Digital Citizenship Lesson On Responsibility Rings

Digital Citizenship lesson on Responsibility Rings
Ed Ldrsp 325
Grade: 3-5
Unit: Digital Citizenship
Lesson: Rings of Responsibility
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to

o Reflect upon their offline responsibilities.
o Examine their online responsibilities.
o Learn that good digital citizens are responsible and respectful in
the digital world (and beyond).
Lesson Procedures:
1. Students will watch a 15 second water ripple video
2. Teacher will then ask students, What do the circles remind you of?
a. Students will then give responses
3. The teacher will then say, It reminds me of RESPONSIBILITY. The
rings of responsibility. Now I mentioned them in the beginning of the
unit, and today we are going to dig a little deeper into it. There are 3
rings of responsibility: self, friends and family, and community.
a. Self: the center ring has to do with responsibilities students have
to themselves like keeping themselves healthy and safe, and
protecting their reputation.
i. More examples?
b. Friends and family: the middle ring stands for responsibilities
students have to their friends and family like helping with chores,
attending their performances, or just listening to them when they
are having problems.
i. More examples?
c. Community: the outer ring stands for responsibilities to the
larger community from following school rules at school to playing
safely at the playground.
4. The teacher will then ask students what they think the definition of a
community is.
a. Definition Community: a group of people with a common
background or shared interest.
5. The teacher will then lead a small activity. The teacher will need 3
volunteers. Then hand out a blank worksheet with the Rings of
Responsibility. Each volunteer will pick a circle to stand at. The teacher
will then explain that volunteer #1 is standing in the Self-Ring. The
teacher will then ask the question to the volunteer: What
responsibilities do you have to yourself? Then give everyone a chance
to communicate with their neighbor and then write something down on
their circle. The volunteer will then answer the question.
a. Some examples:
i. I eat healthy food.
ii. I do my homework.
iii. I brush my teeth.
6. The teacher will then ask volunteer #2 which is standing on the
Friends and Family Ring and ask volunteer #2 What responsibilities
do you have to your good friends and to your family? Then give
everyone a chance to communicate with their neighbor and then write
something down on their circle. The volunteer will then answer the
question.
a. Some examples:
i. I take care of my sibling.
ii. I help my mom and dad with chores.
iii. I go to my friends sporting games to support them.
7. The teacher will then ask volunteer #3 which is standing on the
Larger Community Ring and ask volunteer #3 What responsibilities
do you have to the larger community? Then give everyone a chance to
communicate with their neighbor and then write something down on
their circle. The volunteer will then answer the question.
a. Some more examples:
i. I get to practice and appointments on time.
ii. I dont litter.
iii. I am polite to other people, even if I dont know them.
8. The teacher then will ask students what they think it means to be a
digital citizen.
a. Definition of digital citizen: as digital citizens, students have
responsibilities to themselves, their friends and family, and the
larger community in the online world (A member of a worldwide
community linked by the Internet).
9. EXPLAIN to students that you are going to have them stand outside of
the Rings of Responsibility. You are going to read a series of statements
regarding online responsibilities, and the students should move silently
to stand inside the ring that they think the responsibility corresponds
to on the slide.
10.
REVIEW with students that they are responsible for their own
behavior, whether it is in the offline world or in the digital (online)
world. Encourage them to take their responsibilities online and offline
seriously, because being responsible is crucial to being good
members of the community and to becoming good digital citizens.
11.
WRAP UP students will then talk to their neighbors and answer
the questions on the screen.
a. What are the three Rings of Responsibility?
i. Self
ii. Friends and family
iii. Larger community
b. What is one important responsibility you have in the online
world?
i. Students answers will vary. Encourage them to consider
the three different rings, and how people have different
responsibilities to themselves and others online.
c. Is there a responsibility that you have to others both online and
offline?
i. Students answers will vary. Some may mention The
Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated.
They may share that they always should be kind to others,
both online and offline.

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