Sharing
Information
5th Grade STEM
Kemal Chasva
INTRODUCTION
Do you like to go online and watch videos, play games,
and talk to your friends and family? I do!
Did you know that 95% of kids in America from ages 3
to 18 go on the internet? That’s a lot of kids.
The internet can be a really fun place! It can also be
a very strange place.
The internet has a lot of people you can talk to.
There are so many things you can share! There are very nice people, and also
people who are not so nice.
Remember when we spoke about keeping each other safe
online?
What can we do as digital citizens to teach and also
remind others about what is appropriate to share online?
TASK
With your group,
- You are going to decide what
is personal and private information.
- You are going to find out
what kids like to do on the internet.
- You are going to discover why
people like sharing on the internet.
- On Day 6, you are going to
brainstorm a solution to help students that share too much information online.
- You can make a poster,
PowerPoint, or make a comic book strip about how we can solve our problem!
PROCESS/RESOURCES
You are going to use the PPA Process to solve the
problem!
Remember that the PPA process has six steps:
1. Define the problem
2. Gather the evidence
3. Identify the cause
4. Evaluate the existing policy.
5. Develop a solution.
6. Select the best solution.
Day 1 & 2 - Gather the
Evidence
There are many different kinds of information that we
can share on the internet. How do we classify our information?
Use the resources below to guide your research!
- Private and Personal
Information | Common Sense Education
- Protecting your
personal information and digital reputation
- Protect your personal
information | eSafety Commissioner
- Is Social
Media Good for Society?
After researching different kinds of information on
the internet, create a t-chart defining personal and private information and
provide at least three examples for each with your group. Make it colorful!
Day 3 - Gather the Evidence
Now that we have defined personal and private
information, we’re going to do some research about how the information we share
can leave a footprint.
Use the resources below to guide your research!
- Four Reasons to Care
About Your Digital Footprint
- Building a positive
digital footprint | myfuture
After doing some research on digital footprints,
create an infographic explaining how digital footprints are connected to
personal and private information with your group. Also, explain why it’s
important to take care of your digital footprint.
Day 4 - Identify the Causes.
Now that we understand what personal and private
information is as well as digital footprints, what causes people to share this
information?
Use the resources below to guide your research!
- How chat, texting and
messaging can keep us connected
- What are the benefits
of social media?
- The benefits of playing
online games
After doing some research on what kids, parents and
families like to do on the internet, as a group, create an infographic showing
the different ways people share information online.
Day 5 - Evaluate Existing Policy
There are some acts and laws the government has put in
place to help students and many children to remind them about the information
they share and their digital footprint.
Laws and Resources | New York State Education
Department
Let’s explore them together.
Day 6 - Develop a Solution
With your group, you are going to brainstorm a
solution to help students that share too much information online in our school.
- You can make a poster, PowerPoint,
public service announcement on Flipgrid or make a comic book strip about how we
can solve our problem!
EVALUATION
CONCLUSION
In this unit, we learned about the differences between
personal and private information, your digital footprint, and why people like
to share online. Let’s reflect on what we have learned through these questions:
- What are some examples of
personal information and what are some examples of private information?
- Which kind is safe to share?
Why?
- What is your digital
footprint?
- How do we keep it positive?
- What are some ways we can
remind ourselves and others about sharing information online?
STANDARDS
NYS Computer Science and Digital Fluency Standards
- 4-6.DL.6 Describe persistence
of digital information and explain how actions in online spaces can have
consequences.
NGLS
- 5R2: Determine a theme or
central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text.
- 5R3: In informational texts,
explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals,
events, ideas, or concepts based on specific evidence from the text. (RI)
- 5R8: Explain how claims in a
text are supported by relevant reasons and evidence, identifying which reasons
and evidence support which claims.
- 5W2: Write
informative/explanatory texts to explore a topic and convey ideas and
information relevant to the subject.
- 5W6: Conduct research to
answer questions, including self-generated questions, and to build knowledge
through investigation of multiple aspects of a topic using multiple sources.
- 5W7: Recall relevant
information from experiences or gather relevant information from multiple
sources; summarize or paraphrase; avoid plagiarism and provide a list of
sources.