Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 6
Digital Citizenship
Be a kind, careful and smart citizen online.
What your child practises
Practises how media represent groups, bias and misinformation, algorithms, digital footprints, privacy, consent, cyberbullying, copyright and respectful online behaviour, as in the Digital Citizenship strand of Nova Scotia's Citizenship 9 course.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Digital Citizenship · media, bias, misinformation, privacy, consent and respectful online behaviour
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Misinformation is…
- false or misleading information, sometimes shared without bad intent
- only jokes
- news that is true but boring
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false or misleading information, sometimes shared without bad intent
Hint: Even honest people can pass on wrong information.
Question 2
A phishing message tries to…
- send you a free book
- trick you into giving personal information
- update your phone
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trick you into giving personal information
Hint: Check the sender before you click.
Question 3
Which is respectful online behaviour?
- disagreeing with ideas without insulting people
- sharing a classmate's private message
- posting a mean comment as a joke
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disagreeing with ideas without insulting people
Hint: Respect means being kind even when you disagree.
Question 4
Your best friend asks for your account password. What is the safest choice?
- share it just this once
- share it if you trust them
- keep it private and offer another way to help
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keep it private and offer another way to help
Hint: Passwords are for you only, even with close friends.
Question 5
Copyright means…
- anyone can copy anything online
- the creator of a work has rights to how it is used
- only websites have rights
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the creator of a work has rights to how it is used
Hint: Creators own their work, so ask or give credit when you use it.
Question 6
A news story uses only one person's view of an issue. A thoughtful reader would…
- stop reading anything about it
- accept it as the whole story
- look for other perspectives too
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look for other perspectives too
Hint: Several views give a more complete picture.