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Which Me Should I Be?. Victoria ISD Common Sense Media Grade 8: Online Identities. What are the outcomes of presenting yourself in different ways online?. Essential Question. Students will be able to ...
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Which Me Should I Be? Victoria ISDCommon Sense MediaGrade 8: Online Identities
What are the outcomes of presenting yourself in different ways online? Essential Question
Students will be able to ... • reflect on the benefits and risks of presenting their identities in different ways online. • evaluate – from an ethical point of view – the feelings, motivations, contexts, and possible outcomes associated with adopting different roles online. • judge whether certain ways people present themselves online are harmless or harmful. Objectives
Identity – all of the factors that make up who you are Do people ever express parts of their identities online that they might not express offline? Key Vocabulary – Identity
exaggerate: to say something is more or greater than it actually is Have you ever heard of people who exaggerated something about themselves online? Vocabulary – Exaggerate
deceive: to mislead or falsely persuade others Have you ever heard about people who deceive others by pretending to be someone else while they were on the Internet? Why do you think they did this? Vocabulary - Deceive
motivate: to have a reason or purpose to do something • consequences: results; something that happens as an effect of a certain cause • anonymous: having an unknown identity Vocabulary
What do you think motivates Henry to hide his age? “Henry’s Story – Creating Online Identities”
What were the consequences of Henry hiding his age? “Henry’s Story – Creating Online Identities”
What motivates people to present themselves differently online than in person? Wrap Up
What consequences– positive or negative – might people experience if they present themselves differently online? Wrap Up
How can presenting oneself differently online impact other people? Wrap Up
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