Online Safety

• Stand up if you like hamburgers. 

• Stand up if your favorite color is blue. 

• Stand up if you played outside today. 

• Stand up if you have a pet. 

• Stand up if you love to play sports. 

• Stand up if you have been on a device this week. 

• Stand up if you have ever shared something about yourself online.

The purpose of that activity was to have some fun revealing things about ourselves. There are many situations where sharing information about yourself can be fun and positive. One of those situations is on the internet, where sharing your likes, opinions, and other personal information -- but not private information -- can be positive and fun.

What do you observe in this slide? What's the main idea it's trying to show? Share your ideas with your partner.

If necessary, clarify the meaning of hardwired as something you're born with, that sharing is something humans do naturally, and that there are many benefits to it.

What is something about you that you might share with others that would give you one of these benefits? 

Invite students to share their answers. Follow up by asking them to explain which benefit the example would give them (feel good, learn, connect, or persuade). 

So there are lots of reasons to share information about yourself. However, not everything about you is OK to share. We're going to watch a short video about sharing online. As we watch, think about what information is OK to share and what isn't.

After the video, ask students to share examples of private and personal information.

• height (personal)

• home address (private)

• email address (private)

• date of birth (private)

• favorite music (personal)

• how many brothers and sisters you have (personal)

• phone numbers (private)

• credit card information (private)

• favorite food (personal)

• name of your pet (personal)

• name of your school (private) (Explain that although school name is something that is true for many people, it is risky to share it with someone you don't know, and you should get permission from a trusted adult first.)