SAFE 3-5
Protecting Digital Citizens
Digital Health & Welfare | Digital Security & Privacy | Digital Law
Digital Health & Welfare
At A Glance:
Digital Health & Welfare are the physical and psychological well-being in a digital world. Technology provides many opportunities and enjoyment, but knowing how to segment use with the needs of ourselves and others is key to a healthy, balanced life.
About this Activity:
Students learn about "screen time" and strategies for maintaining a healthy balance.
Guiding Questions
What are some ways that you use screens for good purposes? What are less good ways that you use screens?
How might good screen time practices be modeled by the adults in your school? How could you model good screen time for your peers?
Subconcepts: Eye Safety, Distracted Driving, Screen Time
Additional Supporting Resources:
Schools Strive for Screen Time Balance in a Complex Equation
Digital Security & Privacy- Phishing
At A Glance:
Digital Security & Privacy involves keeping our electronic devices safe from harmful elements, much like how we protect ourselves from illnesses. Understanding and practicing precautions against cyber attacks like viruses, worms, and phishing scams are important skills for students both now and in the future, whether they're using devices at school or home.
About this Activity:
Students learn about phishing and the importance of being cautious online and knowing how to recognize and avoid phishing attempts.
Guiding Questions:
How can we keep our personal information safe when using our Chromebooks?
What could happen if we share our personal information with someone we don't know online?
How can we tell if a message or email is trying to trick us into giving away our personal information?
What can we do to stay safe from phishing scams when we're using the internet?
Subconcepts: AIdentifying Trusted Sources, Virus Protection
Additional Supporting Resources:
Digital Security & Privacy-Password
At A Glance:
Digital Security & Privacy are the electronic precautions to guarantee safety. Viruses, worms and other bots can be passed along from one system to another just like an illness. When using devices in school or at home, understanding and being aware of attacks and how to prevent them are important skills for today and into the future.
About this Activity:
Students learn how to develop safe passwords.
Guiding Questions:
What strategies do you use to protect your login information or authentication credentials?
What might put your login information at risk?
What strategies do you know (or learn) for protecting your login information?
What protections are in place to keep you from downloading viruses?
What steps might you follow to avoid downloading problematic files or content?
Subconcepts: Authentication/Logging In, Virus Protection
Additional Supporting Resources:
Digital Law
At A Glance:
Digital Law refers to the electronic responsibility for actions and deeds and has to do with the creation of rules and policy that address issues related to the online world. Just as in the real world, the online world has had to create structure to protect those using these digital devices from harm.
About this Activity:
Students learn about "fair use" and practice essential skills to search safely on the internet.
Guiding Questions:
Do you see any opportunities for helping prevent (child) identity theft in your school?
Are there any areas that seem vulnerable when it comes to your personal information? How could you secure those?
What is Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and how does it impact you?
Subconcepts: Copyright, Digital Worms/Viruses/Trojan Horses, Identity Theft, Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
Additional Supporting Resources:
SAFE Backpack Artifact Opportunities
AFTER completing the three SAFE Digital Citizenship lessons above, students will have opportunities to apply their digital citizenship skills to create a backpack artifact to show what they have learned.
How might we protect ourselves and others in order to be SAFE?
The content and activities in the SAFE series provided time to be reflective of your thoughts, ideas and actions while considering how they are influenced by and affect others.
This project is designed for students to leverage their success skills to demonstrate the importance of being SAFE in a digital world.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT:
Creating a Public Service Announcement, or PSA, is a great way to advocate for safe amounts of screen time AND practice observing the laws around fair use and copyright.
Using what they know and have experienced in the previous lessons on Screen Time, Password Protection and Fair Use have students write, design, and produce a a public service announcement about being SAFE digital citizens.