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    Keeping a Clean Digital Footprint

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    Subject: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

    Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins

    Topic: Digital Citizenship

    Grade Level: 6, 7

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: In this lesson, students will describe actions that they can take to keep a clean digital footprint.

    Know Before You Start: This lesson provides a good springboard to discuss safe online choices and behaviors.

    Hook:

    • Define and discuss the term Digital Footprint which is the information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online activity.
    • Read and discuss the sample comic.
      • Have you ever received an email like this?
      • Why do people send emails like this?
      • What should the character in the comic have done to ensure a clean digital footprint? 
    • Brainstorm other ways to keep a clean digital footprint.

    Activity:

    • Have students create a three-to-four-panel comic describing three ways to keep a clean digital footprint.

    Closure:

    • Have students share one way to keep a clean digital footprint from their comic.

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
    • Utilize the "Think-Pair-Share" strategy during whole group instruction.
    • Display examples of how to keep a clean digital footprint and allow students to choose three to use in their comic.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display

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