Game! Set! Match! The Case of The Volleyball Playing Dog That Broke The Internet!

This section contains templates/worksheets that may be used to help digital detectives identify and analyze evidence from the case. Note: we’ve included all notebook resources for this grade span below. However, content that was designed for this specific case has been noted with the volleyball emoji. 🏐 That said, feel free to mix and match, using whatever resources feel most relevant, in order to meet the needs of your Digital Detectives. 

Some things to note:

• The digital versions of these templates can be downloaded as PDFs or image files.
• Image files can then be uploaded to shared slide decks for students to complete collaboratively.
• These resources are meant only to scaffold student thinking. Teachers should feel free to abandon or adapt them to meet the needs of their unique learners.

• 🏐 Evidence Log: can be used to support Digital Detectives as they record lens specific evidence from the case. 
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• 🏐 Classified Evidence: can be used collaboratively by Digital Detectives, as they use the four lenses to record and classify all the evidence that has been collected by the class. .
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• 🏐 Case Synopsis: can be used by Digital Detectives to present their final verdicts in the case. 
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• Trigger Polygraph: an be used to support Digital Detectives as they consider potential emotional triggers that may be present in the information.
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• Triangulation Tally Log: can be used to support Digital Detectives in the process of reading investigatively for credibility.
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• 🏐  Witness Statements: can be used to evaluate the role and credibility of quotes within a source of information.
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These supplemental resources were curated to be given to Digital Detectives as they examine the evidence and apply the Four Lenses to this case. Some things to note:

While these resources may help Digital Detectives determine the credibility of the information in this case, there may also be some red herrings among them!

 

Teachers may choose to distribute some or all of these resources. Teachers may also add their own materials to the case file in order to further support or challenge their Digital Detectives.

 

We recommend the case file be given to students as they are investigating the story.

Resources:

• [PDF] One sheet (as it appears in this chapter)
• [IMAGE] Hi-Res version of image shared student one sheet
• [PDF] Kiara the dog’s Instagram Profile
• [ARTICLE] Social Media Comments Can Impact Perceptions
• [VIDEO] Is The Internet Making Us Meaner?
• [INFOGRAPHIC] Seeing is Believing: 5 Tips for Spotting Fake Videos Online
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Reminder: These resources reveal the facts of the case and should not be distributed until after students have investigated the scenario and shared their conclusions.

• [ARTICLE] This Insta-Popular Dog Playing Volleyball with Humans is Breaking the Internet

These resources should not be included in the case file. Rather, they have been curated to help the teacher facilitate other elements of the lesson.

• [VIDEO] Tutorial for teachers: getting started with Flipgrid • Potential resource for activating prior knowledge
• [INFOGRAPHIC] What’s Not To Like? • Potential resource for supporting guided practice
• [VIDEO] How to Use Likert Scales • Potential resource for helping students express their confidence in an opinion or learning outcome

These are other stories we considered using for lessons in this chapter. They might be useful in crafting your own cases for the digital detectives you work with. Check back for updates or reach out to us on social media to suggest stories! 

Direct link to spreadsheet with more content.