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PERSONAL SAFETY i-SAFE Lesson Plan Suggested Grade Level 1 Goal Learners will develop an understanding of the need to make responsible choices to ensure personal safety when using the Internet. Students will engage in a group discussion moderated by the teacher, to gain a basic understanding of the dangers of Cyberspace. Students will complete activities that foster an expression of ideas and reinforce concepts introduced. Note: In the early elementary grades it is suggested that the lesson on Cyber Community Citizenship be completed before any other i-SAFE lessons.

Materials / Preparation • a copy of the Mini-poster, and crayons, markers, or pencil for each student • paper • one copy of the i-Buddy e-mail page • if available: play props for acting out modes of communication, such as notepaper,

pencils, play telephone, bell, etc. • optional – A copy of the FBI Internet Safety Tips poster for each student • if a classroom computer is available, be prepared to open up an email program during the

discussion

Youth Empowerment This learning unit will incorporate the core lesson activities into a correlated empowerment activity. Learners and instructors will choose a Youth Empowerment activity which best reflects their needs and interests. Assessment (Grades K – 2) Assessment should be completed after implementation of the last i-SAFE lesson. In ilearn downloadable materials and in print versions of the curriculum, assessment instructions and student pages are located at the end of the lesson on personal safety (this lesson). These materials are also found in the “Downloads” section of the i-SAFE K-5 Curriculum CD.

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LESSON OUTLINE Introduce the topic of internet safety • Present the mission of i-SAFE: to educate and empower youth to safely and responsibly take

control of their Internet experience (to teach children how to safely use the Internet). • Introduce the i-SAFE character, “i-Buddy”.

Discuss communication in the cyber community by providing open-ended questions to prompt discussion. Include the following:

1. Review: What is Cyberspace, and how do we get there? (The community that you go to every time you log onto the Internet.)

2. Discuss the word communicate. How do we communicate in the community we live in? (Talk face-to-face, phone, send letters, intercom.)

3. Review how citizens follow rules and laws. Are there any rules about talking to people that you follow? (Talk only to people you know, or that your parents tell you to talk to: Don’t talk to strangers).

4. Discuss ways of communication in Cyberspace. (Gauge to your students’ Internet experience level: very briefly discuss email and messaging).

5. How do you know if someone is a stranger? (Include that a stranger may not appear scary).

6. Review safety regarding strangers in the physical community. 7. What does ‘uncomfortable’ mean? Define. 8. What do you do if you get a message from a stranger on the Internet? (Tell an adult.) 9. Go over the five FBI Internet Safety Tips:

• Never give out personal information such as your name, home address, school name, telephone number, or your picture on the Internet, without your parents’ permission.

• Never write to someone on the Internet who has made you feel uncomfortable or scared.

• Do not meet someone or have him or her visit you without the permission of your parents.

• Tell your parents right away if you read anything on the Internet that makes you feel uncomfortable.

• Remember that people online may not be who they say they are.

Review the lesson by discussing the following: • “What should you do if someone in Cyberspace is making you feel uncomfortable?” • Go over the FBI Internet Safety Tips. • Students draw and label one of the FBI Internet Safety Tips, and share their pictures with

you and the class. Display them on a bulletin board or in the area around your classroom computer.

Allow additional time for the students to color the lesson activity page.

Culminating Activity Play a selection from the i-SAFE songs. Give the students time to finish coloring the activity booklets. Empowerment in Action Incorporate the Youth Empowerment and Outreach selection.

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LESSON PLAN with EXAMPLE DIALOGUE Introduce i-SAFE “Do you remember i-Buddy? Who can tell me what the lessons from i-SAFE are teaching us about?” Provide time for student responses.

“Today, i-Buddy is going to help you learn to keep safe when you are in the cyber community. We are also going to learn some neat Internet safety tips that were made for you by the FBI. We are going to learn and use some words that some of you may not know. Be sure to let me know if you don’t understand a word.”

Review Cyber Community “First of all, let’s review. Who can tell me what Cyberspace is, and how we can get there?” Provide time for student responses. “Right, Cyberspace is the community that you go to every time every time you use a computer to get to the Internet. Activities in the cyber community are a lot like activities in the communities we live in. Both communities allow us to do things like share, communicate, shop and play.”

“Today I’m going to read a story to you about i-Buddy, but first I want to talk about (1) how people communicate in Cyberspace, and (2) why you need to know who a stranger is.”

Question: “Let’s talk about that word communicate. How do we communicate in the community we live in?” Provide time for students to respond (talk face-to-face, phone, send letters, intercom, etc.)

Activity: Pair up the students and have them demonstrate ways they can communicate. If available, encourage them to pretend with props (notepaper, pencils, telephone, bell, etc.)

