Free 12th Grade Global Digital Citizenship Lesson Plan (English)

Topic: Global Digital Citizenship

Objectives & Outcomes:

• Students will be able to define global digital citizenship and explain its importance in today's world.

Materials

• Computer or laptop with internet access
• Textbook or other materials for reading and research

Warm-up

• Ask students what they know about citizenship. What are the benefits of citizenship?
• Discuss the concept of global citizenship and how it is different from national citizenship.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the topic of global digital citizenship and its importance in the 21st century.
• Discuss the responsibilities of global digital citizens, such as respecting cultural diversity, protecting personal privacy, and upholding ethical standards online.
• Provide examples of digital citizenship practices, such as avoiding cyberbullying, avoiding online scams, and using appropriate language and behavior online.

Guided Practice

• Divide students into small groups and provide each group with a scenario involving a hypothetical global digital citizen.
• Have each group discuss the actions they think the hypothetical global digital citizen should take in the given scenario. Encourage the groups to consider both the ethical and legal implications of their suggested actions.
• Have each group present their scenario and suggested actions to the class for discussion and feedback.

Independent Practice

• Provide students with a project-based assignment in which they must create a digital resource on global digital citizenship. Such a resource could be a website, a video, a graphic poster, or another format of the students' choice.
• Encourage students to include both general information on global digital citizenship and specific scenarios and advice on how to behave as a global digital citizen in different real-life situations.

Closure

• Review the key points of the lesson and encourage students to share their digital resources with the rest of the class.
• Discuss any additional questions or concerns students may have regarding global digital citizenship.

Assessment

• Evaluate students' presentations and participation in group discussions as a form of assessment.
• Additionally, use the lesson plan as a rubric to assess students' understanding of global digital citizenship and their ability to create a lesson plan.