1. Be a Safe “Surfer”
Dude!
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2. Internet Safety Unit
• Unit Title : Safe “Surfing” on the Internet
• Grade Level(s): 6th & 7th
• Subject/Topic Area(s): Computers/Safety
• Key Words: personal information, private
identity, cyberspace, cyber pals, ethiical
• Designed By: Original unit by John Dolan
• Time Frame: 3 weeks
• School: St. Luke’s School, New Canaan,
Connecticut.
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3. Stage 1
DESIRED RESULTS
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4. Content Standards
• ISTE’s-National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS) Performance Indicators for
Grades 6-8
• Performance Indicators # 2 and 3
• # 2 Demonstrate knowledge of current
changes in information technologies and the
effect those changes have on the workplace
and society.
• # 3 Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when
using information and technology, and discuss
consequences of misuse.
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5. Summary of Unit
• In this unit students will…
• Distinguish between private identity information
and personal information
• Recall that private identity information should
not be communicated in cyberspace without
permission of a teacher or parent
• Learn how the Internet can be used to
communicate with others in cyberspace
• Relate reasons for protecting private identity
information in cyberspace
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6. Summary of Unit
• Understand the importance of passwords and
describe strategies for protecting them Explain
how to protect private identity information when
designing personal Web sites
• Distinguish between cyberpals and face-to-face
friends Explain the rules for being safe when
dealing with cyberpals
• Create ways to help teach others how to protect
their personal and private identity information
when using the Internet.
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7. Enduring Understandings
• Students will understand…
• How to talk and share ideas with others on the
internet.
• How to protect themselves as they visit sites
requesting private identity information.
• The concept of anonymity on the internet
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8. Essential Questions
• Who should you not talk with on the internet?
• What does anonymity mean on the internet?
• Where should you not share private identity
information?
• When is online chatting and messaging harmful
to you or others?
• Why is online chatting and messaging beneficial?
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9. Desired Results
Students will know…..
• How to protect their private identity information
• How to protect your personal information
• What anonymity on the internet means
• How to engage in safe e-mail, chat & messaging
practices
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10. Desired Results
Students will be able to…..
• Think critically in protecting one’s identity when
visiting web sites
• Evaluate how well web sites protect private
identity information
• Distinguish between private identity information
& personal information
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11. Stage Two
Assessment Evidence
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12. Assessment Evidence
• Each group will create ways to help teach others
how to protect their personal and private
identity information when using the Internet.
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13. Assessment Evidence
• Ideas for helping others to protect their personal
and private identity information
• Create a "Protect Personal Information & Private
Identity” poster to be put in the school hallway
Rubric for the Poster
• Create a "Safety News Article" to be published in
the school newsletter.
• News Article Rubric
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14. Assessment Evidence
• Build a "Protect Yourself Online" website that
can be linked to your school's Web page.
Web Site Rubric
• "Create a "Guard Your Personal Information"
board game to teach other people about what
you've learned.
• Board Game Rubric
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15. Assessment Evidence
• Create a “Protect Yourself Online” public service
video Video Rubric
• Create a “Protect Personal Information & Private
Identity” PowerPoint Presentation
PowerPoint Rubric
• Assign each member of the group a role when
working on this project. Fill in
Group Roles for Project
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16. Assessment Evidence
• Evaluation
• When you are ready to present your project.
• Fill out the group evaluation rubric and give it to
me
Participation within the Group Evaluation Rubric
Cooperative Learning Project Rubric
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17. Stage 3
Learning Plan
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18. Learning Plan 1
Introduction
• Some web sites ask for information before
allowing you to participate in an online activity.
• You should stop and consider how providing
such information may affect your private identity
& personal safety.
• Go to A Great Place to Share Ideas
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19. Learning Plan 1
• On a sheet of paper write down your personal
information
• Let’s discuss your examples
• Have you included Private Identity Information?
• Make sure you haven’t.
• Refer to A Great Place to Share Ideas
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20. Learning Plan 1
Post the Essential Questions
• Who should you not talk with on the internet?
• What does anonymity mean on the internet?
• Where should you not share private identity
• information?
• When is online chatting and messaging harmful
to you or others?
• Why is online chatting and messaging beneficial?
