Chatting Safely Online

Lesson Overview and Teacher Lesson Plan

Essential Question:

How do you chat safely with people you meet online?

Students will be able to:

Analyze how well they know the people they interact with online.
Reflect on what information is safe to share with different types of online friends.
Learn to recognize red flag feelings and how to respond to them.

Estimated time: 50 min

Lesson Snapshot:

Warm Up: Your Online Community (15 min)
Evaluate: Whom Do You Know Best? (15 min)
Analyze: Red Flag Feeling (15 min)
Wrap Up: Exit Ticket (5 min)

What you need:

blank paper
Highlighters

Quick Links to Lesson Resources:

Video: Teen Voices: Who You're Talking to Online

Student Handout: Your Online Community - Student Version

Student Handout: Sara's Chats - Student Version - Teacher Version

Lesson Quiz - Student Version - Teacher Version

Take-home resources:

Family activity

Family engagement resources

Standards Alignment:

Common Core ELA:

L.6.6, RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, SL.6.1, SL.6.1b, SL.6.1c, SL.6.1d, SL.6.6, W.6.4, W.6.10

ISTE:

1d, 2a, 2b, 2d, 3d, 6a

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