Instructions:

-Agenda:

  • Intro (10 minutes)
  • Scenario discussion (20 minutes)
  • Video (3 minutes)
  • Closing (remaining time)

PPT-

  1. Each person introduces themselves – name, who they work for (if they want to) and what they do
  2. Slide #2: Why are we here? Talk about the importance of staying safe online
  3. Slide #3:
  4. Ask the class, what does “online” mean?
  5. By a raise of hands, how many of you use:
  6. PCs?
  7. Tablets?
  8. Smartphones?
  9. Gaming systems?
  10. What kinds of things do you do online? Call on a few students for answers. (homework, gaming, social media, etc)
  11. Do you have any special rules for doing things online? If so, what are some examples? (call on a few students to answer)
  12. Slide #4: Today we will learn how to deal with
  13. Sharing personal information
  14. Cyberbullying
  15. Inappropriate content
  16. Digital ethics
  17. To start, we are going to break into groups and each group will read a real-life scenario and talk about how you would handle the situation
  18. Next, we’ll discuss these scenarios and our ideas as a group

Scenarios:

-The students will be split into groups for this exercise:

  • If you are leading a class of 20 or lower; students can be split into 4 teams (meaning you will use 4 scenarios
  • If you are leading a class of 25-30; students can be split into 5 teams (you will use 5 scenarios)
  • If you are leading a class of 30+; students can be split into 6 teams (you will use 6 scenarios)

-Use scenarios 1-4; if you have a larger class you can add additional scenarios, selecting between the remaining (or you can swap out #1 for the other “sharing personal information” ones)

-Group scenario review (10 minutes):

  • You will split the students into their groups
  • One student will read the scenario to their group
  • The students will talk in their team about what they would do

-Group scenario larger discussion (10 minutes)

  • You will read the scenario
  • Ask the group that was assigned the scenario to provide 2-3 ideas of how to handle
  • Move on to next group

Stop. Think. Connect

-The video provides the students with a quick tag line to remember, before you do something on line – stop. Think. Connect.

-Play video – students can dance/sing along

-When video is done, ask the class “What does it mean to “Stop. Think. Connect.” ? Call on students for response

Closing

-Slide #7 – Summarize a key point or two about each topic:

1)Sharing personal information (be careful who you share with; don’t give information to strangers; make sure you have permission)

2)Cyberbullying (treat people as you want to be treated; if you see it happen, tell a trusted adult)

3)Inappropriate content (make sure you follow the rules your parents have set and tell an adult if something make you uncomfortable)

4)Digital ethics (downloading videos, movies, songs can be illegal if not through approved sites; make sure an adult gives you permission and knows the sites you use)

-Above all:

  • STOP. Think. Connect
  • Tell a trusted adult!

Scenario #1:

Bobby and Tommy and the new “friend”

Theme: Sharing personal information

Bobby is playing the newest Minecraft game with Tommy. They both love the game because they can log on to play it with each other even when they are in their own homes. One day, while Bobby and Tommy are exploring a new adventure, another player requests to join their game. Knowing that this will give them more power, Bobby and Tommy agree to add the player. The new player says his name is Sam and asks what school they go to. Tommy responds that they go to West Lake Elementary. Sam continues to ask information including their names and where they live. Tommy gives the information to Sam, but Bobby is feeling uncomfortable. He leaves the game.

How should Bobby handle this situation since it made him uncomfortable? What would you tell Tommy about the information he was sharing if he was your friend?

Scenario #2

Molly and Sarah and the video

Theme: Inappropriate content

Molly and Sarah are best friends and love watching videos of their favorite singers like Selena Gomez and Katy Perry on YouTube. During school one day, Sarah tells Molly she has a cool video to show her later. Molly hopes it’s a new song that they can dance to. After school, the girls walk home to Molly’s house. When they get home, Sarah uses Molly’s tablet to bring up the video. As the music plays, Molly realizes it has a lot of bad words and it’s not a song her parents would want her to listen to. Should Molly continue to let the video play?