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21. Learning Plan 1
Create Groups
• Form a group of three safe “surfer” dudes
• Surf to the Privacy Playground
• Create an online name that will identify your
group
• One person in the group will “surf” through the
game
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22. Learning Plan 1
Assign Roles
• One person will be the “spotter”, spotting the
errors each character makes
• One person will be the “recorder”, recording the
errors each character makes
• Play the game and look for ways that Mo, Lil and
Les (the characters in the game) are not being
cybersmart.
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23. Learning Plan 1
Activity
• Play the game a second time
• Record on chart paper Mo, Lil and Les' errors
under each character's name.
• Find the rule that helps them know the correct
thing to do next time.
• Was there something new in the site that Mo, Lil
and Les used?
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24. Learning Plan 1
Discussion
• Did they select a play or pay site?
• What does 'play or pay site' mean?
• What is the virtualpigsty.com trying to
sell?
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25. Learning Plan 1
Search for similar sites
• Switch roles i.e. different person being the
surfer, spotter and recorder
• Search for two sites that are similar to
virtualpigsty.com
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26. Learning Plan 1
Record
• Once you have found three sites that are
similar to virtualpigsty.com
• Write down the web addresses
• Write down what they’re trying to sell
• Do they ask you to identify your real name, age
or address?
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27. Learning Plan 1
Classify
• Classify the information requested as private
identity or personal information.
• Report your findings and classifications to the
class.
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28. Learning Plan 2
Introduction
• What are some examples of private identity
information?
• Why would you not give out private identity
information?
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29. Learning Plan 2
Activity
• Go to Passowrds Activity
• Have each group read the paragraph titled
“Passwords”
• Each group should generate questions about
this information in this paragraph
• Each group should give their questions to
another group to answer
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30. Learning Plan 2
Activity
• Go to Passowrds Activity
• Each group should read and discuss the
scenarios about Jesse & Sondra.
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31. Learning Plan 2
• Each group will be assigned one of the following
personal web sites
• Jessy Scott Web Page
• Mike Shaum's Site
• Adam G's Site
• Jeremy W's Home Page
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32. Learning Plan 2
• Each group will be answering questions based
on their web site
• One person should be navigating
• One person should be finding the information
• One person recording the information
• One person will present the group’s report to the
class.
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33. Learning Plan 2
• What private identity information is given about
the subject of this site?
• How could the site be changed to keep this
information private?
• What private identity information is given about
other people?
• How could the site be changed to keep this
information private?
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34. Learning Plan 2
• Each group reports their findings
• Discussion on private identity
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35. Learning Plan 3
• What does it mean to be anonymous in
cyberspace?
• Discuss the positive and negative effects of
anonymity
• Go to Cyber Smart Activity Sheet and complete it
in your group
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36. Learning Plan 3
• Have two members of your group role-play
being in a chat room
• They met online, like one another, and enjoy the
same things
• One person should ask for the other's real name
and phone number.
• As a group suggest and write down responses
that will keep the person safe
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37. Learning Plan 3
• Share your group’s responses
• Discussion about the difference between online
pals and real life pals
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38. Bibliography
• Title: CyberSmart! : Home
• Publisher: The CyberSmart Education
Company. .Site last update
• Date Published: 2000
• Retrieved:
• URL: http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.or
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39. Bibliography
• Title:
• Publisher: London District Catholic School
Board and its licensors
• Date Published: 2006
• Retrieved:
• URL: http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/cfe
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40. Bibliography
• Title: Privacy Playground
• Publisher: Media Awareness Network
• Date Published: 2000
• Retrieved:
• URL: http://www.media-awareness.ca/engl
• modify & add data below...
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41. Bibliography
• Title: Process
• Retrieved:
• URL: http://coe.nevada.edu/slefevre/Pro
• modify & add data below...
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42. Bibliography
• Title: Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -
Assessment Rubrics
• Publisher: Discovery Education
• Date Published: 2006
• Retrieved:
• URL: http://school.discovery.com/schroc
• modify & add data below...
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43. Bibliography
• Title: Bill of Rights Redux UbD Unit
• Retrieved:
• URL: http://kancrn.kckps.k12.ks.us/wyan
• modify & add data below...
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44. Bibliography
• http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/safetysecurity/lessons/6
-8/check_the_privacy_policy/
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