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| Intro to Roblox | Learn digital citizenship with Roblox. A full course created for middle to high school students. This session introduces students to Roblox. | /education/lesson-plans/digital-citizenship/being-a-digital-citizen | /education/lesson-plans/digital-citizenship/landing |
Lesson description: Start the course by learning digital safety tips while being online. Then, start creating an obstacle course using Roblox Studio, the software used to make all Roblox games.
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Overview
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| 5 min | Introduction | Introduce the project and lesson structure. |
| 10 min | Lesson: Intro to Digital Safety | Introduce topics like protecting private information and finding reliable information online. |
| 15 min | Guided Activity: Digital Safety Scavenger Hunt | Go through a Roblox game to identify unreliable information online. |
| 25 min | Guided Tutorial: Intro to Roblox Studio | Teach the basics of using Roblox Studio while building a simple obstacle course. |
| 5 min | Wrap Up | Recap the lesson and concepts learned. |
Introduction
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Introduce Roblox Studio by playing the Obby template. Explain to students that they will be:
- Making their own obstacle course that others can play.
- Learning ways they can have fun while being safe online.
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Outline the sessions in the course.
- Start of first two days will include lessons on digital safety and citizenship.
- Rest of the sessions will include developing a game, practicing positive communication skills by giving and receiving feedback, and finding ways to create an uplifting community by helping others in their class.
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Explain today's session will be learning the basics of Roblox Studio by building an obstacle course.
Intro to digital safety
- Lead students through Intro to Digital Safety, using Presentation: Digital Safety.
Digital safety scavenger hunt
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Have students open the Beat the Scammers Roblox experience. Make sure to send students to a private server created for that game.
- Provide students Handout: Digital Safety Scavenger Hunt.
- Give students about five minutes to explore and collect information on their handouts.
- (Optional) To help students, you can leave the Presentation: Digital Safety - Slide 5 up so students can see the four clues.
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Give students a one minute warning, then transition them off the computers so they can discuss the experience.
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As a class, discuss unreliable information found in that game.
- Make connections to other relevant content students may see online (news websites, social media apps, other games, etc).
- Encourage students to use the four clues noted the handout and explain why information is unreliable.
Intro to Roblox Studio
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Inform student they'll be learning how to create their own experiences using Roblox Studio.
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Lead students through the following tutorial: Building lesson.
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As you teach, keep in mind the following:
- Remind students to rotate their camera view to get an accurate view of their project.
- Encourage students to use the Explorer, a foundational skill in Roblox Studio.
- If parts fall or disappear when playtesting, remind students to turn Anchoring on for that part.
Wrap up
- Recap what students have learned in Digital Safety, such as private/personal information and ways to spot unreliable information.
- If there's time, allow students to showcase work by trading seats with a partner and playing their obstacle course.