to enter your first and last name in the box and use the classroom code your teacher gives you.

After finishing the previous activities you will be practicing using a word processing document again. You will copy and paste the questions below into your document and answer them. Follow the directions given in class about formatting and saving your document.

1. Why do you need to be careful about what you click online?

2. What are strong passwords?

3. What is personal information?

4. Where can we find appropriate websites for school?

Monday, September 23, 2013

Cyber Bullying 3-5

3rd through 5th Graders will be doing a watch and respond to the topic of Cyber Bullying.

After watching the two videos listed below and answering the questions in a document saved to their computer, students will be participating in a class discussion. Students should be able to answer these questions:
1. What is Cyberbullying?
2. How does CyberBullying happen?
3. What should you do if someone is bullying you?
4. Give some examples of what CyberBullying looks like.

Videos to watch:
CyberBullying 1
CyberBullying 2

5th GRADE ONLY,
The next link is an article published in USA Today about a recent cyberbullying incident that had terrible consequences. You may use this article to help you answer your questions or just to read for information. The article contains some information that you might find disturbing so you may choose not to read it if you prefer. Cyberbullying Article

After watching, open a Word document and copy/paste the following questions to answer.

1. What is CyberBullying?
2. What things can you do if someone is CyberBullying you?
3. How could someone use a cell phone to CyberBully you?
4. How could someone use a computer to CyberBully you?

After finishing your document, click on the test link below and take the cyberbullying test for grades 2-3. Use the code on the board to log in to the test. Be sure to type your first and last name.

Test

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Common Sense Media Videos

I will be adding links to this as we preview new movies.
3rd Grade watch and respond video.
Pause and Think Online

Fifth Grade watch and respond:
Digital Footprint
Online Image

Copyright

Searching Online 5th grade watch and respond.

Watch the short video you find at this link;

Searching Online

After watching the video, think about the following questions and create a response in a Word document. Save the document to your grade level and personal folder.

What lessons can we learn from watching this video?
Why would he not trust the information he learned from Wikipedia?
How do keywords affect your searches?

You may copy and paste the questions into your word document if you like. The next video you will watch is about what can happen when you post things online about others. Click this link to watch the video;
Digital Drama

Answer the following questions about the video.
Who creates more drama, boys or girls? Why?
What should you do if someone begins online rumors about you?
What would you do if someone you know is being gossiped about?
What lesson can we learn from this video?

Copyrights and Online Sources

Open the document you have been using to record your responses. You will be watching two short Brainpop videos and responding about the problems with searching online and respecting the copyrights of other people.

Watch the Brainpop videos titled Copyright and Online Sources.

Think and Respond question- 1. Why is the internet the best and the worst place to do research?

Design and create your own poster for an imaginary event you will be having. You will be using Poster My Wall to create your project. Use the Student login and the class code open_design to get started. It can be a party, concert, yard sale, wanted poster, lost pet, babysitting, car washing, pet sitting, or any other subject that you would like. Plan what you want the poster to say and save a copy of the finished product to your folder.

You can find clipart and images for free HERE