Introduction
The Internet can be a wonderful resource for researching information, communicating with friends, shopping for hard to find items, andfor simple entertainment. It can also be a dangerous world for children and adults, who are not prepared for the dangers that await.
Your local City Council has chosen you, based on your knowledge of Internet Safety & Awareness and your creativity with Digital Media, to create an Informational Brochure to spread Internet Safety& Awareness information and prevention tips with the citizens of your Community.
Do you have what it takes to help inform your classmates and local community to stay safe on the internet? Can you create a brochure that is easy to pick up, inform, educate and even entertain?
This lesson is aligned with the ISTE's NETS Standards for Students. The specific standards covered are listed below!
Click to open the ISTE's NETS for Students Standards Page!
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:
a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
Task
TASK
You will create an Informational Brochure in Microsoft Publisher to help inform your community and classmates on how to be safe on the Internet. To create the most effective brochure for your community, you will research three specific aspects of Internet Safety; including Identity Theft, Cyberbullying, and Sexting.
After you have completed your research on all 3 of these Internet Safety Topics, you will create a brochure about 1 specific topic (either Identity Theft, Cyberbullying or Sexting). Each Brochure will include a definition of what the problem is, at least 3 tips on how to prevent it from happening, at least 3 tips on what to do if it happens to you, and provide additional resources to find out more information.
Here is an example of where to put the information in your brochure!
Page 1 of your Brochure – This is what you need on Page 1
Page 2 of your Brochure – This is what should be on Page 2
Want to see an example? Click on the links below to open a couple of student created examples.
Mr. Dean's Cyberbullying Brochure Example
Ashley's Cyberbullying Brochure Example
Annna's Identity Theft Brochure Example
Process
Be sure to follow each step below IN ORDER!
1. FIRST, open the Internet Safety Research guide. Once you have opened the Research Guide you can begin your research and fill it out as you go along.
2. Complete each section of the Research Guide to help you get a background on each Internet Safety Topic. Use the links posted below to help you find the information you need to complete the Research Guide. Be sure to use all of the websites below so you find the most valid and accurate information.
3. When you have finished completing the Research Guide, pick one specific Internet Safety Topic you would like to be the focus of your Informational Brochure. Check with your teacher to make sure this is a good topic for your to promote awareness for. You don’t want every student in your class creating a Brochure about the exact same topic. You must check with your teacher and show me that you have completed your Research Guide before moving on to step 4.
4. After your teacher has checked your completed Research Guide, Open Up Microsoft PUBLISHER on your computer. Choose INSTALLED TEMPLATES at the top of Publisher to choose an installed template. Click on BROCHURES, then, choose any of the Brochure Design Templates that interest you. You can always change the colors and design of your brochure later.
5. Page 1 of your Brochure should have your Title on the Right Pane, your Name, School, and Class on the Middle Pane, and More Information & Picture Sources on the Left Pane of the Brochure.
6. Page 2 of your Brochure should have What to do on the Right Pane, How To Prevent it in the Middle Pane, and A Definition of your Topic on the Left Pane.
7. Your Informational Brochure should have the following requirements:
- A Large Title at the top about your topic.
- A Definition of your topic.
- At least 3 Tips to prevent your topic from happening.
- At least 3 Tips for someone who has become a victim of your topic.
- Links to 3 resources to find more information, you can even use the resources I have given you.
- At least 4 appropriate images pertaining to your topic. If you are creating an Anti-Sexting Brochure, try googling "stop sexting" or "person surprised on phone" when you look for your images.
- Make sure your Brochure is easy to read, has proper spelling and grammar, and doesn't have any large blank spaces. Spread out and re-size your information to fill the Brochure up.
8. You can always check out any of the Brochure Examples for help! They are located on the TASK PAGE of this WebQuest.
RESOURCES
Cyberbullying Resource - Video About Cyberbullying
This BrainPop video details what Cyberbullying is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you are a victim of Cyberbullying.
