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**Blog Safety Lesson **
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Objective/Goal Increase safety awareness when using blogs Use critical thinking skills to protect themselves and others Be aware and identify inappropriate behavior of others online Use group discussion and debates to learn about blog safety

Technology which will be used

Blogs YouTube

Description of what behavior is expected of students  Students are expected to use their blogs appropriately. They will discuss and identify the importance of monitoring their blog content. They will also be held responsible for their actions of safety with blogs and be expected to model the behaviors after the lesson.

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Process or steps for teaching

· The teacher will show the class the YouTube video “Think Before You Post” · [] · Students will discuss the actions of the girl and people in the video as a class · The class will break into their small groups and each group will be given one of the following scenarios o Nic received a comment on his blog from a name he did not recognize. There was a link. Should Nic click on the link? (What should he do?) o Robbie receives a post on his wall from someone outside the school and does not know this adult very well. He asks Robbie what school he goes to and how old he is. Should Robbie tell him? o Erin read a blog of a student at another school that has similar interests as her. Should Erin comment? o <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Sarah received a message from Sophia on her blog. Sophia said she was in the same grade and at another school. Sophia wants to meet Sarah at a nearby mall. Should Sarah meet Sophia? o Jennifer took pictures of herself and friends from a birthday party which they dressed up in different outfits. She wants to post them to her blog. Should Jennifer post them?

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<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">What actions will you take and how you expect your students to respond if they find inappropriate content

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">· <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">We will break from our groups to join as a class · <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Each group will discuss their thoughts and outcomes of their topic · <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The teacher and observing classmates will judge if they made the appropriate and responsible decisions · <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The teacher will conclude the class discussion about safety and blogs · Once all questions have been answered students will break back into their groups to make Blog Safety Posters of what they learned in their groups and class discussions

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Citations

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