Rights and Governance Online

Learning Objectives

Students will discuss and debate whether the internet should respect national borders or the concept of a “free and open” internet (i.e.: Should countries be allowed to regulate?).

Length
25 Minutes
Grade Level
High School

Instructional Plan

(25 Minutes) Activity: Online Rights and Governance

  1. Watch: Should the Internet Respect National Borders? (Video 2:59)
  2. Worksheet/ Jigsaw: Students can be assigned to complete the “Rights and Governance Online” worksheet
  3. Read: Xi Jinping: Remarks at the Second World Internet Conference
    • Xi offers FOUR principles and FIVE proposals which could be used to jigsaw this reading.
  4. Read: U.S. State Dept. Pillars of the International Strategy for Cyberspace
    • Broken into SIX pillars.