Lesson
Updated lessons available!Digital Friendships
How do you keep online friendships safe?
Grade
5Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Compare and contrast different kinds of online-only friendships.
- Describe the benefits and risks of online-only friendships.
- Describe how to respond to an online-only friend if the friend asks something that makes them uncomfortable.
Vocabulary Show definitions
benefit .
private information .
risk
benefit – something positive that results from a situation
private information – information about you that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you (e.g. your full name or your address)
risk – the chance that something could go wrong or cause problems if you share your personally identifiable information
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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Heart's Online Friendships
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