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Internet Safety

Personal Safety & Predator Awareness Unit

Optional Lessons and Activities

1. Screen Name Activity (PDF): students are given slips of paper that have either a screen name or a personal description. They are asked to match the screen names with the appropriate personal descriptions. Students can do this activity individually or in small groups.

2. Sample Chat (PDF): A sample chat log is provided. Students should find all of the examples of unsafe online behaviors and identities. This activity can be conducted as a class, in small groups, or individually.

3. Kids Staying Safe Online Quiz : Interactive quiz on the State of Florida web site that allows students to test their online safety habits and risk potential. This is an individualized analysis for personal use only and results should not be viewed by anyone other than the student who is taking the quiz. A hard copy of this quiz is included, but it is best administered by visiting the link.

4. Tracking Teresa [Video | Handout (PDF)]: Students watch the “Tracking Teresa” video clip to understand why it is important to protect their personal information while online. Students then play the game “Two Truths and a Lie” to see how difficult it is to know if someone is being truthful. Thinking of the possible dangers of the Internet, they then develop a personal “Internet Safety Action Plan.”

Have questions? Need more information? Wendy Leseman Hanshew Middle School Librarian leseman_wendy@asdk12.org 907-267-0207