Two interactive lessons, adapted from Digital Citizenship, are designed to teach youth to identify online risk and develop healthy online relationships. The lessons are adapted for youth ages 10 to 21 with mild-to-moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Type of Material:
Online Course Module
Recommended Uses:
These fully-scripted lessons are used most effectively in class sessions, but may be assigned as homework, group and individual work
Technical Requirements:
Browser and PDF Reader
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Learners will:
Identify messages that raise red flags
Create routines to think through a situation
Identify high-quality relationships
Brainstorm strategies for navigating challenging relationships
Target Student Population:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
basic ICT literacy skills
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
These two lesson plans were thoroughly and expertly designed by Common Sense Education, working in collaboration with Mathematica and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to meet the unique learning needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Information is accurate and current. Each lesson is self-contained and provides a developmentally-appropriate demonstration and summary of the concept; variations of the lessons enable instructors toi differentiate the activities to match the learner's needs and capacities. The lessons can be used in several settings. All links work and are accurate; attribution is minimal.
Concerns:
Attribution is minimal.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The learning objectives are clear, and reflect importnat ICT literacy standards. Lesson variations are provided based on learners' prior knowledge, and each lesson builds a developmentally appropriate knowledge base efficiently. The two lessons go well together, although neither is wholy dependent on the other. The lessons are fully scripted, which facilitates instruction and integration. The content is very applicable to ICT literacy and daily life.
Concerns:
no concerns
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
These lessons include fully-scripted curriculum (with developmentally-differentiated variations) and accompanying slides. The instructions are clear and accurate; the material is very engaging and relevant to learners. All the materials can be used independently, and the technology is basic. A help feature is provided, and users can email the producers.
Concerns:
The videos are not captioned nor is a transcript provided.
Creative Commons:
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