Teach teens how to protect themselves from hackers, scammers, and online predators. First, class members examine their own digital footprints think critically about their online profile. Groups then generate lists of "do" and "don't do" behaviors based on their own experiences. 

Concepts

critical thinking, online communication, bullying, cyberbullying, internet safety, the internet, digital citizenship, computers

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Additional Tags

health

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Instructional Ideas

• Dive the class into eight groups, assign each group a different article, and have the groups report their findings to the rest of the class

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson is part of the Personal Health Series
• Requires computers with internet access

Pros

• Includes a comprehension check with answer key
• Links are provided to the background articles

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.2