Learning kitGrades 9-10

Digital citizenship

Use your voice online

Map where you spend time online, take apart how digital ads target you, stand up for yourself and others, make content that changes something, and grow its reach. Ages 14 to 16 or grades 9 to 10.

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.
Unlock the kit, $5 I have a code

$5 for one learner: every step, the Glassbox activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the learner's own work.

A campaign page called Pause Before You Post, with three quick checks to make before sharing.

The 5 steps

  1. 1Discover your digital landscapeMap itMap the platforms you use and the role each plays in your life.
  2. 2Examine digital advertisingRead and quizMost free platforms are paid for by ads. Learn how they find you.
  3. 3Advocate for yourself and others onlineInvestigateAdvocating means using your voice: protecting yourself, and standing up for others who are targeted.
  4. 4Create content for changeMake itMake content that moves your audience to act.
  5. 5Expand your reachGrow itGet your content to more of the right people, and measure whether it worked.

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
  • Glassbox 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 ad investigation 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.

Have a discount code?
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.

See a sample certificate (PDF) · Already paid? Find your link

Questions

What does the learner do in Use your voice online?

It has 5 steps: 1. Discover your digital landscape; 2. Examine digital advertising; 3. Advocate for yourself and others online; 4. Create content for change; 5. Expand your reach. Map where you spend time online, take apart how digital ads target you, stand up for yourself and others, make content that changes something, and grow its reach. Ages 14 to 16 or grades 9 to 10.

What age is it for?

Grades 9-10. 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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