Cyber+Safety

__Title__: How can we [|make informed choices] on the Internet whenever we decide to use it?

__Description__: This lesson is designed to increase our awareness of inappropriate web sites so that we can protect ourselves from cyber-safety problems.

__Duration__: One to two 40-minute periods

__Learning Objective (s)__: 1. We will understand or better understand the consequences of revealing vital information about ourselves. 2. We will complete anonymous online assessments to enhance statistical reliability and validity of the National Assessment Center database. ____ __Materials__: Lesson plan, videos, pictures, hand-outs, computers with internet connection

__Step by Step Procedure__:

1. We will meet in the classroom. 2. We will sit with our usual partner, or in groups of four. 3. We will differentiate instruction by: - performing a role play - watching videos - writing a coherent paragraph on what we remember about the videos - giving an oral presentation to the class.

__Student Work__: · We will display malicious cyber codes so that we can guess the meaning of those codes. · Using a score sheet, we will write our closest approximation of each code from the display.

__Grade Level(s)__: 9-12

__Assessment__: 1. We will assess students through oral presentation and by use of a score sheet. 2. We will make posters with safety tips to spread out the news about safety issues online. 3. We will hang the posters in the hallway to teach others the basic Internet safety techniques.

__Related Standards__: Computers, as tools for design, modeling, information processing, communication, and system control, have greatly increased human productivity and knowledge.
 * MST5.CT3:**

Students use a computer system to connect to and access needed information from various Internet sites.
 * MST5.I.CT3B:**

__Submitted By__: Roland Fleurizier, Educator

New York