Lesson 6: Mini-Project: About Me
55 minutes
Overview
Students will apply their understanding of sharing personal and private information on the web by creating an interactive poster in this mini-project.
Purpose
This lesson is meant to make the previous lesson on personal and private information personally relevant for students. With SAFE (personal) and UNSAFE (private) examples in mind, students practice safe self-expression on the web, using SpriteLab to fashion their own sprite costumes and generate text.
Standards
IC - Impacts of Computing
- 1B-IC-21 - Use public domain or creative commons media and refrain from copying or using material created by others without permission.
NI - Networks & the Internet
- 1B-NI-05 - Discuss real-world cybersecurity problems and how personal information can be protected.
Agenda
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Choose what information about themselves is safe to share online.
- Create an interactive computer program that expresses who they are with text and custom images.
Preparation
- (Optional) Print copies of the *planning guide for students, or distribute digital copies.
- Consider making an example project yourself to share with the class.
- Make sure every student has a reflection journal.
Links
Heads Up! Please make a copy of any documents you plan to share with students.
For the teachers
- Pause and Think Online - Video
For the students
- About Me Planning Guide - Handout
- Sprite Lab Documentation - Resource
Teaching Guide
Warm Up (10 minutes)
Introduction
Today students will apply what they've learned about personal and private information to design an interactive poster about themselves with SpriteLab.
Review of "Personal and Private Information"
Remind students of information that is safe to share online and information that is strictly private.
SAFE - Personal Information | UNSAFE - Private Information |
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Your favorite food Your opinion (though it shoud be done respectfully) First name (with permission) | Mother's maiden name Social Security number Your date of birth Parents' credit card information Phone number |
Discuss other examples of the two categories above.
Main Activity (30 minutes)
Interactive Poster About Me
Goal: Today, students will be creating their own interactive posters with SpriteLab! They'll begin by working through a few examples centered on "Rikki", a fictional girl who has already created a poster to share. Then, after a quick introduction on creating custom sprite costumes, students will be free to create their posters to their liking.
Before beginning, be sure to review your classroom's policy on appropriate language and behavior. Students will be creating custom text and images for this lesson. This means they should be mindful of concepts covered in the personal and private information lesson, as well as general classroom etiquette. As students work, be sure to verify that their posters do not violate your classroom policies.
Model: Show students the first two or three levels from today's online activity. Demonstrate how the new "print" block works, along with how they can use the Costumes tab to create and edit costumes. If you have already gone through the entire lesson yourself, you can show them your own finished poster for inspiration!
Distribute: (Optional) pass out copies of the *planning guide. Students can use this sheet to brainstorm ideas to include in their projects, but the planning can also be completed on scratch paper.
Transition: Move students to their computers. Encourage students to follow the instructions for each level.
Reminder: Remind the students to only share their work with their close friends or family. For more information watch or show the class *Pause and Think Online - Video.
Wrap Up (15 minutes)
Share Out
Verify with students that no private information is shared in their interactive posters. If there is time, students can share verified posters in pairs or small groups. Otherwise, ask a few students to share their work with whole class.
Conclude by reiterating the importance of knowing the distinction between personal/private, and that it's still possible to have a lot of fun and be creative online without revealing unsafe information about yourself.
Reflection
Prompts:
- What was today's lesson about?
- How do you feel about today's lesson?
- What else would you like to add to your poster?
Cross-Curricular Opportunity
Expressive Behaviors (90-120 minutes)
Computer Science + English Language Arts + Math
Expressive Behaviors is an optional activity aligned to Common Core ELA and Math standards, written by our teacher community. By creating an interactive poster with SpriteLab, students will apply their understanding of sharing personal and private information on the web. Students will further explore the CS concept of events as they provide feedback to a peer.
Standards Addressed:
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.D: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.C.5.A: An angle is measured with reference to a circle with its center at the common endpoint of the rays, by considering the fraction of the circular arc between the points where the two rays intersect the circle. An angle that turns through 1/360 of a circle is called a "one-degree angle," and can be used to measure angles.
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.C.5.B: An angle that turns through n one-degree angles is said to have an angle measure of n degrees.
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