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Internet Safety ToonDoo Lesson Plan
**__Course Information__****:** Instructor: Elizabeth Greene Course: Web 2.0 Grade: 4 Level: Elementary

Class Length: 1 hours Topic: Internet Safety

**__Rationale__****:** The idea for this lesson is to get students to promote awareness of Internet safety by creating their own comic

**__Previous activity__****:** Students have participated in Internet Safety lessons in their classroom

**__Specific Goals/Objectives for Today’s Lesso__**__n__: (use action verbs) > > > **__State standards (and city standards, when relevant):__**
 * Understand the importance of Internet Safety and cyberbullying
 * Create a comic to promote Internet Safety within the school and community
 * Share comic with others (e.i. students in the school)
 * Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
 * Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
 * Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
 * Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

**__Materials and Equipment Needed__****:** Story Boards Computers Internet ToonDoo accounts and knowledge of ToonDoo

**__On-Task Start-up and Transition from Previous Activity (e.g., bell-ringers__****):** Students come into the computer lab Question to think about (on SMARTboard): What are the dangers of the Internet?

**__Activities to Cover Goals/Objectives__****:** 1. Students will discuss/review knowledge about Internet Safety 2. Brainstorm possible ideas and topics for comic 3. In partners, draft a storyboard for comic 4. Use ToonDoo to create a comic

**__Checking to assess Student Mastery/Learning__****:** Students were able to communicate ideas about Internet Safety through their comic

**__Differentiating Instruction for Individual Student Needs__****:** Students will have support from their partner as well as the teacher. Modifications and requirements of the content in the comic can also be adapted for specific students.

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