Learning kitGrades 6-8

Digital citizenship

Make the internet better

Map your digital landscape, investigate how the online world shapes what you see, design a community with rules that work, create content that changes something, and share how you made it. Ages 11 to 14 or grades 6 to 8.

Time
About 2 hours, in two sittings
Steps
5 steps
You need
A computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
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$5 for one learner: every step, the Comic Maker activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the learner's own work.

A two-panel comic: a villain shouts to share a rumor, and a hero answers to check who made it first.

The 5 steps

  1. 1Discover your digital landscapeMap itYour digital landscape is every app, site, game and group you spend time in. Map yours.
  2. 2Investigate the digital worldInvestigateThe online world is shaped by choices you do not see: what gets recommended, what gets shared, and why.
  3. 3Design a digital communityDesign itDesign an online community you would want to belong to, with rules that hold up when things go wrong.
  4. 4Create content for changeMake itMake something that changes how people act online: a comic, a short video, a poster, or a guide.
  5. 5Share your processShare itShare what you made and how you made it, so others can do the same.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One learner

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 5 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • Comic Maker activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work: your landscape map, your community design and your content plan

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

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Co-ops and classes: unlock it for a group

One payment and one code. Each learner types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

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Questions

What does the learner do in Make the internet better?

It has 5 steps: 1. Discover your digital landscape; 2. Investigate the digital world; 3. Design a digital community; 4. Create content for change; 5. Share your process. Map your digital landscape, investigate how the online world shapes what you see, design a community with rules that work, create content that changes something, and share how you made it. Ages 11 to 14 or grades 6 to 8.

What age is it for?

Grades 6-8. About 2 hours, in two sittings.

What is needed?

A computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work, for your records or a portfolio. It is not course credit.

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