Question: “Remember when we talked about how citizens follow rules and laws? Are there any rules about communicating and talking to people, that you follow?” Provide time for students to respond. (Encourage answers that include: Talk only to people you know, or that your parents tell you to talk to: Don’t talk to strangers).

Question: “Can anyone think of a way we talk to each other, or communicate, in Cyberspace?” Provide time for students to respond. (Gauge this part of the discussion to your students’ Internet experience level: Briefly discuss that on the Internet, people can communicate through email.)

“E-mails are letters that are sent through the Internet. You read the e-mail letter on your computer instead of getting it from the real mailbox. E-mail messaging is a great way to communicate with someone you and your parents know.”

Activity: Take out i-Buddy e-mail message and read it to the class. Explain that an e-mail message looks like this and can be printed out from the computer onto a piece of paper. Pass the message around for the students to see the page.

Question: “Can someone tell me what a stranger is? Tell me how you know if someone is a stranger.” Provide time for students to respond and provide appropriate feedback. (Include that a stranger may not appear scary.)

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Question: “Think about what you know about being safe in your community or neighborhood. How many of you know that strangers sometimes do things to trick kids?” Provide time for students to respond.

“Sometimes strangers try to do things on the Internet to trick kids too. Sometimes strangers do not tell the truth on the Internet. They are trying to trick people into believing them.”

“Here’s a story about i-Buddy: i-Buddy had begun using email to send and receive messages with his friends and his grandparents. He thought it was fun, and his parents said it was helping him learn to read and type better. One-day i-Buddy was on the Internet when he got an email message from someone. The message said that it was from a friend who knew his mom and dad. This person wanted i-Buddy to tell his name. This person even wanted him to tell where he lived. i-Buddy thought that wasn’t right. He knew that a person who really knew his mom and dad wouldn’t need to ask those questions! i-Buddy felt uncomfortable.”

Question: “Who knows what uncomfortable means?” Provide time for students to respond. “Right, that’s like when something just doesn’t seem right. It’s when something makes you feel weird, yucky, or even scared! i-Buddy didn’t know what to do when he felt uncomfortable in Cyberspace.”

Question: “What do you think should i-Buddy do?”

Provide time for students to respond and provide appropriate feedback. “You’re right! He should stop and tell a grown-up, like mom or dad. That’s exactly what he did. i-Buddy told his parents about the e-mail he saw from a person he didn’t know – a stranger. His parents said he did the right thing! They said he should never answer an e-mail from a stranger on the Internet. Only a grown-up you trust can tell you whether it is someone you know or not.”

“i-Buddy’s parents gave him good advice. If you don’t know someone in Cyberspace, you shouldn’t write to them. A stranger could be trying to trick you or hurt you, just like a stranger in the real community. Remember, Cyberspace is another community like the one we live in, so if you think a stranger is trying to send a message to you on the Internet, stop and tell a grown-up right away.”

Question: “Who are some of the grown-ups you could tell?” Provide time for student responses. “Right! Examples of people you could tell are: your parents, your teacher, or any adult that you know.”

If necessary, provide students with a break at this time.

Question: “Does anyone know what the FBI is?” Provide time for students to respond. “FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigations. It is a group of people who work hard to solve crimes and even to prevent them. They want to make sure that you stay safe wherever you go. They want to help keep kids safe on the Internet. The FBI came up with 5 ways to help keep you safe on the Internet. These are rules to help keep you safe. See if these rules remind you of rules you follow in the real community.”

“Let’s go over the FBI Internet Safety Tips together.”

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Classroom computer extension activity (OPTIONAL): If you have Internet access in the classroom, log on to the Internet at this time, and go to the FBI Internet Safety Tips at http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm . This webpage is part of the FBI’s safety fieldtrip for children in grades K through 5.

Note: Briefly go over the FBI Internet Safety Tips. The Grade 1 learning expectation is that the students will be exposed to the information, and remember Tip #1.

“The first tip from the FBI is to never, ever give out personal information.”

Question: “Who can tell me what personal information is?” Provide time for student responses. “Yes, that’s information like your real name, your address, your school name, your telephone number, or your picture. You would never tell personal information to a stranger you meet on the street, and the Internet is no different. If your parents tell you they don’t know someone, then that person is a Cyber stranger and you must not tell them anything.”

“The second FBI tip is to never write to someone who has made you feel uncomfortable, even if you or your parents know who they are. Wait, did you hear that? Even if you and your parents know who they are! Why do you think it says that?” Provide time for student responses. “No one should be making you feel uncomfortable! If they are, talk it over with your parents.” “Tip #3 is to never meet someone or have them visit you without your parent’s permission.”

Question: “What does permission mean?” Provide time for student responses. “That means unless your parents say it is okay.”

