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= Lessons on Digital Citizenship and Online Community =

As an educator and school social worker I chose this lesson plan because I believe that I need to teach interpersonal skills in the social networking community. The original lesson plan is based on teaching **digital citizenship.** This does incorporate the basic concepts that I want to teach about technology. The goals being learning basic online awareness and social wellbeing. The original lesson plan is designed in a more didactic style then I would like to teach.The new lesson plan is much more interactive and experiential. Playing with many fun and creative tools we will share and communicate socially with our classmates. I chose to use Vokis, blogs, videos, links to amazing relevant sites. We will be using many more creative tools to inspire group interaction and positive community. I chose tools that were fun and creative to keep my students interested. I believe my teaching will be be more aligned with 21st Century Learning standards and will help me to continue to understand the online communities where our students spend so much of their time. It would be negligent to teach a class on interpersonal dynamics when our students spend so much time communicating technologically. My students will learn to be become more aware of some serious implications of online communication. The will also learn to limit online drama and learn better and more appropriate online citizenship, social skills, and community. I am certain that these online "places" for socializing is the new frontier so we better get on the wagon or we'll be left behind.

__**Goal**__ To gain an awareness and understanding of digital citizenship and online community interpersonal skills.

__**Objectives**__
 * To learn to use technology as a classroom communication tool
 * To learn appropriate online social skills and community building
 * To be aware of the emotionally and legally damaging factors in the digital and online world
 * To practice self-expression and online identity through blogs and other fun skills

**__Standards__**
**1. Creativity and Innovation**a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processesb. create original works as a means of personal or group expressionc. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issuesd. identify trends and forecast possibilities **2. Communication and Collaboration**a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and mediad. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems **3. Research and Information Literacy**a. plan strategies to guide inquiryb. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and mediac. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasksd. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions **4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making**a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigationb. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a projectc. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions **5. Digital Citizenship**a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technologyb. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivityc. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learningd. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
 * //Source: Source: International Society for Technology in Education, 2007// **

__Outcomes__

 * Students will know the importance of ethical behavior online
 * Students will know the relevance of interpersonal dynamics online
 * Students will know the consequenses of sharing too much information digitally
 * Students will know what digital citizenship means