Internet Safety Activities Ch 4

The next unit focuses on managing personal information online. This would be a good unit to use with older grades as in fourth or fifth grades. This unit includes quite a bit of vocabulary terminology. I think there is a good possibility for some fun vocab games to get students into the lessons. In this lesson students and teachers will talk about what is appropriate and what is inappropriate to include in screen names. I think it would be good for students to work in pairs to come up with a screen name to present to the class. The class could then critique each other's screen names. The have an example of a chat for the students to look at and pick out what is wrong with the information that is given. I think a good adaption of this would be to have all the students get in a chat together and chat. The teacher could point out any problem that occur in the chat. This would be much more interactive and engaging for the students. This unit would also be a great opportunity to open the floor for discussion about texting and the danger that can accompany it. I think the odds of having students participate in an engaging discussion are pretty good since it is a topic they are interested in. Once again, student pages are included at the end for the teachers to use as they need them.