Collaborative Unit on Digital Citizenship

Title of Unit
Developed By

Utilizing Internet Safety for

Digital Citizenship: Protection of
our Digital Footprint
Martha Hill

Grade Level

3rd grade: Ms. Tammy Patrick

Identify Desired Results (Stage 1)

Content Standards
ISTE T Standard 5: Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Unit Understandings

Overarching Understanding
Understand the educational benefits of using a
method of a quick formative assessment for a unit
of instruction.
How to setup a Plickers account.
Use the tools provided to create and administer
formative assessments.
How to archive formative assessments or future
instruction.
How to use a mobile device and Plickers cards in a
formative assessment.
How to provide immediate feedback from data
collected to assist students in understanding of
curriculum, and to use data to facilitate
instruction.

Essential Questions
Overarching
What understandings can be
exhibited through a formative
assessment?

Topical
What are the benefits to
having immediate data for
instructional planning?

What are the benefits of

immediate data for future
instructional planning?

What features does Plickers

offer to provide data and
immediate feedback for
student understanding in a
unit of study?

What features do you

appreciate in the Plickers
application to provide data in
formative assessments?

Related Misconceptions

By closing my internet browser, all activity has

been erased.
All information listed on the internet is seen only
by those that are assigned as friends.
All information that is on the internet; including
personal profiles, are factual and true.

Knowledge

Skills

Students will know

Students will be able to

How browsing on the internet is a permanent

element of their digital footprint.
That information for personal profiles must be
brief or not included, as people online is
sometimes not factual and can compromise safety
of an individual.
Use of the internet can allow personal information,
such as banking or home addresses to be divulged
to unknown parties.
Passwords should be changed often, and should
also have uncharacteristic letters and numbers
that would make it difficult for unknown persons to
manipulate.

Watch lessons and videos that will demonstrate

Internet Safety for understanding.
Discuss/ conference with teachers and parents proper
procedures for Internet use at school and at home.
Undergo online quizzes and informal questioning to
show understanding of elements of the unit on
Internet Safety.
Demonstrate proficiency in navigating the Internet
through trusted sites for research.
Write a reflective essay on lessons learned, and then
undergo a classroom survey on the effectiveness of
the unit.

Assessment Evidence (Stage 2)

Performance Task Description

Teachers will understand the basics of a Plickers account.

Teachers will understand how to navigate within the Plickers application.
Teachers will interpret the educational benefits of utilizing formative assessments for future instructional
planning.
Teachers will discuss with others pros and cons to using Plickers for data collection.
Teachers will use archived formative assessments stored within the Plickers application.
Teachers will understand how multimedia and technology can enhance teaching and learning.
Teachers will create an individual Plickers account.
Teachers will understand the function and operation of the Plickers dynamics when scanning for formative
assessments.
Teachers will be able to view participation and advise students that have not yet completed the assessment
questions.
Teachers will be able to use data collected to debrief students for remediation or enrichment based on the
assessment results.
Teachers will understand the benefits of immediate assessment for time management in instructional planning.
Teachers will be able to provide administration, students, and peers with a method of data collection for student
instructional goals.
Teachers will be able to utilize any device that has a camera capacity to scan and collect data during formative
assessments.
Teachers will be able to provide students the opportunity to assess standards in an innovative and technological
manner for ease of delivery and interest
Teachers will be able to plan for future instruction in a concise and efficient manner based on results.

Other Evidence

Email discussions (question/answer).

Review of curated materials made.
Completion of professional development and participation in actual testing .

Assessment

Online assessment survey course rating

Online evaluation survey understanding

Application participation in students own classroom (example of quiz, data collected)

Learning Plan (Stage 3) One Hour Staff Development

Teachers will start by reading the introduction on Weebly home page.

Teachers will watch video for step by step Plickers administration.
Teachers will set up a Plickers account.
Demonstrate/ discuss devices used for Plickers administration.
Download Plickers application on device selected (must have camera capability).
Teachers will create a basic fictional class.
Discuss/ review personal archived lists on Plickers site.
Add a quiz to your Plickers site.
Administer quiz to your group with cards provided.
Facilitate discussion with problem-shooting.
Teachers will take a survey for the assessment of the staff development with a created Plickers quiz.
Evaluation/ Assessment will be given.

Evaluation/Assessment
PLICKERS STAFF DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION
The presentation was useful and informative. *
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

The presentation seemed planned and well organized. *

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I actively participated in the presentation. *

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

I feel the use of Plickers for my classes could be beneficial to my students. *

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I would like to know more about collecting immediate feedback and data for my instructional planning. *
Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

PLICKERS ASSESSMENT SURVEY

What are the instructional benefits to using Plickers and formative assessments? *

What Plickers elements would be most useful for your class instruction? *

Do you see any limitations to using Plickers during instructional class time? *

What limitations do you foresee in assessment creation? *

What would you like to know more about, in regards to setting up the Plickers application in your classroom? *