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Oops! I Broadcast It on the Internet
LESSON PLAN
UNIT 1
DIGITAL LIFE 101 / ASSESSMENT / DIGITAL LITERACY AND CITIZENSHIP
IN A CONNECTED CULTURE / REV DATE 2015 www.commonsense.org
CREATIVE COMMONS: ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKE
Essential Question
What are the consequences of oversharing online?
Lesson Overview
Students are introduced to the benefits of sharing information online
and the potential risks of sharing inappropriate information. Students
view one of two student vignette videos. Students then discuss, role-
play, and offer solutions to an online privacy dilemma from the
corresponding video discussion guide to demonstrate their
understanding of the possible consequences of inappropriate sharing
(oversharing).
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to ...
• identify some of the benefits of sharing information online.
• reflect on the risks of sharing inappropriate information
(oversharing) online.
• think critically about what they choose to post and share about
themselves online.
Materials and Preparation
•
Preview the videos “Eva’s Story – When Messages Spread” and “Brittney’s Story – Posting
Something You Regret,” and select which one you would like to use in the lesson. Prepare to show the video
to students.
• Copy the Eva’s Story Discussion Guide, one for each student, if you are showing students the “Eva’s
Story” video.
• Copy the Brittney’s Story Discussion Guide, one for each student, if you are showing students the
“Brittney’s Story” video.
• Review the corresponding Video Discussion Guide – Teacher Version.
Family Resources
• Send home the Privacy and Digital Footprints Family Tip Sheet (High School).
Estimated time:
45
minutes
Standards Alignment –
Common Core:
grades 9-10: RL.1, RL.2, RL.4,
RL.10, RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.8,
RI.10, W.2a-f, W.4, W.6, SL.1a,
SL.1b, SL.1c, SL.1d, SL.2, SL.3,
SL.4, SL.6, L.4a, L.6
grades 11-12: RL.1, RL.2,
RL.4, RL.10, RI.1, RI.2, RI.4,
RI.8, RI.10, W.2a-f, W.4, W.6,
SL.1a, SL.1b, SL.1c, SL.1d, SL.2,
SL.3, SL.4, SL.6, L.4a, L.6
NETS•S: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a-c
Key Vocabulary –
consequence: the effect
of something that happened
earlier