DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP WEEK 2019

Students: There are 6 videos below. Over the next two weeks (until Oct. 18), please watch the videos and answer the questions (click the Answer Here button for each video). There will be a gift card winner for each set of questions!
The videos, discussion questions, and links to lesson plans below come from
Common Sense Education/Common Sense Media, and can also be found on their website.

Who are you on social media?
Discussion questions:
  • How do you curate your life on social media?
  • Which perspectives stood out to you in the video?
  • Which did you agree or disagree with?
  • Why?

Teen voices: hate speech online
Discussion questions:
  • What is hate speech?
  • Have you ever encountered hate speech online?
  • Why do you think people post hate speech?
  • How does hate speech affect you?
  • Others?  All of us?

When is your brain ready for social media?
Discussion questions:
  • At what age do you think you were mature enough to handle all the pros and cons of social media?
  • What are the arguments for and against having an age requirement?
  • Which side do you agree with? Why?

Civil discourse online: a conversation with Cameron Kasky
Discussion questions:
  • What are some of the big takeaways from Cameron Kasky's story?
  • What does Kasky say about debating with people who disagree with you?
  • Do you agree?

Screen time: how much is too much?
Discussion questions:
  • What is the difference between active and passive use?
  • Which type of screen time do you engage in more?
  • What screen activities do you value, and what do you want to cut out?