Evaluation
Your brochure will be evaluated based on 9 different areas:
- Use of the Internet
- Attractiveness & Organization
- Content Preview & Definition
- Content Prevention & How to Stop It
- Graphics & Pictures
- Sources
- Spelling & Grammar
- Timeliness
- How you save your file
Your Informational Brochure is worth a total of 45Points.
You will be assessed using the Rubric below.
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CATEGORY |
EXCELLENT 5 |
AVERAGE 4 |
GOOD 3 |
POOR 2 |
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Use of Internet |
Successfully uses suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sights easily without assistance. |
Usually able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. |
Occasionally able to use suggested Internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. |
Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested Internet links and/or to navigate within these sights. |
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Attractiveness & Organization |
The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. Information is easy to read and easy to find. |
The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information. A small section of information or text may not be easy to read. |
The brochure has well-organized information, but some information may be in the wrong place, hard to read, or hard to find. |
The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. |
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Content – Preview & Definition |
All facts and information in the brochure are accurate and complete. Includes a sentence summary on the cover, and a complete detailed definition of your topic. |
Includes a Definition & Preview Sentence, but they may not be complete, thorough or completely accurate. |
Missing 1 of the required items, a definition of the topic or a preview sentence on the front cover of the brochure. |
Missing both of the required items, a definition of the topic and a preview sentence on the front cover of the brochure. |
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Content – How to Prevent It & How To Stop It |
Includes 3 detailed and accurate tips to prevent it, and 3detailed and accurate tips to get help if it happens to you! |
Includes 3 tips to prevent it and 3 tips to stop it, but they are not very specific or thorough. Could use more explanation. May be missing one tip to stop or prevent your topic. |
Is missing at least 2-3 tips to stop or prevent the topic. Tips included may not be very thorough, detailed, or written as complete sentences. |
Is missing at least 4 tips to stop or prevent the topic. Tips included are not very thorough, detailed, or written as complete sentences. |
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Graphics & Images |
All graphics and pictures are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. Includes 4 or more relevant graphics or pictures. |
A majority of the graphics and pictures are related to the topic. May be missing one required picture or graphic. |
Some graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand but some may detract from the overall presentation. May be missing at least 2 required pictures or graphics. |
Graphics do not relate to the topic and do not help make the topic easier to understand. Missing 3 or more pictures or graphics. |
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Sources |
Includes at least 3 Sources of information & recommended resources which are cited within the brochure. Sources are from valid and accurate websites. |
Includes 2 Sources of information & recommended resources which are cited within the brochure. Sources are from valid and accurate websites, but are still missing 1 source of information. |
Includes only 1 source or recommended resource in the brochure. One source may not be from a valid & accurate source. |
Brochure does not include any sources of information or links to sources to find out more information. |
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Spelling & Proofreading |
No spelling or grammar errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. |
No more than 1-2 spelling or grammar errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. |
No more than 3-5 spelling or grammar errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure. |
Several spelling & grammar errors in the brochure. Brochure has at least 6 spelling and/or grammar errors. |
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Timeliness |
Project was completed on time. |
Project was one day late. |
Project was two days late. |
Project was over two days late. |
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File Save Format (FirstLastName_InternetSafetyBrochure) |
Filed was saved in the correct format. |
N/A |
N/A |
Filed was not saved in the correct format. |
FINAL TOTAL SCORE:___/45 Points
Conclusion
Once you are finished with your Brochure, you have a great resource to share with your friends, family, school, and local community. Your Brochure can easily be printed and distributed with anyone or posted online to help promote Internet Safety & Awareness in your community and throughout the world.
Credits
This WebQuest was created by David Dean, 6th Grade Computer & Technology Integration Instructor at Greenwood Middle School.
Teacher Page
Title: Internet Safety & Awareness Brochure
Description: Students create an Informational Brochure to share Internet Safety & Awareness Information and Tips with their community.
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: Technology
Keywords: Internet Safety, Safety, Internet, Sexting, Identity Theft, Identity, Theft, Cyberbully, Bully, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Social Networking, Safe, Safety
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