Case 3: Cyber Security for Education Background: You have recently been asked to serve on the Technology Support

Committee at the school where you teach. A major part of your role on this committee is educating your fellow teachers on technology-enhanced instructional methods and keeping them informed about technology trends that are relevant to education. Recently the superintendent of your small school corporation has announced that all faculty members within the school corporation need to be trained on cyber security and ethics and has asked the technology committee to chair this project. He cited the following Indiana State Legislation:

While this legislation focuses on educating students, the superintendent knows that teachers must first understand the issues in order to properly inform their students. Therefore, all of the teachers must be trained. However, before developing the entire training curriculum, the superintendent would like the Technology Committee to start by developing sample plans focused on informing the teachers of cyber and security content, while also considering the demanding schedules of the teachers. Based on Section 3 of the Indiana State Code, the curriculum guidelines must cover: 1) safe online communication (e.g., knowing who youre talking to); 2) privacy protection (e.g., being a smart consumer); 3) cyberbullying (e.g., bullying taking place in online venues); 4) viewing inappropriate material (e.g., use of filters); 5) online academic integrity (e.g., using the Internet to cheat on an assignment); and 6) proper online etiquette (e.g., whats appropriate to share online). Planning: As you discuss the case, make sense of case content, and plan the lesson with your group members, you will select a Web 2.0 tool. For this case, your group may choose a Web 2.0 tool from the following list: Digg (digg.com/), Twitter (http://twitter.com/), or YouTube (http://youtube.com/). To help you make your selection, visit Blackboard where you can find short videos that provide an overview of each tool You and your group may use this tool in any manner that is helpful while planning your lesson and discussing the case. Note: You will be asked to share whatever you create using your selected Web 2.0 tool and answer/reflect on a few questions about your experience with the tool. You can find the questions on page 4 of this document and an electronic version of this document on Blackboard.

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Product: It was determined by the Technology Committee members that you would work together in groups of 3 and produce a sample lesson plan that helps your colleagues (i.e., the other teachers in your school) understand these Internet-related issues. Your group will be assigned a specific topic within the realm of cyber ethics or security and create a 15-30 minute lesson on the assigned topic. Your finished project should include: Your lesson should include the following elements: a. A description of all key elements of a properly constructed lesson planeach of these sections needs to be fully described (i.e., to the point that someone you do not know will be able to read your lesson plan and be able to successfully complete the lesson in its entirety with the desired results). 1. Overview of Lesson 2. Description of Learners, Learning Environment, Intended Learning Goals, and Lesson Content 3. Learning Objectives 4. Standards 5. Required Materials 6. Procedures 7. Assessment 8. References and Reference Materials b. A full description of what inspired your lesson including where you found information about the lesson content, technology, and teaching method (include how you searched and found the information). Make sure you use proper APA formatting for all references you access and use as a part of your plan. NOTE: This lesson plan needs to be unique (not a copy of someone elses) however, you can use others ideas, techniques, procedures as long as you carefully document where the information was accessed. c. Full APA style references of two different journal articles that discuss research on teaching adult learners. Each reference should be followed by a brief (one paragraph) description/annotation of the articles content (what each is about and its value). Specifically, be sure to briefly discuss how the journal articles you found informed how you designed and developed your lesson (e.g., The journal discussed strategies for problem-based learning (x, y, z). We used these strategies in the lesson we developed by). d. On the Project 1 website, a clear, concise (250 word max) well-written blog post that includes thoughts on the following areas: Why do you think your lesson plan was valid, practical, and motivational? Looking at the lesson plan you created, what changes would you make to improve it? What was the biggest "take-away" that you gained by completing this case? e. Your lesson plan should be formatted professionally. To give your lesson plan a polished look, use word-processing options like tables, shading, ClipArt, etc. -2-

Learners, Teacher, School: Your lesson plan should be designed with the following in mind: a) The school corporation: There are approximately 4,500 students enrolled in the school corporation across 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools. Additionally, there are approximately 275 teachers employed by the corporation. The teachers are a diverse group, but most have at least ten years of teaching experience. See Figure 1 below. Figure 1. Years of Experience

b) Technology: Recently, the school has adopted a 1:1 student to laptop program, and all teachers have been granted an iPad for instructional purposes. *NOTE: An important part of this lesson plan needs to be the selection and use of specific technology and how it could be integrated and used to impact the learning of the students within your lesson.

Things to Consider Consider the key characteristics of teachers (your learners) and the realities of their jobs and schedules. Consider how the lesson will be implemented. Consider potential barriers that would prevent your lesson from being successful and prevent a smooth lesson. Consider what methods will best help you teach the content and how you will overcome any barriers that might occur. Consider several ways how technology can be used to implement the lesson activities and to achieve the lesson goals. Consider what the strengths and weaknesses are for the various ways you have identified for using technology and opportunities for improvement. -3-

Discussion Group Form

(complete as a group)

Group Members Names: Discussion Record Please provide an overview of what topics your group discussed as you planned your lesson.

How did you decide what topics to discuss as you planned your lesson?

What Web 2.0 tool(s) did you select?

Why did you select this tool?

What was your experience with using this tool? Was it helpful or was it a hindrance? Explain. Would you use it again? Why or why not?

Insert a screen capture (or a link to) of anything you created with your selected Web 2.0 tool.

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Lesson Plan Assessment Guide Criteria Topic of Lesson & Learning Goals Can the lesson reasonably be delivered in 30-45 minutes? Is the lesson topic appropriate for the learners, environment, & case requirements? Given the topic, do the lesson goals allow you to adequately cover the topic? Target Audience & Learning Environment Does the audience description address all relevant student characteristics? Does the description of the learning environment address all relevant characteristics? Instructional Objectives Does each objective include the following three elements: Condition? Performance? Criteria? Does each objective correspond to the lesson topic and learning goal(s)? Instructional Procedure Are the lesson procedures described in a logical, straight forward manner that could be followed with relative ease? Does the procedure correspond to the learning outcomes & objectives? Are the instructional procedures doablegiven the class structure and size? given age, abilities, and characteristics? Are students given the opportunity to apply lesson content in a meaningful way? Standards Do the selected standards align with the learning goals and objectives? Motivational Strategies Do motivational techniques align with student attributes and needs? Is an orientation activity used to captures the learners attention/set the tone for the lesson? Are motivational techniques used to maintain attention and enthusiasm throughout the lesson? Evaluation Does the evaluation approach require the same condition as stated in the objective(s)? Does the evaluation approach require the same performance as stated in the objective(s)? Does the evaluation approach measure the criteria as stated in the objective(s)? Is the evaluation approach appropriate for the described lesson and goals? Possible 1 1 1 1 1 Score

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Technology Integration Does the described technology use enhance the lesson outcomes and objectives? Is the described technology use feasible (within the class structure, size, & environment and with learners age/abilities)? Face Value Is the lesson formatted in a professional manner? Blog Post & Group Discussion Form On the Project 1 website, a clear, concise (250 word max) well-written blog post that includes thoughts on the following areas: Why do you think your lesson plan was valid, practical, and motivational? Looking at the lesson plan you created, what changes would you make to improve it? What was the biggest "take-away" that you gained by completing this case? On the Project 1 website, a clear, concise Discussion Group Form is posted with other Case 1 materials. References Is a full description of what inspired the lesson including where information about the lesson content, technology, and teaching method provided? Are summaries of two different journal articles discussing research on teaching adult learners? Does this summary discuss how the articles helped with lesson plan development? Total Score

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