Kindergarten Learning Goals:
I can:
- discover that the Internet can be used to visit far-away places and learn new things.
- compare how staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world.
- explain rules for traveling safely on the Internet.
- recognize the kind of information that is private.
- understand that I should never give out private information on the Internet.
- learn to create effective usernames that protect my private information.
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First Grade Learning Goals:
I can:
- understand that being safe when I visit websites is similar to staying safe in real life.
- learn to recognize websites that are good for me to visit.
- recognize if I should ask an adult they trust before I visit a particular website.
- learn that the information I put online leaves a digital footprint or “trail.”
- explore what information is appropriate to be put online
- analyze online behaviors that could be considered cyberbullying
- explain how to deal with a cyberbullying situation
- recognize the importance of engaging a trusted adult when I experience cyberbullying.
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Second Grade Learning Goals:
I can:
- consider what it means to go online and use the Internet.
- compare and contrast how they are connected to different people and places, in person and on the Internet.
- demonstrate an understanding of how people can connect on the Internet by drawing a map of their online community.
- understand the functions of passwords.
- identify strategies for creating and protecting secure passwords.
- create my own secure passwords using the lesson guidelines.
- understand how to show respect in social situations.
- recognize the importance of tone in both face-to-face and online communications.
- learn rules for writing clear and respectful emails
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Third Grade Learning Goals:
I can:
-learn about the benefits of sharing information online, but also about the safety and security risks of sharing certain types of information.
- understand what type of information can put them at risk for identity theft and other scams.
- distinguish between personal information, which is safe to share online, and private information, which is unsafe to share.
- reflect upon their offline responsibilities.
- examine their online responsibilities.
- learn that good digital citizens are responsible and respectful in the digital world (and beyond).
- empathize with those who have received mean and hurtful messages.
- judge what it means to cross the line from harmless to harmful communication online.
- generate solutions for dealing with cyberbullying.
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Fourth Grade Learning Goals:
I can:
- recognize that photos can be altered digitally, and consider the upsides and downsides of this practice.
- discuss how photo alteration can distort our perceptions and affect our self-image.
- analyze how advertising uses photo alteration to help sell products.
- identify the characteristics of strong passwords.
- apply characteristics of strong passwords to create new passwords.
- create secure passwords with their family members.
- define what spam is.
- explore strategies for safely managing unwanted messages.
- identify different forms of spam.
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Fifth Grade Learning Goals:
I can:
-learn which information they should avoid sharing online because it is private.
-understand which kinds of websites have privacy policies, and why.
-practice checking websites they visit for privacy policies and privacy seals of approvals.
- compare and contrast gender stereotypes.
- evaluate online media messages that convey gender stereotypes.
- reflect on why gender stereotypes sometimes can be limiting.
- compare and contrast their responsibilities to their offline and online communities.
- reflect on the characteristics that make someone an upstanding citizen.
- devise resolutions to digital dilemmas.
- compare and contrast online-only friends and in-person, face-to-face pals.
- analyze why private information should not be given to anyone online without the permission of a trusted adult.
- debate how to respond if an online-only friend asks them personal questions.
- empathize with the targets of cyberbullying.
- recognize some of the key similarities and differences between in-person bullying and cyberbullying.
- identify strategies for dealing responsibly with cyberbullying.