Appendix W

I developed this five-lesson unit to teach students the importance of safe and important Internet use.  Students research several topics, including privacy, plagiarism, and general safety.  This unit aligns with the district’s technology use policy, and covers many state technology standards.  Also, this unit does not involve teacher lectures.  Students use technology to search for information and use PowerPoint to present the information to other members of the class.  It’s a collaborative unit that is student-centered, technology integrated, and focuses on self-discovery.  I’ve found that students enjoy this project, and gain a better understanding of safe and fair Internet use because they discover the information on their own rather than having it told to them.    The development of this unit shows my understanding of the following standards:

NETS-T – I.a, I.b, II.a, II.b, II.c, II.d, II.e, III.a, III.d, IV.a, VI.a, VI.d, VI.e

CTTC – I.a, I.c, I.e, II.d, III.a, IV.d

CCCT – 1.5, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6

Appropriate Internet Use Unit

Unit Overview:

This Internet Use unit will focus on the social, ethical, legal, and safety issues regarding Internet use.  Students will be encouraged to research content pertaining to privacy, security, equality, intellectual property, ethical conduct, and etiquette.  They will create slide shows using PowerPoint that will provide information on these important topics.  The culminating activity will involve the showcase of these student generated PowerPoint presentations.

Connecticut Framework Standards Addressed in this Unit:

Technology Standards-

1. Basic Operations And Concepts

  • Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems
  • Students are proficient in the use of technology

2. Social, Ethical and Human Issues

  • Students understand the ethical, cultural and societal issues related to technology
  • Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information and software
  • Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits and productivity

3. Technology Productivity Tools

  • Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity and promote creativity
  • Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, preparing publications and producing other creative works

5. Technology Research Tools

  • Students use technology to locate, evaluate and collect information from a variety of sources
  • Students use technology tools to process data and report results
  • Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks

 

 

 

Lesson 1- Review of PowerPoint

Lesson 2- Brainstorming

Lesson 3- Guided Research

Lesson 4- PowerPoint Creation

Lesson 5- PowerPoint Presentations

 

Lesson 1- Review of PowerPoint

Lesson time: 45-50 minutes

Student Objectives-

1.      1.      Students will demonstrate basic knowledge of PowerPoint slide formation.

 

Procedure:

1.  Students have learned the use of PowerPoint in 4th grade. Today, the teacher will review the use of PowerPoint features, including background colors, text boxes, word art, and clip art, by modeling on Smartboard.

2. Students will complete one previously modeled task at a time, directed by teacher.

Assessments:

 

1. Teacher observation of student use of PowerPoint features.

2. Teachers will examine sample slides created by students.

 

Lesson 2- Group and Class Brainstorming of Ideas

Lesson time: 45-50 minutes

Student Objectives-

1. Students will work collaboratively to generate a list of prior knowledge in regards to social, ethical, legal, and safety issues regarding Internet use.

 

Procedure:

1.      1.      Whole class setting: Teacher will pose following questions to students:

·        ·        What are some concerns regarding privacy and the Internet?

·        ·        Is it OK to copy information from the Internet?  Why or why not?

·        ·        What are some safeties regarding computer use?

·        ·        Are there ways to respect the property of others in regards to Internet use?  What are some?

 

2.      2.      Students will then divide into groups of 4 or 5 to discuss the answers to these questions.  Notes should be taken.

3.   We will meet back as a whole class to create a class list of answers to the above questions.

Assessments:

 

1. Teacher observation of student discussions.

 

Lesson 3- Guided Research

Lesson time: 45-50 minutes

Student Objectives-

1. Students will use Google search engine on Internet to research appropriate Internet use.

Procedure:

 

1.      1.      Students will log into computers at computer lab.

 

2.  Students will work in pairs to search the web in search of resources that will help answer the following questions:

 

·        ·        What are some concerns regarding privacy and the Internet?

·        ·        Is it OK to copy information from the Internet?  Why or why not?

·        ·        What are some safeties regarding computer use?

·        ·        Are there ways to respect the property of others in regards to Internet use?  What are some?

·        ·        What are some class rules you would recommend to help assure appropriate Internet use?

 

3.      3.      They will use Word to type notes and save found websites on the topics being researched. 

 

4. At the end of class, all notes should be saved in Network folders.

 

Assessments:

1.      1.      Teacher observation of student research.

2.      2.      Examination of student notes.

 

Lesson 4- PowerPoint Creation

Lesson time: 2 Days- 50-60 minutes per day

Student Objectives-

1. Students will use collected data from the Internet for PowerPoint presentation.

2. Students will develop a PowerPoint presentation about appropriate Internet use.

Procedure:

1. Teacher will review previously taught PowerPoint features and slide development.

2. Teacher will model the technique of using PowerPoint features to develop a slide.

3. Students will work with their partners to use data to create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the answers to the five question.. The presentation must include at least five slides, one for each question.

Assessments:

1. Teacher observation of student use of PowerPoint.

2. Assessment of completed PowerPoint presentation.

 

Lesson 5- PowerPoint Presentation

Lesson time: 50-60 minutes (more time may be necessary)

Student Objectives-

1. Students will present Powerpoint presentation.

2. Students will demonstrate public presentation skills.

Procedure:

1. Teacher will model presentation techniques by presenting a sample PowerPoint.

2. Students will use LCD projector and computer to present their PowerPoint presentations to the class.

3. Class will discuss each presentation after each group finishes presenting.

Assessments:

1. Teacher observation of student use of Powerpoint to present a topic.

2. Assessment of completed Powerpoint public presentation to the class.