Technology Design 6, 7, & 8

Mr. King
Week #11-12
Fall 2014

Name: ____________________
Grade & Letter: _______

Be a Good Digital Citizen

Safe and responsible online behavior means being a good cyber citizen.
Google search 5 Essential Facts of Digital Life, PBS to find an
Our Kids Connected Culture article to answer the following fill-in:

5 Essential Facts of Digital Life

Kids are the _____________. Its all about participating, _______________; making
music, _________, videos, and posting written content. And the content thats there? Kids
must be able to know whether its ____________________ (believable) or not.

Everything happens in front of a vast, ______________, and often ________________

audience.

Once something is out there, it doesnt go __________. Everything leaves a digital

______________.

Information cannot be _______________. Anything can be copied, changed, and shared

________________.

Distance and anonymity separate ___________ and _________________. Kids think

they can get away with ______________________ behavior because they
___________see immediate consequences, but in truth they cant.

Our Kids Use Media _____________ than Adults

We may think of our kids' online, ___________, and technological activities as ___________
life, but to them, it's just _________. Their world is as much about _____________ media as it
is about _____________ it. Media devices have ______________ and become extremely
powerful and _____________. Phones aren't simply for phone calls but for ___________ to
music, sending texts, filming ___________, snapping and sharing __________, and accessing
the Internet. Our kids use their computers, to do their ____________, but they also use them to
__________, stream video, created movies and songs. And they can _______________ or
connect 24/7 from just about _______ location.

Technology Design 6, 7, & 8

Mr. King
Week #11-12
Fall 2014

Name: ____________________
Grade & Letter: _______

What's at Stake?
We want our kids to make great _____________ so they can take advantage of the powerful
_____________ that fills their lives. But in order to make __________ choices, kids must know
how the digital world works. The very nature of their constantly connected ___________ means
kids must understand the concept of ____________ so that what they post and create won't
__________ them or ____________ them at some point down the line. The fact that much of
digital communication can be ______________ means that ______________ can be separated
from actions which can lead to ________________ or _______________ behavior. Much of the
task of childhood involves ____________ out who you are. But in digital life, anything said or
posted can live on indefinitely and create undesired ______________.
The stakes are high because our kids' technological ___________ can eclipse their
____________ and judgment. Unrestricted ____________ to information and people can mean
age-_____________ contact and ____________ or it can mean a wealth of information and
______________. The difference between a great experience and an iffy one lies in the
_____________ kids make. Just as kids learn to swim, eat properly, or drive a car, they need to
know how to live in the digital world ______________ and respectfully. Their ultimate
_____________ depends on their abilities to use digital media to create, ______________, and
communicate well with others. Those who really know how to use _____________ tools will be
able to harness their _____________ power.
5 Important Understandings you learned or Insights you gained from the Video(s):
Name of Video(s): _______________________________________________________
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