1. Online Safety 1. Question & Research Task
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Online Safety 1. Question & Research Task
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Think of an example of a character/characters in a novel or story you’ve read in English class who were concerned about their safety, engaged in risky behavior, or found themselves in danger.
How and why was the character’s safety at risk?
How did the character(s) respond to these safety threats?
What was the outcome?
As young people and digital media users, you should be concerned about your own safety, not only in the real world but also online. Using the Internet can be a fun way to connect with friends, meet new people, find information, or be entertained. But just as in your life offline, online interactions can be unsafe. There are many risks to consider and avoid, like online predators, risky relationships, online scams, and identity theft.
In this Slam Dunk lesson, you will conduct brief, focused research to help you answer the inquiry question:
Select the image above to view the BrainPOP video on Online Safety. You can also take the BrainPOP Quiz to check your understanding.
What measures can I take to stay safe online?

2. 2. Information Sources
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These resources will inform you about some potential threats to your online safety, and help you to complete the Student Activity on Slide 3:
Friend or Fake? : video from NSTeens; refer to this Discussion Guide after viewing.
Post to Be Private : video from NS Teens
Online Safety: from KidsHealth
ProtectionConnection : from the FTC
5 Social Media Rules for Teens & Tweens : video from CSM
Identity Theft : from NetSmartz
Online Security : Family Tip Sheet from CSM
Select the image above to view a video where real teens discuss different ways they communicate online and their perspectives on safe online communication.
Screenshot taken from Common Sense Media

3. 3. Student Activity
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Use the sources on Slide 2 to gather information about at least 3 different safety threats that could arise when kids use the Internet.
Download this note-taking organizer to summarize important information: Online Safety Notes Organizer
On your organizer you will:
Identify & describe the safety threat
Suggest a way to avoid the threat or get help
Cite your source
Select the image above to see an enlarged PDF of this online safety checklist for kids.
Image Source: Australian Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner

4. 4. Assessment Activity Next 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Your teacher will have you take the BCPS One QUIZ for Online Safety.
Creative Assessment:
Use your research notes to create an informational poster that would help to increase awareness about an online threat. Suggest strategies that students in your school could use to avoid or respond to this threat and stay safe online.
Consider these tools for creating your Online Safety awareness poster:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Discovery Ed Studio
Poster paper and drawing materials
You and your classmates can hang your posters in the school library, lobby, hallways, or cafeteria to inform other students about this important issue.
Select the image above to see an enlarged PDF of this Garfield Internet safety poster.
Image taken from My Digital Chalkboard

5. Apply your online safety smarts by playing an online game:
5. Enrichment Activity
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Have some fun!
Apply your online safety smarts by playing an online game:
Internet Safety Game from AT&T
Rescue Run game from NetSmartz
Select the image above and then the appropriate grade level for an interactive learning experience about online safety, from the FBI.
Image source: FBI

6. 6. Teacher Resources 1 2 3 4 5 6 Learning Standards Alignment
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Learning Standards Alignment
Maryland Technology Literacy Standards
Standard 2.0 Digital Citizenship: Demonstrate an understanding of the history of technology and its impact on society, and practice ethical, legal, and responsible use of technology to assure safety.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy
Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
AASL Standards Framework for Learners Inquire: Build new knowledge by inquiring, thinking critically, identifying problems, and developing strategies for solving problems.
Think: Learners display curiosity and initiative by:
I.A.2 Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.
Create: Learners engage with new knowledge by following a process that includes:
I.B.1 Using evidence to investigate questions. I.B.3 Generating products that illustrate learning.
Share: Learners adapt, communicate, and exchange learning products with others in a cycle that includes:
I.C.1 Interacting with content presented by others.
Grow: Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by:
I.D.2 Engaging in sustained inquiry.
P21 Framework: 21st Century Student Outcomes
3. Information, Media & Technology Skills: Information Literacy: Access information efficiently and effectively; Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand.
ICT Literacy: Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information.
Grade 6 English Language Arts (Standard and Advanced Academics) FLEX Digital Citizenship Integration Lesson: Online Safety
Time Frame: class periods
Objective: Students will analyze potential online safety threats and suggest strategies for avoiding or responding to such threats.
Student-centered Learning Targets:
I can identify safety threats that I might encounter online.
I can share strategies for avoiding or responding to online safety threats when they arise.
Notes to the teacher:
This lesson and the BCPS One Quiz: Strategic Searching & Evaluating Sources are REQUIRED for all students in Grade 6 through Standard and Advanced Academics English Language Arts classes, as outlined in the BCPS Digital Citizenship Scope and Sequence of instruction on the Growing Up Digital website.
Collaborate with your school library media specialist to plan and implement this lesson.
This lesson may be implemented during/after students have read a novel/story involving a character who was concerned about his/her privacy or safety. Possible literary connections include Esperanza Rising (Standard) or One Crazy Summer (Advanced Academics).
Use the PDF version of this Slam Dunk to enable direct linking to the BrainPOP video on Slide 1. Post the URL for the PDF version on a BCPS One Lesson tile, or have students access it from the Middle School ELA Slam Dunk index page.
The PowerPoint version is provided on the Middle School ELA Slam Dunk index page, for teachers who may wish to customize this lesson; if you customize the PowerPoint version, save the revised file as a PDF and then post the PDF on a lesson tile (direct links to Safari Montage and BrainPOP will not work from a PowerPoint).
The content of this lesson is adapted from the Common Sense Media lessons Safe Online Talk and Scams and Schemes. You could review those lessons to gain a broader scope of the issues covered in this Slam Dunk.
To ensure accessibility to all links, have students access the Slam Dunk in Schoology through Google Chrome
Last updated: July, 2017 Created by Anna Conner, Library Media Specialist Report broken links to: Library Media Programs BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2017, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. This lesson may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Dr. Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Digital Lesson model.