Responsible+use+of+Technology

By Kelly Mangan and Janette Blundy**﻿**  **﻿** **Introduction** In a culture where technology is becoming an integral part of everyday life for many students, it is understandable that along with this technology come a new set of problems for society - most stemming from the misuse of technology. Often students have access to technology such as mobile phones and computers well before they have been versed in the responsibilities of being an 'Ethical Digital Citizen'. This unit of work will focus on how to teach students to responsibly use technology and be accountable for the consequences of their cyber actions.

Based on the requirements at VELS level 4, these lessons have been developed for use with a grade 5/6 classroom and are integrated accross the domains of ICT, English, Civics and Citizenship, Communication, Thinking Processes, Interpersonal Development and Design, Creativity and Technology. Although the unit focuses on older students, we acknowledge that it is essential that all students learn from a young age how to become responsible users of technology and some activities used in this unit could be adapted for other levels.

Using GarageBand and iMovie an artefact was created for this unit to be used to assist in the teaching of how to resposibly use technology. The video is designed to make students think about what is appropriate and inappropriate use of technology whist making them aware that their cyber actions have consequences. The aim of the video is to create a discussion within the class about each of the three scenarios portrayed and have students discuss their own personal beliefs and experiences relating to their use of digital devices.


 * ** Action Plan ** [[file:Responsible use of Technology Action plan.pdf]] || ** ﻿Story Board ** [[file:Story board .pdf]] ||
 * ** Artefact ** media type="youtube" key="9m9n9qbRLts?hl=en" height="349" width="425" align="center"

 Retrieved from [] ** Interactive Internet Safety Websites﻿ ﻿**  ﻿﻿ccmostwanted.com (2011). Interactive Safety Websites Retrieved from [] **Roar Educate - Interactive education**  Roar Educate (2011). Home Page. Roar Educate.  Retrieved from ** [] ** **Cyber Safety** Tech Parenting Group (2011). A comprehensive directory of online safety resources. //Connect Safely.// Retrieved from []  **Think you know**  Think you know.org (n.d.). Home Page. Retrieved from [] ** Cyber Safe Kids ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Treyvaud, R (n.d.). Home page. Cybersafe Kids. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Retrieved from [] || **Did you know Video for Lesson 1**  media type="youtube" key="cL9Wu2kWwSY" height="349" width="425"
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 * ** || ** ﻿Step by step guide ** [[file:How to create a video using iMovie.pdf]]
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 * ** VELS ** ** Overview of how to integrate the unit of work ** [[file:VELS.pdf]] || ﻿** References ** **﻿** [[file:References 1..pdf]] ||
 * ** Useful Websites ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">** Cyber Smart - Schools ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Australian Government (2009). Schools Gateway. Cyber(smart).

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<span style="background-color: #00c1ff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 240%; text-align: center;">**Unit of Work** || // Students will consider the term technology and discuss //// the //// different digital devices //// they use, //// the purpose of the //// device //// and it's benefit to their lives. // .......﻿ || Observation and anecdotal notes. Blog entry || "Did you know" youtube video -see table above. || ﻿ || // Students will define the term "Ethical Digital Citizen" and //// discuss how this relates to //// their use //// of technology. // // ...﻿ // || Observation and anecdotal notes Blog entry || "Responsible use of technology" video - see table above. || (2 x 50 min sessions) || // Students will learn about moral compass and how to use //// their internal moral compass //// when //// confronted with a //// variety //// of situations in the digital world. // || Anecdotal notes Sheet of answers to moral questions Blog entry || [|Doug Johnson website] || (3 x 50 min sessions) || // Working in pairs students will create a digital artefact //// which //// will inform their peers of //// one //// particular aspect of //// how to be //// an ethical digital citizen. // || Anecdotal notes Students plans Blog entries || || (3 x 50 min sessions) || // Each student will write a persuasive essay supporting //// the //// message they wish to convey //// with their //// artefct. This //// will be //// backed up with evidence researched by the students. // // ...﻿ // ||  Anecdotal notes Writing plan Blog entries ||  Scholastic Web page - [|Persuasive writing] || (2 x 50 min sessions) || // Working in groups, the students will prepare a //// presentation //// and participate in a class //// exhibition of the //// completed artefacts. // // ...﻿ // || // Persuasive Writing // Group presentation || Artefacts created by students ||
 * **Lesson Title** || **Lesson overview** || **Assessment** || **Resources** ||
 * Lesson 1: Engage
 * Lesson 2: Explore
 * Lesson 3: Explain
 * Lesson 4: Explain
 * Lesson 5: Elaborate
 * Lesson 6: Evaluate