Grade 6
Chatting Safely Online
How do you chat safely with people you meet online?
Games, social media, and other online spaces give kids opportunities to meet and chat with others outside the confines of their real-life communities. But how well do kids actually know the people they're meeting and interacting with? Help students consider whom they're talking to and the types of information they're sharing online.
Key Vocabulary: inappropriate · private information · red flag feeling · risky Show definitions
Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.6.6,RI.6.1,RI.6.4,RI.6.7,RI.6.10,SL.6.1,SL.6.1b,SL.6.1c,SL.6.1d,SL.6.6,W.6.4,W.6.10
CASEL
1a,1b,1c,1d,1e,3a,3d,4a,4b,4c,4d,5a,5b,5c,5d,5e,5f
AASL
I.A.1,I.A.2,I.B.1,I.B.3,I.D.1,I.D.2,I.D.3,I.D.4,II.A.2,II.B.1,II.B.2,II.C.1,II.C.2,II.D.1,II.D.2,II.D.3,III.A.1,III.A.2,III.B.1,III.B.2,III.C.1,III.C.2,III.D.1,III.D.2,V.A.2,V.A.3,V.C.1,V.D.1
ISTE
1d,2a,2b,2d,3d,6a
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Lesson Plan
Warm Up: Who You're Talking to Online
10 mins.Evaluate: Two Online Chats
15 mins.Analyze: Red Flag Feeling
15 mins.Wrap Up: Exit Ticket
5 mins.Additional Resources
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Lesson last updated: January 2019
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