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Our Digital

Citizenship

Pledge

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 3

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What makes a strong online community?

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Learning Objectives

Define what a community is, both in person and online.

Explain how having norms helps people in a community achieve their goals.

Create and pledge to adhere to shared norms for being in an online community.

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WARM UP: THINK, PAIR, SHARE

How would you describe the people where you live? Do most people know each other?�

Directions:

  1. Take a moment to think silently about these questions.
  2. Then, take turns sharing your response with your partner.

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A group of people who share the same interests or goals

Community

KEY VOCABULARY

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Which classroom community would best reach �everyone's shared goal of learning?

OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

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Our Classroom Norms

  1. [Capture student responses here.]

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Directions

  1. Work with your partner to explain how you think �each norm helps the community reach its goal.�
  2. Write your answers in the empty box for each example.

ACTIVITY: PAIR WORK

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Someone who uses technology responsibly to learn, create, and participate

Digital Citizen

KEY VOCABULARY

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Category

Group(s)

1. When I share with others ...

2. When I respond with others ...

3. When I work with others ...

4. When I play with others ...

ACTIVITY: GROUP WORK

Directions:

  1. Write your group's category at the �top of your group handout.�
  2. In your group, come up with one norm for how you should act toward others when you're online.�
  3. Once you have the norm that you �all agree on, write it on the handout and pledge to follow it by signing �your name.

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