Week+2

=**Week 2**= =Digital Citizenship=

// 1. This week you begin blogging again on Mrs. G's topic.. //
The first post discusses digital citizenship Remember our class discussion about what is appropriate and correct for your blog. Minus 1 point for each spelling or grammar error...so USE SPELL CHECK!!!!
 * Go to the class blog (You will find it on the left.)
 * View the video posted by Mrs. G.
 * Post a response to the class blog. Your response must be at least 3 sentences. Your response will be monitored and must be approved by Mrs. G before it will appear on the blog.
 * Later in the week, read through other students' posts about the video. Respond to at least two classmates posts
 * Your original post is worth 10 points. Your responses are each worth 5.

//2. Protecting Your Identity//
Click on the file below called "Identity_Theft_info" and read through the handout on page 2. Be sure that you understand each of the terms on the various flashcard tiles. Once you have had a chance to go through the worksheet, make flashcards in your flashcard app for each one of the terms listed on page 1 (the cutout page). Study these terms well, as they will come up again in the semester. Understand what each term means and why it can be dangerous or why it can be helpful for Identity. Use Quizlet to make flashcards to study the terms on page one of the PDF above. Try to use the auto definition feature to add the definitions to your flashcards. [] *Send a link to your flashcards AND your score from the Phishing Game to Mrs. G in an email that is correctly formatted for an email to a teacher**.***
 * Watch //Top Five Ways Teens are Compromising their Identities Online// video**
 * What are some weaknesses that a student can do to reveal their identity?
 * What is phishing?
 * What can students do to safeguard their identity?
 * Identity Theft Flashcards**
 * Play the Phishing Game** []

3. Cyberbullying
View these stories:
 * Rachael's Story
 * [|Rachel's Story]
 * Read about Ryan Patrick Halligan
 * Visit the cyberbullying website and read through the links and learn more about what cyberbullying is all about.

Tips from [|www.makeadifferenceforkids.org]:
 * **Don't put yourself at risk online.** Be careful who your online “friends” are and don't hang around online places where people could treat you badly.
 * **Say "N0" to bullying.** When students say NO, bullying stops within ten seconds over fifty percent of the time.
 * **Report bullying.** If you watch and do nothing, it is the same as condoning the bully's actions. Tell an adult.
 * **Treat others with respect.** Be careful how you communicate online so you are not insulting others.
 * **Good Friends Don't Keep Deadly Secrets!** If someone you know is thinking about suicide, tell an adult.
 * **Spread the word.** Tell your friends that bullying is not cool, it's cruel. Get involved in your school or community to make others aware of the consequences of bullying.

2. How can bullying prevented? Read the article about two boys who have tried to make a difference in the Pink Shirt Gang

3. Visit:


 * [|Cyber Bullying 411]


 * [|Cyber Bullying Using Cell Phones]

4. Read the article, [|//Why Do Kids Bully?//] by Christina Montoya Fiedler, November 15, 2010.


 * After the articles in #2 and #3, do you think bullying is a problem? Why do students bully?


 * What can the targets do to stop the bullying?


 * What can the bystanders do to stop the bullying?

5. Look up the Laws of Cyber Bullying

6. 7. Now that you have had a chance to look at the laws on cyberbullying, you will be taking the law into your own hands. Look at our high school student handbook and review the policy on bullying and harassment in school. What does it say? Does it cover cyberbullying? Create this document in Google Docs. Share your document with two other students. Ask for feedback when you share. Do not share with Mrs. G. until you have gotten feedback from at least one other person. If someone shares with you, be sure to offer them feedback as well. Share with Mrs. G when you have a well developed policy.


 * Create a specific school policy on cyberbullying.
 * Define cyberbullying.
 * What will the school do to stop cyberbullying?
 * How will it be enforced?
 * What will the punishments be for cyberbullying?

4. Do's and Don'ts of Social Networking
Read this advice: []

You will be assigned either "Do's" or "Don'ts"Use pictures and word art (no more than 2 words at a time) to create a poster in Word that illustrates this advice. You can add your own advice or look at different articles for more information. Pairs of posters will be displayed throughout the school