Q1 Three R's
Briefing
You will learn more about your digital footprint and the amount of media usage you achieve daily. In the process you will also compare your media usage with your classmates.
The first step in this Quest is to become more knowledgeable about your current footprint and reflect (write) about what you think your own digital footprint includes. You will have a survey to complete as part of this.
In the second step of this Quest, you will record your media use over the next 4 days to see how accurate you were in Step 1 and if there were any surprises.
Your third step will consist of working collaboratively with others on presenting a graph of your group's total media usage over an afternoon/evening. Good luck on the challenge in front of you!
You will learn more about your digital footprint and the amount of media usage you achieve daily. In the process you will also compare your media usage with your classmates.
The first step in this Quest is to become more knowledgeable about your current footprint and reflect (write) about what you think your own digital footprint includes. You will have a survey to complete as part of this.
In the second step of this Quest, you will record your media use over the next 4 days to see how accurate you were in Step 1 and if there were any surprises.
Your third step will consist of working collaboratively with others on presenting a graph of your group's total media usage over an afternoon/evening. Good luck on the challenge in front of you!
Steps:1. What is your footprint?
A. Visit this introduction to a Digital Footprint from TeacherTube and then the Common Sense Media video about the impact of Digital Footprints.
B. Next take a visit to the Digital Footprints website in the U.K. at Kidsmart and watch the video and read the Top tips list (this site works best in the Firefox browser).
C. Read the following 11 tips for students to manage their own footprint.
D. Click this link to participate in a Digital Footprint Survey and
it will open in a new window which you can close and return here. Click here for the survey results.
2. Recording
A. Homework: Think about all of the different digital devices you use daily. Your next task is to log your own daily use of all digital media over 4 days which includes at least one weekend day.
B. Some examples include: phone usage, gaming (DS, Playstation, X-Box) playing, surfing the internet, texting and so on.
C. Log your time spent into the Word chart or PDF chart provided.
D. Bring your log into class on the day specified by your teacher.
E. Compare what you wrote in Step 1 and what you actually found when you collected your data. Was your description in Step 1 accurate? If your log results are different about your use, what surprised you? Add this information to your document created in Step 1.
A. Visit this introduction to a Digital Footprint from TeacherTube and then the Common Sense Media video about the impact of Digital Footprints.
B. Next take a visit to the Digital Footprints website in the U.K. at Kidsmart and watch the video and read the Top tips list (this site works best in the Firefox browser).
C. Read the following 11 tips for students to manage their own footprint.
D. Click this link to participate in a Digital Footprint Survey and
it will open in a new window which you can close and return here. Click here for the survey results.
2. Recording
A. Homework: Think about all of the different digital devices you use daily. Your next task is to log your own daily use of all digital media over 4 days which includes at least one weekend day.
B. Some examples include: phone usage, gaming (DS, Playstation, X-Box) playing, surfing the internet, texting and so on.
C. Log your time spent into the Word chart or PDF chart provided.
D. Bring your log into class on the day specified by your teacher.
E. Compare what you wrote in Step 1 and what you actually found when you collected your data. Was your description in Step 1 accurate? If your log results are different about your use, what surprised you? Add this information to your document created in Step 1.
3. Report
A. Add up your total media use in categories (e.g. internet, gaming, cell phone, etc). Hold on to this information as you will need it for your group meeting.
B. Once your media use is totaled, your teacher will place you in collaborative groups to compile your media data total as a group. It is suggested that you visit this site to graph your data. Graph your individual usage first. See the following example:
C. Your teacher will assign you to a group. You may find it helpful to take different groupwork roles. Each member could choose a role from the following options:
Facilitator of group (keep everyone on task)
Data Chief (Compile/convert all data)
Chief Graphic Artist (Create an overall graph of your group's data posterboard or spreadsheet)
Presenter of data to class (show graph and discuss data)
D. Graph your combined group results. Which type of graph best represents your data? (Examples provided below)
4. Download your graph to insert in a Word document or a presentation program to show the class. Address the following when your group presents your report to the class:
a. Explain why you selected the type of graph you used.
b. How is the digital footprint represented within your group?
c. How does the digital footprint of your group compare to your own individual usage?
Completing this quest
a. Explain why you selected the type of graph you used.
b. How is the digital footprint represented within your group?
c. How does the digital footprint of your group compare to your own individual usage?
Completing this quest
- Save your document to the shared all with all of your group members names on it
- Make sure all your group members names are somewhere in the document
NETS
1. Creativity and Innovation
A. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
B. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
2. Communication & Collaboration
A. Interact, collaborate, publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
B. Communicate information and ideas to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
D. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research & Information Fluency
D. Process data and report results
4. Thinking & Problem Solving & Decision Making
B. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
C. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Common Core Standards
6.SP.1 Statistics and Probability
6.SP.5 b & d Summarize and describe distributions
Math Practices 2, 4, 5, 6
1. Creativity and Innovation
A. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
B. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
2. Communication & Collaboration
A. Interact, collaborate, publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
B. Communicate information and ideas to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
D. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research & Information Fluency
D. Process data and report results
4. Thinking & Problem Solving & Decision Making
B. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
C. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Common Core Standards
6.SP.1 Statistics and Probability
6.SP.5 b & d Summarize and describe distributions
Math Practices 2, 4, 5, 6