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= Lessons on Digital Citizenship = Digital Citizenship Lessons for Tweens (ages 8-12) by Sheri Henningsen shenningsen@mac.com This lesson utilizes the outstanding resources made available to teachers at []. The resources referred to in this lesson can be downloaded for free at []. Copyright and reproduction Policy http://www.netsmartz.org/Legal/ReproductionPolicy NetSmartz Workshop Charles B. Wang International Children's Building  699 Prince Street  Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175 Visit [] to request a K-5 kit, or  [] for a middle school kit. NetSmartz has a collection of resources that address different aspects of the Internet, the risks associated with each, and how to use the Internet responsibly. Their resources address the following topics:
 * //**Cyberbullying **//
 * //**Inappropriate content **//
 * //**Predators **//
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Revealing too much information **//
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Spyware, spam, and scams **//

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tipsheets:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Begin by printing tipsheets from the NetSmartz Workshop. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">NetSmartz Workshop introduces Internet safety topics through tip sheets for children. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Pledges:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">At the NetSmartz website, teachers will find age-appropriate safety pledges created for parents and guardians to facilitate in-depth discussions about real-world issues with children. "House pledges" or "acceptable-use policies" can help provide clear guidelines for safer Internet use. NetSmartz recommends using the "Internet Safety Pledge" to promote safety discussions and create safer boundaries. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

Lessons:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In this lesson, students watch the NSTeens video “Mike-Tosis” and complete the accompanying worksheet. This lesson will help students understand how widely and how rapidly information can travel on line or via cell phone.
 * __//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mike-Tosis: //__**

__**//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attitude Overdrive: //**__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In this lesson, students watch the NSTeens video “Attitude Overdrive” and discuss what to do when they encounter “griefers” while playing games online. They will make a fact wheel to remind them how to deal with griefers.

//__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Profile Penalty: **__// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In this lesson, students will watch the NSTeens video “Profile Penalty” and discuss how the actions they take online have offline consequences. They will create a Q&A Sheet using PowerPoint to share with their peers.

//__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Terrible text: **__// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In this lesson, students watch the NSTeens video “Terrible text” and discuss different kinds of cyberbullying. In groups, they read about real-life cyberbullying cases and give group presentations explaining the cases to the class. After this activity, students will have a better understanding of cyberbullying, including its effects and possible consequences.

//__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Post-to-be Private: **__// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In this lesson, students watch “Post-to-be-Private” to understand the importance of protecting their personal information on the Internet. In groups, they evaluate examples of things they might post online and decide what is okay to post and what is not okay to post. Together, students discuss ways to better protect themselves on the Internet.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2011 Teens & Tweens Presentations
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Two 30-minute PowerPoint presentations for tweens and teens contain:
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Animated and documentary-style videos **//
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Candid, thought-provoking discussions **//
 * //**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Practical advice and free resources **//

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">I suggest you view all videos, PowerPoints and handouts prior to lessons.
<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">NSTeens.org was created through a partnership between Sprint® and the Internet safety experts at NetSmartz® Workshop, a program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC). NSTeens resources empower tweens (children ages 8 - 12) to make safer online choices through lessons taught in a series of animated videos highlighting the Internet-related adventures of a diverse cast of teenagers. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Educators may reinforce the videos’ safety lessons through the use of accompanying activity cards. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">The site also houses NetSmartz’s Real-Life Stories videos---a series of narratives from teens about real experiences of online victimization. Each of the videos is accompanied by an activity card to facilitate student discussion and understanding. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">These materials are suggested for youths ages 11-17. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">All resources on NSTeens.org are free and offered in both English and Spanish. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">http://www.nsteens.org/