Just-in-Time Social/Ethical Lesson: Rules and Expectations

Just-in-Time Social/Ethical Lesson: Rules and Expectations

Sara Berger
OTL 504-1-Social, Ethical, Legal Issues in 21st Century Learning
Colorado State University Global Campus
Marie Larcara
August 20, 2015

Just-in-Time Social/Ethical Lesson: Rules and Expectations

Just-in-Time Social/Ethical Lesson: Rules and Expectations

This weeks lesson is a lesson plan adapted for Kindergarten (aged five years) students.
In this day and age there are many needs for students to use technology-in and out of the
classroom. Students this young are just learning how to use technology and how to go on the
Internet. However, being on the web, students need to be able to learn how to do so properlywhich brings up cyber bullying. When student cannot read or write-cyber bullying is a non-issue.
However, students should know what cyber bullying is-even if they cant identify it on their own.
This lesson has the intention of teaching students how to behave when use technology.
Lesson Plan
This plan is created for Kindergarteners, but is easily adaptable to older students. This
lesson has two parts: a direct lesson-with teacher directed questions and student discussion; the
other half has students role-playing things they have learned. Students will be coming up with
ground rules-how to use the tablet in a physical sense; and what/what not to do on the Internet.
For this lesson, because I do not have computer for students, students will be using a tablet. Also,
we are making rules as a class to continue to build a sense of community, which is extremely
important in the first few weeks of Kindergarten. According to NAEYC (National Association
for the Education of Young Children):
Creating a community of learners in the classroom has a significant impact on how children
work together, how they feel about school, and the relationships that are built with them as
individuals and as a group, (Copple and Heroman, n..d.).
Objectives:

Students will be able to identify rules of technology use, by coming up with rules
as a class.

Just-in-Time Social/Ethical Lesson: Rules and Expectations

Students will be able to physically handle a tablet properly.

Students will begin to understand what a cyberbully is.

Students will role play different situations/scenarios using a tablet.

Activity 1:
This is an activity to be done during morning meeting and should last about 15 to 20
minutes.

Students will begin by watching a video about internet safety. The video will be:
Internet Safety for Kids K-3, (Indiana University, 2011).

Students will discuss what they saw in the video.

Students will be show how to properly (physically) handle a tablet.

Students will discuss what it means to be a cyberbully.

Students will come up with ground rules when using the tablet, Internet and
how to not be a cyberbully. These rules will be written down on a poster to be
hung up.

Students will review rules.

Activity 2:
This second half of the lesson should take no more than 10 minutes-immediately
following Activity 1. I have 5 students in my class, so they will be taking individual turns.

Students will be asked to role play how to handle a tablet.

Students will individually show how to properly use (physically) a tablet.

Students will re-discuss what a cyberbully is.

Students will give examples (with guidance) what a cyberbully might say or do.

Just-in-Time Social/Ethical Lesson: Rules and Expectations

The teacher will role play as the cyberbully. Students will show what they
would do in that situation.

Rules will be posted in a space in the classroom where everyone can see,
including parents and visitors to the classroom.
Conclusion

This lesson has been created to demonstrate to students how to use the technology
provided for them in the classroom. This objective of this lesson is to learn rules that are
applicable to everyday life for the 21st century learner. The student will be able to take the rules
they learn in class to their home lives.

Just-in-Time Social/Ethical Lesson: Rules and Expectations

References
Copple C., Heroman, C. (n.d.) K Today: Teaching and Learning in the Kindergarten Year.
Retrieved from: https://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/Play/Ktodayplay.pdf
Indiana University of Pennsylvania on YouTube. (2011, May 17). Internet Safety for Kids K-3.
[Video File]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89eCHtFs0XM