Bhavika Patel

Understanding by Design

Collaborative Unit on Digital Citizenship

Stage 1- Identify Desired Results

Title of Unit Digital Etiquette Grade Level 7th grade

Curriculum Area Advisement Time Frame Homeroom

Stage 1- Identify Desired Results

Content Standards:

NET*S Standard 5. Digital Citizenship

Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and

practice legal and ethical behavior.

a) Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and

technology

b) Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration,

learning, and productivity

c) Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning

d) Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

Understandings

Students will understand:

Students will be able to define digital etiquette.

Students will be able to recognize and understand the norms of digital etiquette.

Related Misconceptions:

“It doesn’t matter how or what you post online”

“Online writing does not have to follow rules of conventions (grammar).”

“There aren’t any rules for using technology.”

Essential Questions

Overarching Questions:

What are the rules of etiquette when

communicating using technology?

Topical Questions:

Do you follow proper etiquette when using

technology?

Do your comments or responses hurt

someone else?

Can your comments be misinterpreted by

someone else? Would be willing to share

or show your posted information with your

family, church, or the world?

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge

Students will know:

Vocabulary related to digital

etiquette

Norms of digital etiquette

How to follow digital etiquette when

using technology

Skills

Students will be able to:

Make proper choices when using

technology

Be cautious of what they should

post or share

Collaborate with their peers about

digital etiquette rights and wrongs

UbD Stage 2- Evidence

Stage 2- Evidence

Performance Tasks

Students will:

Understand the term: Digital Etiquette

Be able to identify the norms of digital etiquette

Watch a video about digital etiquette

Take a quiz based on the video

Collaborate with their peers about the norms of digital etiquette

Other Evidence

(e.g. tests, quizzes, work samples, observations)

Collaborative Discussion with peers

Short quiz over Digital Etiquette

Q & A session to clear up any misconceptions

Follow up opportunity with teacher/ counselor

Student Self- Assessment and Reflection

Students collaborate with their peers to reflect on the norms of digital etiquette. They will

assess themselves by taking an online quiz from Brain Pop.

UbD Stage 3- Plan Learning Experiences

Stage 3- Plan Learning Experiences

Students will be able to define the term digital etiquette

Students will view an informative presentation full of facts and helpful tips

Students will be able to see the impact their online actions may have, and how to

fix these issues

Students will be able to discuss with their peers the norms of digital etiquette

The presentation and video will be shared with other grade levels and posted on

the school’s webpage to share with the community.