Students will:

• Demonstrate awareness of the Internet, how it is used, common threats and challenges.
• Explain navigating and validating Websites, Web languages, and Web servers.
• Use Web browsers, including bookmarks, add-ons, cache and cookies.
• Describe creative commons, copyright and fair use guidelines.
• Describe online safety and practice cyber-safety techniques.
• Demonstrate responsibility and safe practices for digital citizenship.
• Explain global awareness, laws, security, privacy and cultural differences.
• Explain licensing rules, laws and rights to intellectual property, copyright, fair use, plagiarism, censorship and filtering.
• Use email functions and etiquette.
• Create an online calendar with events and appointments.
• Effectively communicate online using various methods and tools.
• Explain the purpose and personal responsibility of social media sites.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Internet Awareness

• 1.1: Define “Internet,” and explain how it uses protocols and data packets to enable computers to communicate.
• 1.2: Describe how to manage Internet usage to balance life responsibilities at home, school and work.
• 1.3: Explain the differences in network types, including Intranet, Internet, LAN, WAN, MAN, and VPN.
• 1.4: Describe Internet addressing, including domain names (.com, .org, .edu, .gov, .net, .mil), IP addresses and DNS.
• 1.5: Use various search techniques including Boolean concepts.
• 1.6: Incorporate results from Internet searches into a research project (e.g., report, summary).
• 1.7: Explain data size (bits, bytes, etc.) and how data size can affect Internet usage.
• 1.8: Describe how bandwidth affects Internet issues relating to Websites, including bandwidth, compression, streaming, Web hosting.
• 1.9: Describe common threats and safe online communication techniques.
• 1.10: Identify common Internet challenges and how adaptability and perseverance help to solve these problems.
• 1.11: Describe and apply creativity, innovation and imagination to become a Producer of the Internet.

Lesson 2: Websites

• 2.1: Explain various navigation techniques to access information on Websites, including click, delayed, double click, mouse over, drag and drop.
• 2.2: Explain why validation is important and determine how to validate Webpage code using W3C validation tools.
• 2.3: Explain and identify Website evaluation techniques.
• 2.4: Identify and explain various validating resources and when they would be used.
• 2.5: Explain the benefits and purposes of being literate with information and digital concepts.

Lesson 3: Browsers

• 3.1: Explain HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) technology.
• 3.2: Describe various Web browsers and Web servers
• 3.3: Show how to navigate Websites and use bookmarks.
• 3.4: Describe benefits of using add-ons, plug-ins and in browser apps.
• 3.5: Explain the purpose of clearing cache and how to clear in various browsers.
• 3.6: Explain cookies and how they are used by companies and Websites.

Lesson 4: Fair Use and Creative Commons

• 4.1: Describe creative commons Websites and how to identify these resources.
• 4.2: Identify and apply copyright and fair use guidelines, and explain plagiarism as an ethical and legal violation.
• 4.3: Explain copyright protection and legal consequences.

Lesson 5: Online Safety/Cyber Security

• 5.1: Identify scams, theft and risks and who is at risk.
• 5.2: Explain data breaches and incorporate a recent data breach in a class project.
• 5.3: Identify strong password practices and explain the purpose to others.
• 5.4: Practice cyber-safety techniques to protect your personal information when using Internet searches, email, chat rooms and social network Websites.
• 5.5: Explain safe practice for online safety and identify security issues.
• 5.6: Discuss issues related to downloading music, videos or software from the Internet, including unethical vs. illegal actions.

Lesson 6: Digital Citizenship Responsibilities

• 6.1: Describe personal and social responsibility in a digital world.
• 6.2: Describe safe posting practices and why they are important to know and follow.
• 6.3: Explain appropriate online behavior and online etiquette.
• 6.4: Describe the nine elements of digital citizenship and why they are important.
• 6.5: Define digital footprint and how to manage.
• 6.6: Describe cyberbullying.
• 6.7: Describe how interpersonal skills are vital to your digital citizenship.

Lesson 7: Global Awareness

• 7.1: Describe the global digital citizens awareness
• 7.2: Compare and contrast various laws around the world, including privacy, security, and social laws.
• 7.3: Identify cultural differences that could affect online activity and responsibility.
• 7.4: Identify individual responsibility for words and actions, and accepting consequences.
• 7.5: Define digital literacy and the benefits and drawbacks.
• 7.6: Define global awareness and your responsibility in an online global community.

Lesson 8: Licensing Rules, Laws, Rights

• 8.1: Describe intellectual property (IP) and IP Rights and who protects these rights.
• 8.2: Compare and contrast rules for copyright and fair use.
• 8.3: Explain censorship and filtering.
• 8.4: Describe blocking and how to develop rules for implementation at home, school and work.
• 8.5: Explain plagiarism laws and detection.

Lesson 9: Email

• 9.1: Define “email,” and describe its functions and etiquette.
• 9.2: Explain email addresses, messages and groups.
• 9.3: Explain the purpose and proper use of email components.
• 9.4: Attach a file to an email message, including documents, images and hyperlinks.
• 9.5: Describe folders, spam, junk mail, archive, trash etc., and how to manage these email items.
• 9.6: Create an address book

Lesson 10: Calendaring

• 10.1: Compare and contrast various calendars and features.
• 10.2: Create calendar events and appointments.
• 10.3: Create a recurring event
• 10.4: Create an invitation to an event, including purpose, audience, etc.
• 10.5: Explain the purpose of calendars and functionality.

Lesson 11: Communications

• 11.1: Describe how effective communication methods change depending on the situation and apply these methods. Methods include email, text, Webinars VOIP, phone, chat and conferences.
• 11.2: Identify various collaboration tools and effective implementation based on situation.
• 11.3: Identify various shared storage sites (SharePoint, Google, Dropbox, etc.), and the advantages and disadvantages.
• 11.4: Compare and contrast various Web and video conference applications and their purposes (i.e. VOIP, Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts, etc.)
• 11.5: Describe streaming services for audio, video, downloading and how to implement.

Lesson 12: Social Media

• 12.1: Describe what an online persona is, how it is created and branded.
• 12.2: Explain your personal responsibility to others on social media.
• 12.3: Identify differences between and explain the purposes of internal sites (i.e. school or business) and open media sites (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.)
• 12.4: Describe and explain the purposes of, and create forums, blogs and wikis.
• 12.5: Explain the effects, consequences and risks of cyber-bullying.
• 12.6: Explain how a person uses social media can effect their future.

All necessary course materials are included.