
Q2 Safe and Smart Artifact
Assignment
Demonstrate your knowledge of how to be Safe and Smart online by creating an Artifact.
DIRECTIONS:
Check with your teacher about:
- Working with a partner or forming small groups (3-4).
- Deciding which activity your group will select to demonstrate your Safe and Smart Online knowledge.
- Using three or more of the Safe and Smart Resources on the right side of the page.
- Turning in and/or presenting your Safe and Smart Artifact.
ARTIFACT IDEAS
Create a Safety Poster: Create a poster (or Padlet) highlighting important social media safety tips. Use drawings, colors, and catchy phrases to make it eye-catching. Explore how this can be shared with others to help them.
Role-Playing Scenarios: In pairs, create role-playing scenarios where one person pretends to be someone online, and the other has to decide how to respond. Then discuss whether the response demonstrates social responsibility. This can help you practice making wise choices in real-life situations.
Social Media Safety Quiz: Create a quiz about social media safety for your classmates. Include questions about the risks of sharing personal information, how to report inappropriate behavior, and what to do if they experience cyberbullying. Follow the quiz with input about the answer choices and their importance for being safe and smart.
Social Media Story or Video: Create a short 3-4 minute video using your digital device resources or online applications such as Canva or Book Creator. Create an outline of the points you feel are important, and be sure to do several practice sessions. Including some personal experiences is helpful for the audience.

SAFE AND SMART RESOURCES
Five resources are provided below as resources, or your group might decide to search for additional online resources:
- Social Networking: Safe and Smart Padlet
- Social Media Netiquette YouTube video (2:14)
- NSTeens - Post to be Private YouTube video (1:14)
- Responsible Use of Social Media YouTube video (4:23)
- Social Media Tips YouTube video (3:33)
Safe and Smart Padlet
Padlet image
Use this link to access a Padlet web page with 6 boxes containing written information about being Safe and Smart online.
To play the audio in each box select the play symbol on it.
NSTeen Post To Be Private YouTube (1:14)
Responsible Use of Social Media YouTube (4:23)
Social Media Netiquette YouTube (2:14)
Social Media Tips YouTube (3:34)
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
a. Articulate and set personal learning goals, developing strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes
b. Build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process
c. Use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways
2. Digital Citizen
a. Cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world
b. Engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology
c. Manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security
6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences
Websites and Documents
Websites
- Coming in 10/2024