“Tip #4 is to tell your parents right away if you read anything on the Internet that makes you feel uncomfortable. Remember, uncomfortable means weird, yucky, or scared.” “Tip #5, the very last one the FBI wants you to remember, is that people online may not be who they say they are. They are strangers, so you don’t really know who they are.” “If you remember these tips, they will help you stay safe in Cyberspace! When you know these safety tips, you are cyber smart, and Cyber Smart is Cyber Safe!” Review: “Now that you are Cyber Smart, and know how to be Cyber Safe, help me review what we have learned today.”

• “What is a way to send or get a message on the Internet?” • “What is personal information?” • “What should you remember about giving out personal information?” • “What should you do if you see a message, like an e-mail, from someone you don’t

know?” • “Who can tell me one way the FBI says you can stay safe on the Internet?” (Repeat the

answers back to the class and provide appropriate feedback. It is not expected that 1st Graders will remember all of the Internet Safety Tips)

“The FBI tip that I really want you to remember today is ‘Never give out personal information’. Let’s say it together: Never give out personal information.”

Activity: Pass out an activity page to each student. Students will express their ideas about FBI Internet Safety Tip #1: Never give out personal information, with a drawing. Have the students share their pictures with you and the class. Display them on a bulletin board, in the area around your classroom computer, or in the school’s computer lab.

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Culminating Activity Play a selection from the i-SAFE songs. Empowerment in Action Select one of the following to incorporate Youth Empowerment and Outreach:

• Have students display their pictures on a bulletin board. • Have students display posters around the classroom computer. • Display student posters n the school’s computer lab. • Allow students to take home posters to share with parents and tell them what they

learned. • Display student posters in a public area such as the school library, office, or hallway.

Conclusion

• Complete the Assessment activity if this is the last i-SAFE lesson to be implemented. • Please submit photographs of students who create exceptional youth empowerment

projects, for special recognition from i-SAFE. Photographs must be accompanied by corresponding personal release forms.

• We’d like to hear from you! Send an e-mail to teachers@isafe.org to share any unique ideas and/or experiences you had during implementation of this lesson.

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ASSESSMENT

Materials needed: • A copy of the Student Assessment page for each student. • Online access to the K-2 assessment, used to summarize input from individual

student forms. Directions for Student Assessment Pages:

• Have each student complete the Student Assessment page (4 questions). • Read each item out loud, and provide time for the students to circle their answers

before going on to the next. Reinforce that it is okay if they do not understand a question, or are not sure of an answer. 1. Question 1: Have the students look for the picture of the house next to the #1. Read

the question and instruct the students to circle “YES” if they use a computer at home, or “NO” if they do not have or do not use a computer at home.

2. Question 2: Have the students look for the #2 in the box with the pictures of the girl using a computer. Read the question and instruct the students to circle “YES” if they go on the Internet, “NO” if they do not go on the Internet, or “I DON”T KNOW” if they are not sure or do not understand the question.

3. Question 3: Have the students look for the picture of the e-mail (just like i-Buddy’s e-mail from the lesson) next to the #3. Instruct the students to circle “YES” if they use e-mail, “NO” if they don’t use e-mail yet, or “I DON”T KNOW” if they are not sure or do not understand the question.

4. Question 4: Have the students look for the picture of the boy and girl using computers next to the #4. Instruct the students to circle “YES” if they chat on the Internet, “NO” if they don’t chat, or “I DON”T KNOW” if they are not sure, or do not understand the question.

• When completed, collect the pages. • Ask the students how many have shared what they have learned about Internet

safety with their parents (shared their activity booklets, etc.). You will need this information for the online assessment form.

Complete the online assessment form Your participation in the assessment process is of vital importance in underscoring the need for Internet safety education, assessing the effectiveness of the program, developing future needs, and providing validation to our funding organizations. Your participation helps to ensure that i-SAFE can continue to provide the program to all students on a cost free basis.

• Complete the online assessment form after completion of i-SAFE program, based upon the answers provided by the students and your experience implementing the curriculum.

• Do Not send Student Assessment pages to i-SAFE. • Access the online assessment at www.isafe.org (click on Online Assessments). • NOTE: Use 1 online form for every 100 students or less. If you are responding

for more than 100 students, please complete more than 1 online form as necessary.

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Student Assessment Grades K-2

1. Do you use a computer at home?

YES NO

2. Do you go on the Internet?

YES NO I DON’T KNOW

3. Do you use e-mail?

YES NO I DON’T KNOW

4. Do you chat on the Internet?

YES NO I DON’T KNOW

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Look! It is an e-mail message from i-Buddy. Let's read it together.

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Activity

Directions: Draw a picture that describes FBI Internet Safety Tip #1

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