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Subject: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins
Topic: Digital Citizenship
Brief Description: In this lesson, students will learn how to stay safe online.
Know Before You Start: A prior discussion about online safety is helpful, but not necessary.
Hook:
- Read and discuss the sample comic.
- What are a few dangerous things that Tanya did?
- What are a few safe things that Ezra did?
Activity:
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Have students brainstorm a list of ways to stay safe online. The list should include things to do and things not to do when online.
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Students should recognize that they cannot share private information, such as their name, age, address, school, or birthday.
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Students should recognize that they can share personal information, such as interests, likes/dislikes, favorites, e.g., food, sport, music, game, etc.
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a three-panel comic highlighting some of these online safety tips.
Closure:
- Students will share their finished comics with a partner.
Differentiation:
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Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
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Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Print out a list of things that are safe to share and things that are unsafe to share online.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
Suggested Content Packs:
Cyberspace
