Lesson: Sharing Your Story
In this lesson, students learn how to think about the impact of sharing content online. The consider the effects sharing online content might have on others and then analyze different platforms to identify the risks and tools available for controlling who can see what you post.
Grade range: 9
Time Frame
| One class period (75 minutes) | Two or three class periods (150-225 minutes) | |
| Activities |
Sharing Your Story Platforms and Privacy
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Sharing Your Story Platforms and Privacy Choosing a Channel
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Note: This unit is designed to prepare students to make good choices when sharing their and others’ content online. The first two activities can be delivered on their own, or all three activities can be integrated into any unit where students create content that might be published.
Preparation:
- Make sure that you are able to show the embedded videos or that students are able to access the links.
- Make sure that students are able to access the interactive activities.
Learning Outcomes
Big ideas/key concepts: Students will understand that…
Digital media are networked:
- Anyone can publish digital media content
Digital media have unexpected audiences:
- Things that we post and share online might be seen by people we didn’t think of
Interactions through digital media can have a real impact:
- What we share online can have an impact on ourselves and others
Digital media experiences are shaped by the tools we use
- The design and culture of different platforms influence how content is shared
Key questions:
- How do our choices about online sharing affect ourselves and others?
- How is what we share influenced by the platforms we use?
- What can we do to control who sees what we share online?
- Which platforms are better for posting different content?
Essential knowledge: Students will know…
- Privacy and security: Privacy management tools
- Ethics and empathy: Considerations when sharing content
- Key vocabulary: platforms
Performance tasks: Students will be able to…
- Access: Find information on privacy tools and community guidelines
- Use: Use privacy tools
- Understand: Analyze privacy implications of different platforms
- Engage: Consider ethical questions about sharing content online
Student-friendly outcomes:
- We will learn about privacy management tools, the importance of thinking before sharing online, and key vocabulary like “platforms.”
- We will think about how our choices when posting online can affect ourselves and others, how different platforms influence what and how we share, and what we can do to control who sees our content.
- We will find and use privacy tools, analyze the privacy features of different platforms, and consider the ethical issues involved in sharing content online.
Curriculum Connections
Strand A: Literacy Connections and Applications
A2. Digital Media Literacy
A2.1 Digital Citizenship
evaluate and explain their rights and responsibilities when interacting online with appropriate permission, and make decisions that contribute positively to the development of their digital identity and those of their communities
A2.2 Online Safety, Well-Being, and Etiquette
conduct research, considering accuracy, credibility, and perspectives, with a focus on misinformation, disinformation, and curated information, to construct knowledge, create texts, and demonstrate learning, while respecting legal and ethical considerations
A2.5 Media, Audience, and Production
demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between the form, message, and context of texts, the intended and unintended audience, and the purpose for production
A3. Applications, Connections and Contributions
A3.1 Cross-Curricular and Integrated Learning
analyze and explain how the knowledge and skills developed in this course support learning in various subject areas and in everyday life, and describe how they enhance understanding and communication
Strand D:Composition (Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts)
D1 Developing Ideas and Organizing Content
D1.2 Developing Ideas
generate and develop ideas and details about challenging topics, such as topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to other subject areas, using a variety of strategies, and drawing on various resources, including their own lived experiences
D1.3 Research
gather and synthesize information and content relevant to a topic, using a variety of textual sources and appropriate strategies; evaluate the currency, quality, bias, and accuracy of information; verify the reliability of sources; and check copyright and cite the sources for all content created by others
D1.4 Organizing Content
classify and sequence ideas and collected information, selecting effective strategies and tools, and identify and organize relevant content, evaluating the choices of text form, genre, and medium, and considering alternatives
D3 Publishing, Presenting and Reflecting
D3.1 Producing Final Texts
produce final texts using appropriate techniques and tools, including digital design and production tools, to achieve the intended effect
D3.2 Publishing and Presenting Texts
publish and present texts they have created, using various media and tools, and evaluate how their choices helped them communicate their intended message
D3.3 Reflecting on Learning
evaluate the strategies and tools they found helpful when publishing and presenting texts, reflect on what they learned at each stage of the creative process, analyze how their texts address various topics, and suggest steps for future improvement as a text creator
A platform is anything that lets you share content with other people. Social media and video apps are examples of platforms.