Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

You Won't Believe This!

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

5

Overview

The internet is full of catchy headlines and outrageous images, all to make us curious and get our attention. But kids don't usually realize: What you click on isn't always what you get. Show your students the best ways to avoid clickbait online.

Students will be able to:
  • Define "the curiosity gap."
  • Explain how clickbait uses the curiosity gap to get your attention.
  • Use strategies for avoiding clickbait.

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    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

    DLCS18.5.10

    Identify appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology and discuss the permanence of actions in the digital world.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.5.10

    Vocabulary

    • digital footprint
    • permanence
    • digital world

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • the difference between appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication technology.
    • everthing shared in a digital world may be permanently stored whether in data on a website, downloaded, screen shot, etc.
    • causes and effects of inappropriate uses of communication.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • identify examples of appropriate and inappropriate uses of communciation technology.
    • discuss the permanence of actions in the digital word which may be referred to as a digital footprint.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • there are appropriate and inappropriate uses of communication online just as there are when communicating face
    • to
    • face.
    • they should assume that nothing is private when communicated in a digital world.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 5

    DLCS18.5.12

    Explain the different forms of web advertising and why websites, digital resources, and artifacts may include advertisements that may collect personal information.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.5.12

    Vocabulary

    • web advertising
    • advertisements/ads
    • personal information
    • user
    • cookies
    • browsing history

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to spot different forms of web advertising.
    • why websites, digital resources, and artifacts may include advertisements that may collect personal information.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • identify different forms of web advertisings using samples or live examples.
    • explain how a company or website collects personal information and using the information.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • advertisements are on most websites, digital resources, and artifacts.
    • websites or companies customize web experiences by collecting users' information or by tracking browsing history using cookies.
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