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=Lesson Plan - **Your Online Identity and What it Says About You**=

**__For The Teacher__**
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 * **Grade**: 8th – 12th
 * **Time**: 45 minutes (approximately one standard class period).
 * **Subject**: Various, this lesson would fit well into a social science class and very well in a business class, but could easily be worked into another subject area as part of a larger project**.**
 * **Description**: This lesson puts the student in the position of an employer reviewing potential employees for a job position. They will make their decision based off resumes, transcribed interviews, and online profiles. The online profiles will have extreme behavioral contexts that largely affect the students’ decision process.
 * **Goal**: The student will gain firsthand knowledge of the implications associated with their online identities.
 * **Assessment**: Students will be assessed through a series of open ended questions in a student guide included with this lesson plan.
 * **Materials**: Computers to access the resumes, transcripts and online profiles or print outs of these materials.
 * **Procedure**: Although this project can be accomplished by and individual, the hiring process usually involves the deliberation of several individuals. It is recommended that this project be done in pairs or groups of three so that the students can collaborate and discuss the reasoning behind their decisions.
 * 1) Pass out the student guide (this guide will lead students through the process of going through the resumes, transcripts and online profiles. If students are not working on the computer pass out the print outs to the groups as well).
 * 2) Student will answer leading questions that students should take into consideration in their decision process.
 * 3) Students will questions regarding how the process has affected their own person outlook of their online identity.
 * 4) Finally, read the introductory paragraph on the guide to the students and monitor students’ progress.
 * **Modifications**: This project can be modified for younger grade levels by possibly changing the context of the job and making the moral and professional decisions more discernible for that age group.
 * **Preparations:** Be sure to test out the project online at your school on all the computer before attempting this project, you don’t want to have to deal with technical issues the day of. If you use print-outs it is highly recommended you find a color printer for the online profiles as they contain pictures that are critical to the students’ judgment of those candidates.