Digital Citizenship

February's Theme is: Healthy Relationships: What is Sextortion?

Finding healthy digital habits for school, relationships, and life

Standards Alignment

• Utah Library Media Standard 3: Standard 3.c: Recognize that media messages can have a potential impact on self and others. 

• Utah Digital Literacy Strand 4: Standard 2: Identify guidelines to protect users from online predators and other user-initiated threats. 

February Slide Presentation - REVIEW BEFORE SHOWING!

Focus: Understanding what digital sextortion is, recognizing the tactical red flags used by offenders to manipulate students, and identifying the specific reporting protocols and technical tools available for protection. 

Objective: Students will identify the indicators of digital exploitation and demonstrate knowledge of safety response protocols (Talk, Report, Preserve, and Remove) by completing a grade-level digital exit ticket. 

Lesson Flow: 

Hook (2-5 min) – Prompt: Imagine you get a friend request or a DM from someone you don't recognize. You click their profile and see you have 12 mutual friends—people you actually go to school with. On a scale of 1 to 10, how 'safe' do you feel accepting that request?

In a moment, we’re going to watch a video about a crime called 'Sextortion.' It sounds like a big, scary word, but it usually starts with very small, normal-looking interactions. I want you to look for three specific 'Red Flags' the characters ignore. We’ll see who can spot them first. 

Video (1:41 min) – Show: “It's Called Sextortion”

Discussion (10-15 min) – Use the provided slides to facilitate small group discussions, independent reflection, or whole class instruction. 

Exit Ticket (1 min) - direct students to their appropriate grade-level exit ticket link under "student resources"