Grade PK Digital Citizen

Grade Pre-K Digital Citizen

Unit Overview

In the Digital Citizenship unit students will develop the skills and attitudes necessary to become responsible digital citizens. They will identify different types of personal information and ways to responsibly participate on the Internet. 

Content Standards

Transfer

T2 Value change, uncertainty, and risk taking as opportunities to explore identity and refine solutions to problems.

T3 Work effectively with, and learn from, others in a variety of situations, in school and beyond.

T5 Exchange information effectively for varied audiences and purposes using appropriate formats.

Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions

Digital Citizen Enduring Understanding aligned to appropriate Essential Questions.
Enduring Understandings Essential Questions
U1 Digital citizens protect private information for themselves and others.

  • What does it mean to be online?
  • How do I responsibly participate on the Internet?
U2 Digital citizens respect themselves and others in global communities.
  • Digital citizens respect themselves and others in global communities.
  • What are the differences between online friends and real-life/face-to-face friends?

Acquisition

Digital Citizen expected knowledge aligned with student skills. 
Students will know... Students will be skilled at...
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Cornerstone Task

Cornerstone tasks provide students with an opportunity to create authentic products that are based on standards and connect to real-world careers.  Students will be empowered to create a product of lasting value by engaging in meaningful tasks facilitated by an educator. Each task will provide equity, differentiation, and student choice to allow students to reach milestones for success.

 

Assessment Evidence

 

Performance Task

Digital Citizen Enduring Understandings aligned to Assessment Evidence.
Understandings/Skills Assessment Evidence
U1

U2

 

Curriculum Map

 

Lesson Seeds

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Digital Citizenship Resources

Intentional Supports for Access and Opportunity for Multilingual Learners

Native Language Supports

At the beginning of the year and with each newly arriving Multilingual Learners (MLs): 

  • Connect with the ESOL Teacher/s to obtain and discuss students’ English proficiency levels.
  • Determine with ESOL Teacher if individual students would benefit from native language support (reading/ listening to directions on Canvas) and obtain a list of students’ home languages from Synergy (grades 3-5 may benefit from reading option; K-5 may benefit from listening option) 
  • Arrange to show students how to set a Canvas page to their native language.
  • Ensure this feature is active when students are reading/listening when using Canvas. 

Throughout the year: 

  • Review native language support periodically and determine if students need or prefer to activate it (check with ESOL Teacher and students

Instructional Accommodations

*This is not an exhaustive list

Sensory Support (Green)

  • Real-life objects (realia)
  • Manipulatives
  • Pictures & photographs
  • Illustrations & diagrams
  • Physical activities
  • Videos & films
  • Broadcasts
  • Tapping (manipulating the screen)

 

Graphic Support (Yellow)

  • Charts
  • Tables
  • Graphs
  • Timelines
  • Word Bank
  • Bilingual Dictionaries
  • Visuals
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Sentence Starters, Frames, 

Interactive Support (Red)

  • In pairs or partners
  • In triads or small groups
  • In whole group
  • Using cooperative group structures
  • Using the Internet or software programs
  • Jamboard/Pear Deck
  • In the native language 
  • With mentors/paras

Additional ML Support

General Resources

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