Monday, August 15, 2016

Welcome to a New School Year!


This blog was created to provide activities and resources you can use at home.
There are several videos to watch and questions to answer in your notebook.


Digital Citizenship

1. Watch the video “Internet Danger: Everyone Knows Sarah.”

What situation is presented?
What do you think happened?

2. Watch the video “Perspectives on Social Media”

Why do teenagers use Social Media a lot?
What are the dangers of posting information, videos, etc., online?
What do you need to do before posting something online?

3. Watch the video “Your Digital Footprint”

What is a Digital Footprint?
Why is your Digital Footprint relevant according to the video?
How can you leave a safe and positive digital footprint?

4. Watch the video “Copyright and Fair Use Animation”

What is copyright?
How can you be responsible when using ideas, photos, etc., which do not belong to you?

5. Read the article “Nine elements” in the webpage: Digital Citizenship: Using Technology Appropriately
 In your notebook: Explain each element. Find an image to illustrate it or include an example.

If you have vocabulary doubts, you can use the following dictionary links to find the meaning of unknown word:

Oxford Dictionary online:

Merriam-Webster Dictionary online: