Title of Lesson: Digital Citizenship Health and

Wellness
By: Nathan Vigil
Grade level: 9th grade
Subject: Health
Estimated length: 45 min

Content
Standard(s) #
Personal and
Community Health
1.1.p

Content Standard(s) Wording

Essential Concepts
Discuss the value of actively managing personal health behaviors (e.g., getting
adequate sleep, practicing ergonomics, and performing self-examinations).

ISTE Student
Standard(s) #

ISTE Student Standard(s) Wording

Digital Citizenship

5.A

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
technology (physically safe preventing repetitive stress injuries, back injuries, etc.).

Objectives
Use verbs that are observable and measurable. Write as many as are appropriate (doesnt have to be 3)
1

The student will identity five benefits of exercising

The student will demonstrate four ways that will help prevent injuries while using technology

Pre-requisite
knowledge

NONE

Tools & Supplies Needed

Internet URLS

http://www.webmd.com/men/features/exercise-benefits
https://cunedigitalcitizenship.wikispaces.com/Digital+Health+and+Wellness

Software Programs
Printed Materials

NONE
http://www.webmd.com/men/features/exercise-benefits

https://cunedigitalcitizenship.wikispaces.com/Digital+Health+and+Wellness
Other:

Dry erase markers, white board, blank papers for students to write on.

Academic
Language

Definition

Exercise

activity requiring physical

effort, carried out especially to
sustain or improve health and
fitness.

Digital Citizenship

can be defined as the norms

of appropriate, responsible
behavior with regard to
technology use

Digital Health and

Wellness

the branch of digital

citizenship that focuses on
using technology safely and
appropriately.

Ergonomics

How will you assist students in the

acquisition of this academic language
(especially focused on ELL and other diverse
students)?
Ask students what they think exercise means and
ask what they think are the benefits to exercise.
Ask students to provide examples of exercising.

Ask students how often they use their phone, and

how they often they are on a computer per day?
Ask students if being on a computer or technology
device for too long can be detrimental to health.

Is a science that deals with

designing and arranging
things so that people can use
them easily.

Procedures:
Provide all information necessary for another teacher to replicate your lesson/unit.
Main Tasks/Activities

Instructor notes (detailed directions)

Include questions prompts you will ask the students

Part 1: Readiness
(aka motivator,
attention set,
engager)

-Take students to computer lab to research the benefits of exercise.

Ask Questions to
understand students
current knowledge of
subject.

If students are having trouble looking for benefits of exercise, teacher can help
them hint some ideas below.
1.) Exercise Boosts Brainpower
2.) Movement Melts Away Stress
3.) Exercise Gives You Energy
4.) Can Help Build Relationships
5.) Helps Ward Off Disease

-Have students start a blank document on Microsoft word and type notes on
findings. (give students 4-5 min to do these tasks)

-Have students share one benefit to the class.

-Once students finish sharing the benefits, then on the same Word document,
have them research the consequences if we do not exercise.
-Have each student share one consequence to the class.

Part 2: Main Focus

of Lesson

-Once students finish sharing the benefits, then on the same Word document,
have them research the consequences if we do not exercise.

-Benefits of Exercise

-Have each student share one consequence to the class.

-Questions

-Once students are done sharing, then ask them, what does technology and our
well-being have in common?
(looking for things such as our posture, correctly typing and using a mouse)

-Discussion
-Skit

-If students are having trouble looking for things in common, then give them
ideas. (Such as maintaining a safe distance from a computer screen, sitting up
straight, siting for long periods of time)
-Have students take down notes on same word document.
-Ask students how often they spend exercise each week and ask them how many
spend time on the computer phones, and time spent watching television.
-Ask students how being on the computer and phone can be just as unhealthy as
eating fried foods.
Have students get into groups of 4 by grouping them by last name. Have them
create a skit (2-5 min) on the importance of exercise and incorporating one of the
practices of safety measures while using technology (computer, or any other
technological device)

Part 3: Closure
-Discussion/ closure

Go over the main points such as the benefits of exercise, and go over what the
safe measurements of using technology.

Accommodations and/or Modifications for Differentiated Learning

How will you make the lesson accessible to all your students? How will you support the ELLs in your class?
How will you support other special populations? How will you challenge those that need it?
Hard of Hearing
Students first language is
Spanish

Provide student handouts on the topic that will be discussed, specifically for this
student. The student will sit in the first row of the classroom.
Provide Student with handouts provided in the Spanish language. Make sure
student understand materials by asking him or her if they understand.

Assessment Procedures
How will you know if the students met the objectives/standards? How will you measure their progress and
level of understanding?
Formative
Ask students to give examples of safe measures to use technology
Assessment
Also, have them share the benefits of exercise one by one.
The skit will determine their summative assessment. A rubric will be shown to test
their understanding of the material discussed. The rubric will have several categories.
Summative
Assessment

1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)

If all students were involved in the skit.

If students showed one example of safety measure of using technology.
Shows examples of the benefits of exercise.
Stays between the time given.

References:
http://www.webmd.com/men/features/exercise-benefits
https://cunedigitalcitizenship.wikispaces.com/Digital+Health+and+Wellness

Five Benefits of Exercise Handout

1. Exercise Boosts Brainpower

Not only does exercise improve your body, it helps your mental function, says certified trainer David
Atkinson.
"Exercise increases energy levels and increases serotonin in the brain, which leads to improved
mental clarity," says Atkinson, director of program development for Cooper Ventures, a division of the
Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas.
All that makes for a more productive day.
"It is clear that those who are active and who exercise are much more productive at work," says Todd
A. Astorino, assistant professor of kinesiology at California State University-San Marcos.
Improved productivity not only makes you a better worker, it makes things better for everyone in the
workplace. Companies with less wasted work hours and less sick time end up with lower health care
costs -- and an improved bottom line, Astorino says.

2. Movement Melts Away Stress

As much as it may stress you out just to think about exercising, once you actually start working out,
you'll experience less stress in every part of your life.
"Exercise produces a relaxation response that serves as a positive distraction," says Cedric Bryant,
chief exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. He says it also helps elevate your
mood and keep depression at bay.
You're not the only person who will benefit from more happiness and less stress in your life. When
you're less stressed, you're less irritable, Atkinson says -- and that could improve relationships with
your partner, kids, and co-workers.

3. Exercise Gives You Energy

You might be surprised at how, say, popping in a workout tape for 30 minutes in the morning can
change your whole day. When endorphins are released into your bloodstream during exercise, says
Astorino, "you feel much more energized the rest of the day."

And when you improve your strength and stamina, it's easier to accomplish everyday tasks like
carrying groceries and climbing stairs. This also helps you feel more energetic over the course of the
day.
A common excuse among Atkinson's clients is that they're too tired to exercise, he says. While
exercise may make you feel more tired at first, he says, that won't last long.
The physical tiredness you feel after working out isn't the same as everyday fatigue, he says.
Besides, once your body adjusts to exercise, you'll have more energy than ever.

4. Fitness Can Help Build Relationships

Think of what exercising with a partner can do for a relationship, whether it's with a spouse, a sibling,
or a friend you used to go to lunch with once a week.
Not only that, says Astorino, but exercise is always more fun when there's someone to do it with. So
plan to walk with your spouse after dinner every night. Meet your sister or that friend for tennis or an
aerobics class instead of lunch.
Besides, Astorino says, people who have exercise partners stay with their programs and reach their
goals more often than those who try to go it alone.
"For long-term weight loss, you need to have social support," Astorino says.

5. Exercise Helps Ward Off Disease

Research has shown that exercise can slow or help prevent heart disease, stroke, high blood
pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis (bone loss), and loss of muscle
mass, says Astorino.
It also helps ease some aspects of the aging process.
"Because exercise strengthens the muscles and joints, it is going to reduce your odds of having some
of those aches and pains and problems most adults have, mostly because of the inactive lives they
lead," Bryant says.

Provided you don't overdo it, he says, exercise can even boost immune function -- so you spend less
time down with a cold or flu.
"There isn't a major health problem where exercise cannot have a positive effect," says Byrant.

Digital Health and Wellness Handout

Digital Health and Wellness

Definition and Overview
Digital Health and Wellness is the branch of digital citizenship that focuses on using technology safely and appropriately.
In the technological world we live in today our society is becoming dependent on the use of internet. It is becoming
increasingly necessary to inform our students and children about the dangers involved with frequent internet use.
Digital Health and Wellness Problems
Internet AddictionRecent scientific studies are now showing that: " it may be possible to experience habit-forming chemical reactions
to behavior as well as substances"(Young, 2012). Internet addiction has become an international problem that is now
being recognized as a serious problem. Internet addiction can cause excessive fatigue or loss of sleep, academic
problems, withdrawal from friends and family, and behavioral problems in those who suffer from it. Different types of
internet addiction can include cybersexual addiction, cyber-relationship addiction, net compulsions, information overload,
and computer addiction.
ErgonomicsErgonomics is the safe physical use of the computer. This may include:

1. Picking the right mouse and keyboard. Arthritis can develop from constant typing and clicking
2. Sitting up straight: Make sure you are straight up in your chair with you back flat against the back and your feet on
the ground
3. Maintain a safe distance from the screen. Do not sit too close, do not stare at the screen for long periods of time.
4. Do not sit for long periods at a time. Frequently get up and do other activities