Lesson

= __Lesson Plan__ = __Objective:__ To increase student awareness of how to identify and avoid hate sites

__Intended Level:__ Grade 10 Computer Advanced Technology or World Issues/Social Studies class

__Literacy with ICT Goals:__ __Critical and Creative Thinking:__ At the end of this unit, students will be able to: __Ethics and Responsibility__ At the end of this unit, students will be able to: __ICT Literacy__ At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
 * Answer: What is a hate site? Who creates hate sites? What is the targeted audience of certain hate sites? How can you avoid hate sites?
 * Make smart choices regarding the use of hate sites by thinking critically about their content and the consequences of their use.
 * Help to create a wiki website about tolerance and diversity with the help of their classmates.
 * Demonstrate respect and tolerance online.
 * Identify: what do I do if I come across a hate site?
 * Responsibly navigate away from hate sites.
 * Contribute to and learn how to manage a wiki.
 * Find information about hate sites in an efficient and safe way.

__Pre-Activity__:
 * Teacher will lead a classroom discussion about student perceptions about the following topics:
 * What is "hate"?
 * What are some examples of "hate"?
 * What is a "hate site"?
 * Have you ever come across a "hate site" ?
 * The purpose of this activity is to activate prior knowledge about hate sites as well as determine how much students already know about hate sites.

__Activity:__


 * Teacher will present a brief presentation on hate sites that will answer the following questions
 * What is a hate site?
 * What are some examples of hate sites?
 * Why are hate sites hurtful?
 * Can I get in trouble by joining or posting content on a hate site?
 * Teacher will present a short written assessment piece: Is This a Hate Site?
 * Teacher will give examples such as:
 * A website devoted to anti-semitic remarks
 * A social networking website (such as Facebook) where someone posts a racist comment
 * An e-mail website (such as Hotmail) where someone receives a hateful e-mail.
 * Teacher will ask students to form small groups (2-3) to create content on the class wiki (already established)
 * Each student will be required to add one page to the class wiki with the following content:
 * At least three images
 * At least two articles about hate sites
 * At least one video about hate sites
 * Information about hate sites (definition only, no examples)
 * Once the pages are added, the students will work together to create a page on the class wiki about tolerance
 * Each group will be responsible for a certain aspect of the wiki (ex. images, articles, videos, etc)

__Post-Activity:__


 * Students will reflect on the process on their blog (already established from previous assignment) and answer the following questions:
 * What did I learn about hate sites?
 * How did learning about hate sites make me feel?
 * What will I do when I encounter a hate site?

Further Lesson Plan Resources:

 * [|Deconstructing Online Hate (Media Awareness Network)] 15
 * [|Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum] 22