Digital Safety
3 -5 Lessons
Below are Digital Safety Lessons for 3rd - 5th Grade
Week 3 - Be Safe!
Choose 2 or more lessons that you think will be best for your students.
From Common Sense Media
As students visit sites that request information about their identity, they learn to adopt a critical inquiry process that empowers them to protect themselves and their families from identity theft. In this lesson, students learn to think critically about the user information that some websites request or require. They learn the difference between private information and personal information, distinguishing what is safe and unsafe to share online.
From Common Sense Media
Students learn what spam is, the forms it takes, and then identify strategies for dealing with it. Students compare junk mail to spam, learn tips for handling spam safely, and then use those tips to answer questions on the Is It True? Student Handout about a boy who receives spam. Students finish by making their own songs about how to deal with spam, using tips from the Is It True? Student Handout.
From Common Sense Media
Students learn that children’s websites must protect their private information. They learn to identify these secure sites by looking for their privacy policies and privacy seals of approval. Students discuss a scenario in which their private information is shared without their permission. They then learn about private information and privacy laws regulating kids’ websites. Using the Privacy Checklist Student Handout, students explore the privacy policies on kids’ websites.
From Common Sense Media
Students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online. Students learn tips for creating safe passwords. They explore scenarios in which two characters choose passwords, and they use the tips they have learned to create secure new ones for those characters. They then create posters to communicate password tips to their families and other students.