Digital Citizenship Course
This course offers lessons to teach Mike Ribble’s 9 elements of digital citizenship while focusing on the incorporation of Indigenous identity and perspectives. These lessons are geared toward middle school and high school students, predominantly those of Indigenous descent but is not restricted to such group.
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Teacher Information
This page is for teacher use only and provides background information relevant to the remainder of the lessons.
This page is for teacher use only and provides background information relevant to the remainder of the lessons.
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Digital Citizenship
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
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Indigenous Perspectives
The focus of this lesson is to give a brief overview and introduction to the Indigenous Ways of Teaching (four directions and how this course will gently incorporate the perspectives and content of Indigenous peoples.
The focus of this lesson is to give a brief overview and introduction to the Indigenous Ways of Teaching (four directions and how this course will gently incorporate the perspectives and content of Indigenous peoples.
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Lesson 2: Digital Access
this lesson focuses on the various degrees to which students have or may not have access to technology. Access varies person-to-person and location definitely affects it. students will learn where and how to gain safe access to technology.
this lesson focuses on the various degrees to which students have or may not have access to technology. Access varies person-to-person and location definitely affects it. students will learn where and how to gain safe access to technology.
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Lesson 3: Digital Fluency
This lesson covers the skills and education for learning how to safely and effectively use technology.
This lesson covers the skills and education for learning how to safely and effectively use technology.
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Lesson 4(a): Digital Communication & Collaboration
This lesson addresses how to represent yourself online and how to communicate clearly and safely.
This lesson addresses how to represent yourself online and how to communicate clearly and safely.
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Lesson 7: Rights & Responsibility
Lesson 7 aims to enlighten students on the requirements and freedoms that are offered to all digital citizens in an online environment.
Lesson 7 aims to enlighten students on the requirements and freedoms that are offered to all digital citizens in an online environment.
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Lesson 8: Digital Security & Privacy
Educating learners about security and privacy encompasses more than just strong passwords and privacy settings. This lesson dives into being aware of attacks by both bots and people, as well as how to respond and prevent them.
Educating learners about security and privacy encompasses more than just strong passwords and privacy settings. This lesson dives into being aware of attacks by both bots and people, as well as how to respond and prevent them.
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Lesson 9: Digital Commerce
With our learners having more and more access to online trading and investment, it is vital that we educate them on the advantages and risks of digital sales of goods and services.
With our learners having more and more access to online trading and investment, it is vital that we educate them on the advantages and risks of digital sales of goods and services.
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Lesson 10: Digital Health & Welfare
To conclude this mini unit we draw attention to the overall health and welfare of our learners when managing their in-person and online worlds. How can we learn to live with both in a balanced and healthy way?
To conclude this mini unit we draw attention to the overall health and welfare of our learners when managing their in-person and online worlds. How can we learn to live with both in a balanced and healthy way?
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Final Lesson: What Do You Know?
This is a review lesson focused on engaging students in the practice of their new knowledge.
This is a review lesson focused on engaging students in the practice of their new knowledge.
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What you’ll learn
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The basic understanding of digital citizenship and how its 9 principles can promote a more positive online environment for everyone.
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This course is designed to bring voice to those who are generally marginalized by a Eurocentric educational system, specifically Indigenous learners.
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These lessons implement a Thinking Classroom strategy by utilizing a flipped, student-centered model and incorporating vertical non-permanent writing surfaces.