How should Molly handle the situation? What would you do if you were Molly?

Scenario #3:

Susanne Conquers Cyberbullies

Theme: Cyberbullying

Susanne is a new student at Deer Valley High School and has had some difficulty making friends. She is very nice to everyone, but a group of girls from her English class have started talking behind her back and excluding her from most group activities. One evening Susanne reads a hurtful post on her Facebook wall.

The girls who had been meaninvite her to join their group to go to the homecoming dance. Susanne is happy that she is finally making friends.Instead, the girls posted more mean things on Facebook about why her family moved to town and posted a picture of Susanne that she did not know they had taken. Susanne is extremely upset by their hurtful comments.

What would you do if you were Susanne? What advice would you give her to help protect herself from cyberbullying? What are the consequences of Susanne’s classmates’ actions? Is cyberbullying as harmful as bullying face-to-face?

Scenario #4

Aimee’s Love for New Music

Theme: Digital Ethics

Aimee loves to listen to music any chance she gets and regularly downloads her favorite songs onto the new MP3 Player her parents bought her for her birthday. Her parents are okay with this as long as she asks first and uses websites they approve.

Aimee’s friend at school just told her she downloaded Taylor Swift’s new album. Aimee loves Taylor and wants the music too. Her friend tells her about a secret website where you can download this new album and get all the songs for free. Aimee questions this for a minute, but trusts her friend, and decides to download the album as soon as she gets home from school.

What should Aimee do? Is the free music too good to be true? Do you think she should be downloaded from this site? Should she ask her parents?

Scenario #5:

Can Curtis Resist a Challenge?

Theme: Sharing personal information

Curtis loves to use social networking sites. His parents regularly review the material he posts to monitor make sure he is not making poor choices online. At school, several of Curtis’ friends were talking about passwords and things they do to keep their information safe. As the conversation continued a few of Curtis’ friends revealed their passwords - bragging that they would be impossible for anyone to uncover. One of the boys turned to Curtis and said, “Tell us what your password is if it is so much stronger than ours.” Should Curtis accept the challenge?

If you were Curtis what would you do? What if someone you know doesn’t know how to make a good password, what tips would you give them? (i.e. Letters & numbers, special characters, not your personal info, etc.)

Scenario #6:

Jake and the free Vacation

Theme: Sharing personal information

Jake was using the Internet on his family’s home computer to email with some classmates about a really tough homework assignment they had in math class. After finishing his homework, Jake decides to check his family’s email account. In the Inbox,sees a message from: freevacation@.ct.com with a subject line that reads “You Have Won a Free Trip”. Jake opens the email message from the “Free Vacation Service”. The message is directed to his parents and says that they have been offered a one-week trip to Florida. It looks like a real e-mail, so Jake begins to provide the personal information they are requiring, including his parent’s names, where he lives, date of birth. It also requires a credit card so Jake gets one from his mom’s purse. When he tells his parents what he did, they are really concerned.

What did Jake has do wrong? What would you have done if you were Jake? Why is it so dangerous to share private information online? How can we protect our information from those trying to steal it?

Scenario #7:

Allison Accidentally Reveals Too Much

Theme: Sharing personal information

Allison loves playing soccer and is on a travel team in the Spring and Fall. She has aInstagram account that her parents know about and regularly posts pictures of her soccer team and their big wins on her social media page. One day after school Allison receives a message from an unknown person asking details about when and where the next game is to be held. At first Allison ignores the person, but this only makes them more keep messaging her. She blocks them and immediately tells her parents what happened. Once her parents see her profile page, they are more concerned because Allison has posted pictures and details that reveal a lot of personal information, including what school she goes to, when the girls practice, and who they plan to play next.

Why is sharing this type of information online and on social media sites dangerous? After you post, do you know who owns the information on your profile? What kind of information is safe to post on social media sites, and what kind of information is not safe to post?