Communicating, Inquiring, Decision Making and Problem Solving
C-3 Students will critically assess information accessed through the use of a variety of technologies.
- identify and distinguish points of view expressed in electronic sources on a particular topic
- recognize that information serves different purposes and that data from electronic sources may need to be verified to determine accuracy or relevance for the purpose used
Lessons
- Stay on the Path Lesson One: Searching for Treasure
- Stay on the Path Lesson Two: All That Glitters is Not Gold
- Stay on the Path Lesson Three: Treasure Maps
- Stay on the Path Lesson Four: Scavenger Hunt
Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)
- Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)
- A Day in the Life of the Jos
Educational Games
Foundational Operations, Knowledge and Concepts
F-2 Students will understand the role of technology as it applies to self, work and society.
- assess the personal significance of having limitless access to information provided by communication networks, such as the Internet
- describe, using examples, how communication and information networks, such as the telephone and the Internet, create a global community
F-3 Students will demonstrate a moral and ethical approach to the use of technology.
- comply with the acceptable use policy of the school and school authority for Internet and networked services, including software licensing agreements
- respect the privacy and products of others
- use electronic networks in an ethical manner
- comply with copyright legislation
F-4 Students will become discerning consumers of mass media and electronic information.
- recognize that graphics, video and sound enhance communication
- describe how the use of various texts and graphics can alter perception
- discuss how technology can be used to create special effects and/or to manipulate intent through the use of images and sound
Lessons
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques
- ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
- Deconstructing Web Pages
- What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
- Stay on the Path Lesson One: Searching for Treasure
- Stay on the Path Lesson Two: All That Glitters is Not Gold
- Stay on the Path Lesson Three: Treasure Maps
- Stay on the Path Lesson Four: Scavenger Hunt
- Avatars and Body Image
- Pay for Play
- Understanding the Internet: Using the Internet
- Understanding the Internet: Pathways and Addresses
- Understanding the Internet: Build Understanding
- Understanding the Internet: Communication and Social Media
- Introduction to Cyberbullying: Avatars and Identity
Tip Sheet
Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)
- Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)
- A Day in the Life of the Jos
Educational Games
- Co-Co’s Adversmarts
- Data Defenders
- Cybersense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of the Three CyberPigs
Background information for teachers about the Internet and Internet issues can be found in the following sections: