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    Staying Safe Online

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    Subject: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

    Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins

    Topic: Digital Citizenship

    Grade Level: 4, 5

    Standards / Framework:

    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:

    • 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. 

    • Students should recognize that they cannot share private information, such as their name, age, address, school, or birthday.

    • Students should recognize that they can share personal information, such as interests, likes/dislikes, favorites, e.g., food, sport, music, game, etc.

    • 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:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.

    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    • 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.

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