Sample+Lesson

=**Digi**tal Natives and E-Safety Lesson=

Technology - social networking, texting, instant messaging, e-mailing, etc. - is great both in and out of school, however, potential danger exists when an unknown person sends your student a message. This unknown person may seem innocent or even aggressive. Whatever the case, do your students know what to do? There are five simple rules that your students can remember to stay safe, especially when using the internet.




 * 1) Have the students brainstorm anything they know about street safety (e.g. don't talk to strangers)
 * 2) Ask them if they know any other way that strangers can get access to them (e.g. text, e-mail, online gaming)
 * 3) Give them some possible scenarios and discuss (in groups) how they might react. Here are some possible scenarios: []
 * 4) Depending on what they know about internet safety, pick and choose the videos that they need more information on. The video below is one of 5 videos (you can choose to watch the full movie). The rest of the videos is available by clicking []

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5. Give different groups scenarios that they can act out (and if there is time, film on video). Have each group present and allow the rest of the class to suggest how to be safe. 6. Encourage students to take this game/quiz: []