Here is a draft mission statement for your group: Our mission is to promote kindness, empathy and respect in our school's digital community. We believe that through education and leading by positive example, we can curb cyberbullying and help our peers be conscientious digital citizens. We will accomplish this by hosting assemblies and classroom workshops about online safety, digital footprints and the impact of our words. We will also monitor social media for signs of bullying and exclusionary behavior, and work to resolve issues respectfully. Most importantly, we aim to foster a culture where everyone feels valued both online and offline. By embracing our shared humanity, we believe we can create a digitally-connected world that uplifts and supports one another

1. [r]evolution:
Our Digital World
Elementary Edition

2. #IceBreaker
•Name
•Grade Level
•Why are you here?
•What’s your favorite app/content creator/etc?

3. In the year 2000…

4. In the year 2000…
Cell Phones
looked like this!

5. In the year 2000…
Cell Phones
looked like this!
Maps were on
paper!

6. In the year 2000…
Cell Phones
looked like this!
Music was stored
on cassette tapes!
Maps were on
paper!

7. In the year 2000…
Cell Phones
looked like this!
Music was stored
on cassette tapes!
Maps were on
paper!
Televisions looked
like this!

8. In the year 2000…
There was no:
• Snapchat (2011)
• Instagram (2010)
• TikTok (2016)
• YouTube (2005)
• Roblox (2006)
• iPhones (2008)
• Fortnite (2017)

9. Let’s Discuss!
What are your first memories of smartphones/the internet?
Do your parents use social media at home?

10. In the year 2021…
The world is digital
Smart phones and tablets have reshaped
entertainment, communication, education, and
more!
What does the word “digital” mean?

11. Our Digital World
Everything in our phones and
computers is made up of digital
code, just like everything in our
bodies is made up of cells!
The basis of digital code is binary
code, which is a language made up
entirely of 1’s and 0’s.

12. Our Digital World
What’s the difference between the physical world and our digital world?

13. Our Digital World
What’s the difference between the physical world and our digital world?
In the physical world, if we wanted to get rid of this
photograph, we could shred it, burn it, etc. and the
photograph would be gone!
The photograph is a single physical object that can be
destroyed.

14. Our Digital World
What’s the difference between the physical world and our digital world?
Once something exists in the digital world, it’s
not as easy to get rid of!
Even if we delete a picture, video, or text post
from the internet, copies of it still exist!
The digital world is much more permanent than
the physical world.

15. Our Digital World
In many ways, the internet is forever.
The things we post never really go away,
whether we like it or not!

16. Our Digital World
Because the things we post to the internet
never really go away,
everyone who uses the internet has a
digital footprint.
What do footprints tell us in real life?

17. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:

18. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:
• What we like and share

19. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:
• What we like and share
• Who we talk to

20. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:
• What we like and share
• Who we talk to
• What we search for online

21. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:
• What we like and share
• Who we talk to
• What we search for online
• Which websites we browse

22. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:
• What we like and share
• Who we talk to
• What we search for online
• Which websites we browse
• Our hobbies and school activities

23. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:
• What we like and share
• Who we talk to
• What we search for online
• Which websites we browse
• Our hobbies and school activities
• Awards we receive

24. Our Digital World
Our digital footprints tell the world who we are
online!
They include information about:
• What we like and share
• Who we talk to
• What we search for online
• Which websites we browse
• Our hobbies and school activities
• Awards we receive
• What content we watch

25. Where’s my digital footprint?
A digital footprint is not a
real, physical document
that you could download
or print out.
Your digital footprint is
your reputation online,
and it can have real life
consequences.

26. Let’s Discuss!
What is a reputation?
Are reputations always fair?
Is it easy or hard to change our reputations?

27. Where’s my digital footprint?
What kinds of things
would you not want to
see in your digital
footprint?

28. Cool or not cool?
• Alex fails his math quiz and has to miss
recess to go to a study session with his
teacher, Ms. Walters.
• After school, Alex posts a TikTok where he
calls Ms. Walters curse words and makes
fun of her teeth.
• Alex’s friends share his TikTok with each
other on Snapchat, laughing about it in
class the next day.

29. Cool or not cool?
• Sarah’s parents are going through a
divorce and it has been really hard on her.
• One day after school, Sarah posts to her
snapchat story saying “I feel really alone
and I don’t know if things are going to get
better.”
• Sarah’s friend Matt calls Sarah to make
sure she’s okay. He convinces her to talk to
her teacher the next day about how she is
feeling.

30. Cool or not cool?
• Lindsay is in a fight with her best friend
Amber.
• Lindsay posts a selfie with her other
friend Jenna with a caption that says
“honestly done with fake people
#newbesties”
• Jenna screenshots Lindsay’s post and
sends it to Amber.

31. Cool or not cool?
• Riley’s big sister leaves a vape pen on
the kitchen counter one night.
• Riley begins posting snapchat stories of
herself vaping in a school bathroom.
• When Riley’s friend Adam confronts her
about her snaps, Riley assures him that
“It’s just a video” and “It doesn’t
matter”

32. Cool or not cool?
• At a backyard barbecue,
Connor’s dad lets him try a sip of
his beer.
• When Connor’s dad isn’t
looking, Connor takes a picture
of the beer in his hand and posts
it to Instagram
• When a friend comments that
Connor should take his post
down, Connor calls him curse
words.

33. Cool or not cool?
What were things we saw in the examples that were not cool?
How would you respond if a friend posted something similar to these examples?

34. Cyberbullying:
What does it look like?
Sometimes, cyberbullying is obvious, such as someone
sending threats of violence to someone, or encouraging
them to hurt themselves or others.
In these cases, it may be easier for bystanders to
recognize that what’s going on is wrong and to report it.
Obvious, or overt cyberbullying is harmful and
dangerous, but it is not the only kind of cyberbullying.

35. Cyberbullying:
What does it look like?
As the instructor reads the story
to you, raise your hand each time
you think you hear an instance of
cyberbullying.

36. Cyberbullying:
What does it look like?
In the story you heard, what are some of the ways that cyberbullying took place?
In the story, Jamie was the main cyberbully, but what about the students who shared her posts?
What about the students who saw the cyberbullying happening but didn’t do anything about it?
If you were in Kara’s shoes, how would you have responded?
If you were one of Kara’s classmates, how would you have responded?

37. Digital Citizenship
You are here because you want to be a technology leader at your school.
Together, let’s develop a mission statement for what this group wants to accomplish this year.
A good mission statement answers the following questions:
What do we want to do?
How are we going to do it?
What do we believe about what we are doing?