Safety and Security Online

Social Networking

Grades Lesson Title Relationship to Social Networking Codes*
4-5 Safe Talking in CyberspaceUpdated! Students sign a pledge to follow nine rules for safe chat on social networking and other Web sites.
6-8 Private and Personal InformationUpdated! Students learn to differentiate the kinds of information about themselves they should be particularly careful to protect and the kinds of information they can safely share when using social networking and other Web sites with chat.
6-8 Savvy Online Talk and MessagingUpdated! Students learn that online flirting and sexual chat with people they do not know face to face is risky and discuss safety rules for handling such situations.
9-12 Making Good DecisionsNew! Students learn that while it is normal for teens to flirt and talk about sexual matters online with other teens they know face to face, it is illegal to send sexual photos over the Internet or for adults to use the Internet to seek sex with teens.
9-12 Your Online ImageNew! Students consider four ways they can lose control over the content they post on social networking profiles and how these make the normal desire of teens to try out new identities complicated.
No computer required =
Optional Web 2.0 tool activity =
Internet connection required =
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