UbDTemplate,Version2.

2011byGrantWigginsandJayMcTighe
Stage1DesiredResults
UnitAdaptedfrom:

Commonsensemedias68thgradeDigitalLiteracy&Citizenship
ClassroomCurriculum

EstablishedGoals
Whatcontentstandardsandprogram
ormissionrelatedgoal(s)willthis
unitaddress?

CommonCore:

Grade6:RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,
RI.7,RI.8,RI.10,W.4,W.6,W.7
W.10,SL.1a,SL.1b,SL.1c,SL.1d,
SL.2,SL.4,SL.5,SL.6,L.3a,L.6

Grade7:RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,
RI.8,RI.10,W.4,W.6,W.7,W.10,
SL.1a,SL.1b,SL.1c,SL.1d,SL.2,
SL.4,SL.5,SL.6,L.3a,L.6

Grade8:RI.1,RI.2,RI.3,RI.4,
RI.8,RI.10,W.4,W.6,W.7,W.10,
SL.1a,SL.1b,SL.1c,SL.1d,SL.2,
SL.4,SL.5,SL.6,L.6

NET*S1ac,2a,2b,2d,3ad,
4ac,5ad,6a,6b

Whathabitsofmindand
crossdisciplinarygoal(s)for
example,21stcenturyskills,core
competencieswillthisunitaddress?

Transfer
Studentswillbeabletoindependentlyusetheirlearningto...
Actresponsiblyonlinewithothers.
Conducteffectiveandefficientonlinesearches
Standupforothersbothonlineandoffline

Whatkindsoflongtermindependentaccomplishmentsaredesired?
Studentswillbeabletoidentifytheimportanceoftheironlinedigitallives
andhowtheiractionsaffectthis.

Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS
Studentswillunderstandthat...
Theyarenotinvisibleor
anonymousonline.
Therearemanysourcesof
informationonline,some
goodandsomebad.
Studentscanplayapartin
stoppingorpreventing
cyberbullying.

Whatspecificallydoyouwant
studentstounderstand?
Whatinferencesshouldtheymake?
Studentsactionsonlineare
permanentandshouldbe
respectful.

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
Studentswillkeepconsidering...
Whateffectdomyactionsonline
havetowardsothers?
Isthissource(website)agoodor
badsourceofinformation?
WhatcanIdoinaspecificsituation
tostopcyberbullying?

Whatthoughtprovokingquestionswill
fosterinquiry,meaningmaking,and
transfer?
Howhaveothersactionsonline
effectedyouinapositiveor
negativeway?

Acquisition

Studentswillknow...
Thisunitwilladdresstheoverall
21stcenturyskillofgooddigital
Keyvocabularyterms
citizenshipandhowstudentsare
regardingdigitallife,strategic
toconductthemselveswellonline.
onlinesearching,and
potentialonlinescams
.

Whatfactsandbasicconceptsshould
studentsknowandbeabletorecall?
Effectiveandefficientonline
searches

Studentswillbeskilledat...
Identifyingpotentialonlinethreats
andscams
Identifycyberbullyingsituationsthat
theycanintervenein
Understandwhatapositiveand
responsibledigitallifeis

Whatdiscreteskillsandprocessesshould
studentsbeabletouse?
Responsiblesocialmedia/digitallife
Conductefficientandeffective
Onlinesearches

Stage2Evidence
Code

Evaluative
Criteria
Understanding

Identifyareasfor
improvementand
areasofstrength

Plancreation

Problemsolving
skills

Technology
integration

Creativity

PERFORMANCETASK(S):
Studentswillshowthattheyreallyunderstandbyevidenceof...
Studentswillcreateadigitalliferubricthatwillshowdifferentlevelsof
digitallifeandfromtheretheywillbeabletousethisrubricontheirdigital
activityjournal.(A)
Identifyingstrengthsandareasforimprovementintheirpersonaldigitallife
throughreviewingtheirinitialweeklongjournalthatmonitoredtheirdigital
activitybyusingtheclasscreatedrubric.(T)
Executethe5stepplanforconductingonlineresearchthatwaspresentedto
theclass.Thiswillbedisplayedthroughapresentationorvideothe
studentswillcreate.(M)
Studentswillcollaborateasagrouptodevelopancyberbullyingpledge
thattheywillinturnsignandpledgetofollow(M,A)

OTHEREVIDENCE:
StudentswillshowtheyhaveachievedStage1goalsby
AUnitendingsummativeassessmentbaseduponkeyvocabularyandterms
discussedduringtheUnit.(A)
Presentacompletedonlineresearchplanonaspecifictopicforanother
class(crosscontentinvolvementneededhere)(A)

Stage3LearningPlan
Code

Whatpreassessmentswillyouusetocheckstudents
priorknowledge,skilllevels,andpotential
misconceptions?

Preassessmentofsamplevocabularytermsthatwillbe
coveredinUnit1aswellasaTechnologyusesurvey
(potentiallyanonymous)togagehowstudentsare
currentlyinteractingwitheachotheronline.

PreAssessment ProgressMonitoring

Whatsthe
goalfor(or
typeof)each
learning
event?

LearningEvents Howwillyoumonitorstudentsprogress
Studentsuccessattransfer,meaning,andacquisition
dependsupon
ApplyingtheirlearningofDigitallife,searching,scamsand
cyberbullyingtotheirdailyuseoftechnologybothinthe
classroomandoutsideofschool.

towardacquisition,meaning,andtransfer,
duringlessonevents?
Closingquestionsfromeachlesson
Lessonlevelassessment
Unitlevelassessment
ProjectandActivityresponses

Thiswillbeseenthrough
Aninitialweeklongjournalinwhichstudentswill
monitorandrecordalloftheirdigitalactivity.(T)
Createaconceptmap(asaclass)regarding
digitallifethatcontains:(T)
Typesofdigitalmedia
Actionsstudentstakewithdigitalmedia
Studentsfeelingsaboutdigitalmedia
Parentsfeelingsaboutdigitalmedia
Studentscreateasimileabouttheirdigitallife
throughtheuseoftechnology(iPadapp,etc)(T)
CreateKWL(know/want/learn)chartabout
effectiveandefficientonlinesearchstrategies.(A)
K=Whatstrategiesdostudentsknow?
W=Whatdostudentswantknowabout
onlinesearching?
L=Whatdidstudentslearnaboutonline
searching/strategies?
CreateaCyberbullyingmapaboutanfictitious
cyberbullyingstorypresentedinclass.(A)
Thiscanbealabeledwebmap,
concentriccirclesorothervisualformatof
showingallthepartiesinvolvedandthe
situationthatisoccurring.
Youcanalsouseawhycarehandout
thatwalksthestudentsthroughthe
situation
Dailyblogreflectionsoneachlessonwithstudent
drivencommentstothesereflections(M)
Teacherwillmonitorthecommentsand
assessthestudentbehavior
Identifysituationsofcyberbullyinganddevelop
stepstopreventorstoptheactions
FindexamplesofFamouspeoplewhohave
actedresponsiblyonlineandthosewhohave
actedirresponsiblyorreckless.(definite
parameters,guidelinesandparentinvolvedwillbe
needed)(A)

Whatarepotentialroughspotsandstudent
misunderstandings?
Studentsunderstandinghow
serioustheiractionsonlinecanbe
Confidenceandbraverytostepinto
acyberbullyingsituation
Temptationsofplagiarismoran
easywayoutinonlinesearches.

Howwillstudentsgetthefeedbackthey
need?
TeacherguidedPeerfeedback
throughtheactivities
Teacherinteractionindiscussions:
theteacherwillleadandsteer
conversationstopertinentlesson
information.