Schools, Speech, and the Internet
2:45
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Students offer their points of view on appropriate punishment for students using their own computers to express speech that may harm the school environment.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: First Amendment-16**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of a class discussion on free speech rights. What are your students’ perspectives on a school’s ability to monitor student expression? What opinions of the students in the video do they agree or disagree with? Why?< li>
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
