Digital Literacy Curriculum Map: Home

LESSON:

Defining Digital Literacy

TOPICS:
What is Digital Literacy? 

All Media Messages are Constructed

RESOURCES: 

Crash Course Media Literacy Video Series

Just Weird Enough Lesson - Take the Bait

NAMLE: What is Media Literacy?

LESSON:

Evaluating Information Sources

TOPICS

Accessing Information

Evaluating & Analyzing Information 

Lateral Reading

Using Information Ethically

Critical Thinking 

Bias

RESOURCES: 

Crash Course Lateral Reading Video

Learning for Justice Lesson - Media Consumers And Creators, What Are Your Rights?

All Sides Media Bias Chart

Game: How to Detect and Resist Disinformation

Checkology Lesson: Understanding Bias

NPR Podcast: Finding the Fake News King

LESSON: 

Digital Etiquette

TOPICS: 

Responsible Digital Citizenship

Obtaining Permission before Posting/Sharing

Kindness Matters

RESOURCES: 

GPB Digital Citizen Video - Things Explained

Brain Pop - Digital Etiquette Lesson Plan

Lan School - 8 Keys to Digital Netiquette

LESSON: 

Plagiarism

TOPICS: 

Citing Sources

Copyright

Using Creative Commons Resources

RESOURCES: 

Plagiarism Video: Grand Theft Info

Noodletools: Copyright Scenarios

Electric Frontier Foundation: Copyright Quiz

MLA Practicing Citations Worksheet

LESSON:

Digital Footprint 

TOPICS: 

What you post/share online can never be erased

All online activity - your search history, what you click on, even how long you spend looking at a social media post is part of your digital footprint

RESOURCES: 

Digital Footprint Game - #For You A Game of Algorithms

Common Sense Education Lesson Plan - Protecting Online Reputations

Video - Once Posted You Lose It

LESSON: 

Internet Privacy & Safety

TOPICS

Passwords

Social Media Settings 

Sharing Personal Information

Navigating the Internet Safely

RESOURCES: 

Be Internet Awesome - Share With Care

Be Internet Smart - Posters 

Internet Privacy "Check-up" 

LESSON: 

Cyberbullying

TOPICS: 

What is a cyberbully?

How Can We Prevent Cyberbullying?

What Can You Do if You're a Victim of Cyberbullying? 

RESOURCES: 

Video: Words Hurt

Video: What to do if you are cyberbullied

Video: TeenTalk on Cyberbullying

Common Sense Education Video: Is the Internet Making You Meaner? Then fill out this worksheet: Disinhibition

Video: Teen Voices: Hate Speech Online

Common Sense Education Video - Teen Talk on Cyberbullying

LESSON: 

ChatGpt

TOPICS: 

What is ChatGPT?

How Can We Use ChatGPT for Good?

Why is it Unethical to Use ChatGPT to complete your assignments?

RESOURCES: 

New York Times (NYT)  - Lesson Plan

NYT Article - Don't Ban ChatGPT, Teach With It

Education Week - Managing ChatGPT

PBS - Educators Embrace ChatGPT

ASCD - Leveraging ChatGPT