Digital Literacy & Online Safety IEP goals for middle school (grades 6 to 8)
21 of the digital literacy & online safety templates in the library are written for middle school (grades 6 to 8). Each opens in the builder, where the grade band is a starting point and the baseline comes from your own assessment.
21 templates · 1 skill · 6–8 · How we write and review goals
Goals by skill
Numbers are illustrative; set targets from the student's own baseline.
Digital Literacy & Online Safety Science, Social Studies & Digital Literacy
Tell a strong password from a weak one
Signing in securely
By the annual IEP review date, given 10 sample passwords (made up for the lesson) and the class password rule card, the student will sort each sample password as strong or weak and name the rule a weak one breaks independently with at least 90% accuracy on sample passwords, in 3 of 4 consecutive weekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected weekly.
Keep a password private when a peer asks
Signing in securely
By the annual IEP review date, during a role-play in which a peer or adult actor asks for the student's password, the student will say no to sharing the password, keep the login card or screen covered, and tell an adult if asked again independently in 5 of 5 opportunities, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by opportunity-by-opportunity data collected weekly.
Turn a research question into search keywords
Searching for information
By the annual IEP review date, given 8 research questions from a class project and a keyword planning sheet, the student will write 2 to 4 search keywords that name the main topic and the specific detail for each question independently with at least 75% accuracy on keyword sets, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Save and name files in subject folders
File management
By the annual IEP review date, after finishing a document in class, with a cloud drive that has a folder for each subject, the student will save the document with a clear name in the correct subject folder and find it again, performing all 6 steps independently, across 3 consecutive weeks of data, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected twice weekly.
Join a video class with the mic muted
Video class meetings
By the annual IEP review date, at the start of a scheduled video class, given the meeting link on the learning platform, the student will join the video class on time and set up the mic, camera and hand-raise tools, performing at least 6 of 7 steps independently, across 4 consecutive video sessions, as measured by a task-analysis checklist collected at each video session.
Tell ads from content on a web page
Searching and judging sources
By the annual IEP review date, given 5 screenshots of search results and web pages with 10 marked areas, some ads and some content, the student will label each marked area as an ad or content and point to the clue that shows it independently with at least 90% accuracy on page area labels, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by work-sample analysis collected every two weeks.
Middle school digital literacy & online safety goals account for multiple teachers, changing classes, and more independent work. They often pair the skill with a strategy or tool, and the data can be collected across settings by different staff or by the student.
Matching data sheets
Each goal above links to the blank sheet built for its measure. These are the sheets this set of goals uses:
- Accuracy trackerNumber correct out of number attempted, with percent accuracy and support level.Used by 10 goals here
- Opportunity trackerRecords each opportunity as independent, prompted, or not demonstrated.Used by 5 goals here
- Task-analysis checklistMarks each step of a routine as independent, with support, or not completed across sessions.Used by 6 goals here
Frequently asked questions
How are digital literacy & online safety goals measured across several middle school classes?
By defining the task and the observation period so any teacher can use the same sheet, or by work samples collected from more than one class. Student self-monitoring with a weekly check is common.
Should middle school goals include study skills?
When assessment shows that organization, planning, or test preparation limits the student's progress, yes. Those goals are measured with task-analysis checklists and percent of assignments completed.
When does transition planning start?
The IEP in effect when the student turns 16 must include postsecondary goals and transition services, and many states start at 14. Middle school goals can build the self-advocacy and independence those plans rely on.
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