Internet Safety Activities Ch 5

This chapter focused on an internet safety unit that strives to educate students about the dangers of online safety. Students can make up profiles and examine one another to find information that might not be safe. This will help to make the students more aware of what they project on the internet. A role playing activity is included that will help students to see how a predator might present themselves on the internet. I think this could be a real eye opening activity for students to recognize that a predator will present themselves as someone their own age and as a friend. It is quite crucial that our students learn to protect themselves in the cyber world. Another useful activity is creating a class list of cyber safety tips. I think this would be a great way to have the students take ownership of their safety. If they have a hand in creating the class rules they are for more likely to respect them that if they are just simply impressed upon them. The student pages at the end of this chapter are clearly for older students. They include many more discussion question and independent writing activities. All in all this is a useful unit to implement into the classroom.