Q4 Getting Social: Create an Artifact
CREATE YOUR OWN ARTIFACT
Your task is to create something that demonstrates your understanding of empathy and social responsibility.
Check with your teacher on the assignment requirements and options available.
- You may wish to focus on:
- Ways to show more empathy, or actions you can use to show it.
- What to do or to avoid when posting to social media sites.
- How social media connects to your digital footprint.
- Personal experiences with examples from school, the classroom, and/or your community.
- Consider some possible some artifact options:
- Working with a classmate(s) and creating a short skit to perform.
- Recording an audio or video reflection or presentation.
- Creating an infographic.
- Alternative idea.
EXAMPLE OF AN ARTIFACT
Play the following video "Dorothy on digital citizenship," for an example of a digital artifact. This video was created and shared online by a high school theater class.
Direct link (1:18 min.) Produced by joyce valenza on Vimeo.
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
b Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.
2. Digital Citizen
b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.
3. Knowledge Constructor
c Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
6. Creative Communicator
c Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
d Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Websites and Documents
Videos from Outside Sources
- Dorothy on Digital Citizenship (clip from the Wizard of Apps) Vimeo (1:18)
- Teen Voices Dealing with Digital Drama YouTube (4:15)
- The Importance of Empathy YouTube (3:31)
21t4s Videos
21t4s Documents & Quizzes
21t4s Breakout Challenge Activity