Animation Digitization

Grade: 5
th
grade
Lesson Description:
For this project, you and a partner will write a Comic about one topic of Digital Citizenship. Your choices
are:
plagiarism
cyber-bullying
software downloads
meeting online friends in person
keeping personal information private
respectful online user
responsible online user
You will begin by reviewing Digital Citizenship. After selecting your topic, you will draw each panel of
your comic using Paint. You will need to save each panel image separately. Then you will upload each
panel image to your ebook.
Learning Activity:
1. Review Digital Citizenship.
a. View my eBook Adventures in Digital Citizenship
b. View this video -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkTmZ0bF5Q&list=PLvzOwE5lWqhRhUa0Zet5__9
yfLX8NRvb3&index=1&feature=plpp_video
2. Choose a Digital Citizenship topic for your comic eBook with your partner.
a. plagiarism
b. cyber-bullying
c. software downloads
d. meeting online friends in person
e. keeping personal information private
f. respectful online user
g. responsible online user
3. You will be creating your comic eBook using mixbook.com. Go this site, create an account, and
click on photo books to begin your eBook.
4. Review these tips to help your write a comic book.
a. Comic Book Writing - http://www.absolutewrite.com/specialty_writing/how-to.htm
b. How to make a comic book - http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Comic-Book
5. First, use the storyboard worksheet (link to document) to first plan out each panel of your comic
where one panel will be one page of your eBook. You must include at least 10-12 pages
(panels), however if you choose you can include more pages for better detail and explanation of
your topic.
6. Your comic must be teaching the reader about this specific topic of digital citizenship. Think how
this eBook could be used to teach next years 5
th
graders about Digital Citizenship.
7. Explain what this particular digital citizenship topic means by providing a definition and have
your characters act out an example or two to show how to be a good digital citizen.
8. Before working on your comic eBook on mixbook.com and after planning on the storyboard
worksheet, you must draw each picture with speech bubbles in Paint. Be sure to save the each
picture individually so that each one is a panel/page of your comic. Finally, upload all pictures to
your mixbook.
9. Be sure to proofread and edit as you create each image in Paint.
10. Images must be full size on each page of your book and not blurry. Each page must include the
full size panel image you created in Paint.
11. See me when you and your partner are finished for final publishing.
ISTE NETS-S Standards:
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products
and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively,
including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of
digital environments and media.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness
to specific tasks.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve
problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice
legal and ethical behavior. Students:
a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning,
and productivity.
c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
Students:
a. understand and use technology systems.
b. select and use applications effectively and productively.
c. troubleshoot systems and applications.
d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the
Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate
sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.