Promoting Ethical Behaviour Online: Our Values and Ethics - Lesson

Lesson Plan

Level: Grades 7 - 9

Duration: One hour per activity

Author: Emmanuelle Erny-Newton, Media Education Specialist, MediaSmarts

Overview

In this three-part lesson, students learn about online privacy and ethical behaviour by exploring their digital footprints to better understand that our online interactions may not be as anonymous as we think they are.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate:

• an understanding of their Web-based activities as well as their perceptions of, and attitudes towards, these activities
• an understanding of how to assess and measure their vulnerability to cyberbullying
• an understanding of the importance of ethical behaviour and "virtual reputation" in various Web environments
• an understanding of the importance of protecting one's personal privacy online
• an understanding that on the Internet, individuals are not always as anonymous as they believe themselves to be

This lesson and all associated documents (handouts, overheads, backgrounders) are available in an easy-print, pdf kit version.

Lesson Kit:

Lesson_Promoting_Ethical_Behaviour_Online.pdf