Technology standards in my teaching

3-5.DC.1. discuss scenarios involving acceptable and unacceptable uses of technology (e.g., file-sharing, social networking, text messaging, cyber bullying, plagiarism)
This is a standard I recently covered with an ELA lesson in my 5th/6th grade classroom.  The lesson began with my students reading a debate in a recent issue of Time For Kids.  This debate was over the issue of children using Facebook.  Our discussion after reading the debate was much more intense than I originally planned.  I usually love when TFK include debates in their issues because it is something my students need to learn and we tend to have great discussions as a result of the articles.   This case was no different.  Every single one of my students had a strong opinion regarding the topic of underage children using facebook or other  social networking sites.  It was pretty equal with half the kids saying they should be able to use Facebook and the other half agreeing they were too young.  Several of my students either have their own accounts or use their parents' accounts.  They we able to show how their parents restrict and control thier internet use.  We had a pretty broad discussion on this topic.  We covered issues such as internet safety and cyber bullying.  Our lively discussion was followed up with each student writing a journal entry  detailing their opinion on the debate.
I do not see this lesson as fully covering this standard. I see it as a good start and I know I have my students thinking about good uses of technology.   I plan to delve into this topic more when we begin researching topics online.