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Content Area: Technological Literacy
Index: 8.1B Grade 8 CPI 2
Standard:8.1 - Computer and Information Literacy
Strand: B - Application of Productivity Tools
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss consequences of misuse.
Grade: 8
Sample Activities:
· Students will role-play the following scenario: As an April Fool’s prank, a student hacks into the school district’s network, setting all of the printers in the media center to print out every five minutes a large-print document saying “April Fool’s.” The student has brought paper to school to replace the paper that was wasted as a result of his/her prank. Students will work cooperatively to determine how to portray the disciplinary meeting of the hacker, the principal, the vice-principal, the network administrator, and the hacker’s parents. After the dramatization, the entire class will discuss the pros and cons of the dramatized resolution of the incident.
· Students
will demonstrate a thorough understanding of copyright law and fair use
guidelines as they apply to the creation of a multimedia presentation by using a
teacher rubric to peer critique one another’s multimedia projects. This is
best done
early in the year with the introduction of the Acceptable Use Policy.
· Students will devise strategies for dealing effectively with online bullying in chat rooms, instant messaging and e-mail.
CyberSmart Curriculum: Dealing with Online Bullies - http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/68_04.asp.
· After studying copyright law as it applies to downloading music, movies, games, etc., and file sharing those components, students will debate the pros and cons of copyright law as it applies to these kinds of activities.
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