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Overview
Students consider the power of the Internet to disseminate positive and
negative ideas of individuals, as well as large organizations. They relate
the privileges and responsibilities of cyber citizenship to their school's
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
Objectives
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Explain how the Internet is a powerful tool for disseminating both
positive and negative ideas |
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Explain that it is difficult to tell if a Web site represents the
opinion of one person or thousands of people |
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Relate the privileges of cyber citizenship to the responsibility
of adhering to an acceptable use policy |
ISTE® National Technology Standards
Site Preview
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No Internet site is used in this lesson. |
Online Resources
Materials
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Activity sheets (2) |
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Your school district's Acceptable Use Policy and/or
student contract |
Introduce
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Have students imagine that a class of younger students wants to
contribute the money they raised to a fund to prevent hunger. Ask:
How could you use the Internet to help them?
Allow students to brainstorm ideas. |
Teach 1
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Distribute Activity Sheet 1. |
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Students may ask what kinds of lies are spread by hate sites. One
example is historical revision in which hate groups retell history
to support their positions (such as that the Holocaust never took
place). |
Teach 2
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Distribute Activity Sheet 2 and your school district's Acceptable
Use Policy (AUP) and/or student contract. |
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Have students work in pairs to complete the sheet. |
Teach 3
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Ask volunteers to share and discuss their responses with the class.
Guide students to consider the following in their discussion:
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Duane's E-mail: Because he is using
the school network, Duane is subject to the school's AUP rules.
If the rude message is racist, sexist, or contains obscenities,
it may violate the rules.
Julia's E-Mail: Julia's message is inflammatory
and threatening and probably violates her school's AUP, but
because Julia sent her message from home, she may not be subject
to discipline under the school's AUP.
Anthony's Web page: Most AUPs do not
allow the school network to be used for commercial purposes.
Randy's joke: If Randy sent the E-mail
from the principal's account, he violated the AUP. Even if he
didn't, hoaxes are probably prohibited. |
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Close
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Ask: What makes the Internet
such a powerful tool for spreading ideas? |
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Ask: How can you tell if a Web site represents the opinion of one person or thousands of people? |
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Ask: According to your school's acceptable use policy, what are some responsibilities of being a cyber citizen? |
Extend (online)
The following activity can be added for students who completed this lesson
in a previous grade.
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Have students explore the capability of the Web to promote good
deeds by searching for the sites of charitable organizations. |
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Power and Responsibility