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 * Digital Literacy Cycle Course at Lounsberry Hollow Middle School**

All 5th graders at Lounsberry Hollow Middle School will complete one 45 day cycle class entitled “Digital Literacy.” The course is designed to help students transition from primary school to middle school by building on their prior knowledge and expanding upon it in the arena of digital literacy. This course is intended to prepare students for a career in a digital age and to provide them with the appropriate skills when working with digital media. Students will be given the skills necessary to effectively differentiate between primary and secondary sources, avoid plagiarism through proper citing, and be given an awareness of internet safety and cyber bullying. The course is designed to be collaborative in nature, thereby also helping students develop the social skills necessary to excel in cooperative learning experiences.

** TOPICAL OUTLINE **


 * UNIT TITLE TIME (Approximate) **

I Introduction to Digital Literacy 5 - 7 days II Digital Citizenship and Cyber Ethics 8 - 10 days III Inquiry and Searching 8 - 10 days IV Evaluating Resources 8 - 10 days V Production and Advertising 8 - 10 days