Digital Citizenship in the Intermediate Classroom
  • Welcome
  • Testing Phase Aug. 8-20
  • The Project
    • Feedback on the Project or Website
  • The Author
  • The Digital Literacy Framework
  • Presentation of Work
    • Feedback on Presentation
  • DLF ~ Research and Information Literacy
    • Feedback ~ Research and Information Literacy
  • DLF ~ Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
    • Feedback ~ Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
  • DLF ~ Creativity and Innovation
    • Feedback ~ Creativity and Innovation
  • DLF ~ Digital Citizenship
    • Feedback ~ Digital Citizenship
  • DLF ~ Communication and Collaboration
    • Feedback ~ Communication and Collaboration
  • DLF ~ Technology Operations and Concepts
    • Feedback ~ Technology Operations and Concepts
  • References and Attributions
  • Community Connections
  • Presentations

Digital Citizenship in the Intermediate Classroom

Submitted as part of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Education (Leadership) through
Vancouver Island University

2014

Digital Citizenship in the Intermediate Classroom

This project will see the development of a resource hub where teachers, parents and students can find access to a variety of tools and resources on their journey towards digital citizenship. This comprehensive resource, usable mainly with intermediate students (grades 4, 5 and 6) though easily adaptable for all grades, will identify major themes in digital citizenship such as copyright, account security, effective online interactions and the critical analysis of online sources. Each topic will include a listing of proposed outcomes, developed by the British Columbia Ministry of Education, a brief description which includes the reason each is an important topic of study, a collection of resources tied to the topic and lesson plans and activity ideas to build understanding and help foster effective online practices. Once complete, the resource hub will be available online along with a presentation that will guide educators through the effective implementation of digital citizenship lessons in their own classrooms. 

Please note that there are many resources and different ways that each outcome could be addressed. These lesson plans simply provide one idea for approaching each outcome. All lessons require a level of comfort in working with technology from both the teacher and their students, as well as the availability of technology in the classroom (typically a computer linked to a projector, but also student laptops, mobile devices and a variety of programs and/or software on which student accounts may be required).

These lessons can be used as a broad curriculum covering many topics, or lesson by lesson covering individual themes depending on teacher preference and need. Thus you do not need to start with the first lesson in Research and Information Literacy and work from there. Feel free to choose lessons that fit your individual needs in the classroom. 

The intent of this project is to encourage the development of awareness and practices supporting digital citizenship in the classroom and will be aligned directly with the outcomes developed for the Digital Literacy Framework by the B.C. Ministry of Education.

According the Ministry of Education, the basic elements of digital literacy include participation, access, integration, analysis, evaluation, management, creation, communication and empowerment while using technology. Lesson plans and resources will be compiled with the aim of reaching these elements in a variety of ways.


To read any of the files contained within this site, simply click on the blue highlighted text (not the title blocks) to open the file in a new tab.

Proposal

Click here to read my Project Proposal

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Click here to read my Introduction

Chapter 2 - Literature Review

Click here to read my Literature Review

Chapter 3 - Procedures and Methods

Click here to read my Procedures and Methods

Chapter 4 - Field/Beta Testing and Findings

Click here to read my Field/Beta Testing and Findings

Chapter 5 - Conclusions and Recommendations

Click here to read my Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendices and References

Click here to read my References and Appendices

Click here to read my Journal Log - Lesson Planning

Click here to read my Responses to the Solicitation for Feedback

Complete Process Paper for Submission

(contains all of the above elements in one document in final edited form for submission to the Dean)

Click here to read my Master's Process Paper

Lesson Plan Template

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Digital Citizenship in the Intermediate Classroom and all the lesson plans contained within it authored by Kristin Sward are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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