Students reflect on the benefits and potential risks of online talk and messaging. They learn how to recognize inappropriate talk or questionable behavior online.
How can a secure password help you protect your private information? Students learn how to create secure passwords to protect their private information and accounts online.
What is digital media and what role does it play in our lives? Students are introduced to the 24/7, social nature of digital media and technologies, and gain basic vocabulary.
What are your media habits, and how much time do you spend with different forms of media? Students review their media habits and reflect media's role in their lives.
Students reflect on the possibilities and pitfalls of digital media for themselves, for relationships with people close to them, and for society at large.
What is a digital footprint, and what does yours convey? Students learn that they have a digital footprint with information that can be searched and sent on to a huge audience.
What are the consequences of over-sharing online? Students are introduced to the benefits of sharing information online and the risks of sharing inappropriate information.
How do you judge people's intentions online? Students will learn to assess people’s intentions and the impact of their words and actions, both positive and negative, online.