Digital Citizenship WebQuest

Introduction

In this WebQuest, our goal is to research resources and strategies about cyberbullying and the effect it has on students.

 

 

The internet can be a great place for learning, increasing your knowledge in a certain subject and socialising with people all around the globe. However, it can also be a dangerous place, where people will say or do inappropriate things that can be harmful to children. The aim of our WebQuest is to give students the understanding and resources to know what cyberbullying is, what to do if they are being cyberbullied and how to avoid it.

 

Australian Curriculum - Digital Technologies for Year 5 & 6

ACTDIP022

Plan, create and communicate ideas and information, including collaboratively online, applying agreed ethical, social and technical protocols.

Task

Throughout this task, you will learn about cyberbullying and to to know what cyberbullying is, what to do if they are being cyberbullied and how to avoid it. Being introduced to the topic of cyberbullying, you will research and learn about it. 

For your task, you will be required to create a 6 panel comic book strip about cyberbullying. The task will be peer-reviewed using the rubric (on the Evaluation page) provided.  

Process

Step-by-Step Process

Lesson 1

Step 1 - Introduction to cyberbullying

  1. Class discussion - Is there a difference between cyberbullying and bullying on the playground?
  2. Watch video - "NetSafe Episode 5" 
  3. Research - Use the internet to find an online resource that shows information about different types of bullying.
  4. Read the information about different types of bullying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peDosNN7l3w

 

Lesson 2

Step 2 - Research cyberbullying 

  1. Watch video - Reasons why people bully
  2. Discussion - Why would someone cyberbully?
  3. In table groups list at least 3 reasons why someone would cyberbully.
  4. Look through website page and see if there are any more reasons people cyberbully then add to list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dq4BB5K4RE

Lesson 3

Step 3 - Students investigate Digital Stories 

Teacher Preparation: Students to be paired up and given different comic strip creator to use for the task

  1. Students will watch these videos on what are digital stories. 
  2. Students will view the videos on how to use different comic strip creators.
  3. Students will be told who their partner is and what comic strip creator they will be using.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGJyrScH_hk

Lesson 4

Step 4 - Students create their Digital Stories 

  1. Students, in their pairs, will show their comic strip to the class about cyberbullying. 
  2. Each table will be given the rubric and students will conduct peer reviews.
  3. All the comic strips will be put onto the class LMS so parents, carers and guardians can see the work the class has done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaHtpOrQ4Gk

The following resources can be used as additional resources during the WebQuest or for students to refer to.

Evaluation

  4. Distinguished 3. Proficient 2. Apprentice 1. Novice

Design - Overview; 

Colour, font and layout

Colour of panels are realistic and used well. Font is clear and readable. Layout is clear and appropriate. 

 

Colour of panels are good but not as realistic as it could be. Layout is good.

 

Colour of panels are there but need improvement. Layout is not clear.

 

 

Work was not completed

 

 

Content - Overview;

Topic and length

Topic matches description of cyber bullying and a 6 panel comic book strip is created.

 

Topic is linked to cyber bullying, slightly more or less then 6 panels.

 

Topic is not linked to cyber bullying, a lot more or less then 6 panels.

Work was not completed

 

Writing - Creativity and Orginality;

 

Writing of comic strip is creative in it's use of showing what cyber bullying is and how to stop it. 

 

 

Writing of comic strip is interesting, with elements of what cyber bullying it.

 

Writing of comic strip is not linked to cyber bullying. Obvious that it is not original.

 

Work was not completed

 

 

 



This is how your work will be evaluated by peers and the teacher. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Throughout the length of this task, students will learn what cyberbullying is, what to do if they are being cyberbullied and how to avoid it. They will research cyberbullying, the different types of bullying and how to use different digital stories, such as comic strip creators. They will use the Rubric to peer review each others work.

Credits

British Broadcasting Corporation (2016). Why do people bully others? - CBBC Newsround. [online] Retrieved from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36074395 [Accessed 5 Apr. 2018].

 

Education New Zealand (2018). Different types of bullying. [online] Bullying Free NZ. Retrieved from: https://www.bullyingfree.nz/about-bullying/different-types-of-bullying/ [Accessed 5 Apr. 2018].

 

Eschooltoday.com. (2017). Why do people bully others at school?. [online] Retrieved from: http://eschooltoday.com/bullying/Why-do-people-bully.html [Accessed 5 Apr. 2018].

 

National Centre Against Bullying (2018). Types Of Bullying | National Centre Against Bullying. [online] Retrieved from: https://www.ncab.org.au/bullying-advice/bullying-for-parents/types-of-bullying/ [Accessed 5 Apr. 2018].

Teacher Page

We are David, Harry, Sam and Tanisha. We are the pre -service teachers who created the Wiki page and WebQuest.

 

(Need photos and links to about me page)