The Daily Dilemma: David

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This website provides a case study for student evaluation, either through writing or discussion. This case study will focus on the safe use of digital devices and ethical sharing. The case study is as follows: David has just joined a Facebook group and he discovers that somebody has posted an offensive and malicious photo of a girl from his class. David feels very uncomfortable about it. What, if anything, should he do?

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.11
Demonstrate positive, safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content and identify the consequences of failing to act responsibly.

Knowledge

Students know:

safe, legal, and ethical habits to use when creating and sharing digital content and that failing to do so can have negative consequences.

Skills

Students are able to:

use safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.
identify consequences of failing to use safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.

Understanding

Students understand that:

consequences exist for failing to use positive, safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.R1
Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.

Knowledge

Students know:

that some data is considered personal and should be protected.

Skills

Students are able to:

classify data as private or public.
operate technology devices without sharing personal data.

Understanding

Students understand that:

sharing personal data in public forums, even with share settings turned off, can result in dangerous real
life consequences.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.11
Model and demonstrate behaviors that are safe, legal, and ethical while living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world.

Vocabulary

ethics
digital world

a.

virus
malware
packet sniffing
spyware
phishing

b.

browser history

c.

personal data

d.

digital marketing
online wallets
personal information
data accessibility
passwords.

e.

cyberbullying
harassment
sexual communication

f.

online safety

Knowledge

Students know:

safe, legal, and ethical behaviors for online behavior.

a.

tracking methods are often used to improve digital tools and advertising.
hazards exist when unknown entities have access to a user's digital habits.

b.

methods to counteract the use of tracking.

c.

that often, end-user licensing agreements (EULA) are often written to protect the entity that created the digital tool, rather than the user of the digital tool.
that EULAs and terms of service agreements can grant access to the user's personal data.
that personal data can include images, posts, personal information (phone number, address, birth date, access to friends), and browsing data.

d.

often there exists an inverse relationship between online privacy/personal security and convenience.

e.

that inappropriate digital behavior can have physical, legal, and ethical consequences.

f.

that negative digital behaviors can have lasting consequences.
that some behaviors are illegal.
strategies to lessen the impact of negative digital behaviors and assess when to apply them.

Skills

Students are able to:

interact digitally while exercising safe, legal, and ethical behaviors.

a.

identify tracking methods used to gather data.
identify hazards that exist when tracking methods are used.

b.

list techniques to avoid tracking.
apply techniques to avoid tracking.

c.

interpret the terms of EULAs and terms of service agreements.
make an educated decision to agree to EULAs and terms of service agreements.

d.

weigh the risks of using a digital tool to one's personal security.
identify potential risks to using various digital tools.
evaluate a digital tool's security.

e.

identify inappropriate digital behaviors.
identify consequences of inappropriate digital behaviors.

f.

identify negative digital behaviors.
share strategies to to lessen the impact of negative digital behaviors.

Understanding

Students understand that:

because the Internet can be such a persisting environment, it is vital to interact with safe, legal, and ethical behaviors.

a.

entities use tracking methods to make products more appealing to their users.
hazards exists when tracking data can be tied to individual users.

b.

privacy can be violated when tracking is used.
techniques exist to mitigate the effects of tracking methods.

c.

nothing is free—you often give up data to use digital resources for no charge.
it is important to educate yourself on EULAs and terms of service agreements.

d.

free digital tools can compromise one's privacy and security.
it is important to be aware of what one is trading for use of a service.

e.

inappropriate digital behavior can have physical, legal, and ethical consequences.
consequences of inappropriate digital behaviors can have life-altering consequences.

f.

digital identity is tied to online digital behavior.
negative digital behaviors can have lasting consequences.
some digital activity is illegal.

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Resource Provider

Other

License Type

CUSTOM

Resource Provider other

GoodCharacter.com

https://www.goodcharacter.com/dilemma29/

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.goodcharacter.com/terms-of-use/

Approved Date

2019-06-25

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