Community

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Community

• Grade 8 Lesson 1

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Hey Everybody!

• My name is Tek.
• Im going to be your guide today!
• Im a part of i-SAFE America, and we are
  concerned with helping you to be safe online.
• We want you to recognize and avoid dangerous,
  destructive or unlawful online behavior, and we
  hope to empower you to communicate what you learn
  from i-SAFE with others.
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Lets take a quick Time Out!

• Your Teacher is going to show you the Street
  Smarts Video. It tells you a little more about
  i-SAFE and the dangers of online Internet Use.
  So sit back and Enjoy!

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Lets Talk Empowerment!

• Do you know what it means to be empowered?

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• Empowerment means you own what you learn and can
  use it to teach others and make a difference.

i-SAFE includes empowerment activities in every
lesson. These are activities where you as a
class get to decide what you are going to do with
what you learn.
That is the Key to Learning!
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Here is where you get a say in how you learn.
For this lesson you will be developing a website
evaluation tool and then evaluating websites as
part of the learning activity. Using this
information, you will then design posters How
will you extend this activity outside of your
classroom?
Lets Choose
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Here are some options

• Evaluate the school or district website using
  your evaluation tool and share information in
  some manner.
• Share the evaluation results of the lesson with
  other classes.
• Display posters in a public area such as the
  media center, lunchroom, public library, etc.
• Conduct a poster contest and select a winner.
  Display the winning poster in the main office or
  other public area.
• Use the results of the class activities as a part
  of hosting an Internet Safety week, Classroom
  Open House, or School Assembly.

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All Right Lets Get Started

• We are all members of many types of communities.
• You belong to your school community, your
  neighborhood community, any sports or hobby
  communities, etc. You are probably also a member
  of the Cyber community.
• This is a community made of people who use the
  Internet.
• - How does this community compare to the other
  communities?

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• The community is the physical area where we live,
  comprised of places where we know and interact
  with real people.
• Community is also a group of people who enjoy the
  same things, or engage in the same activities,
  such as a club, team, or school.

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The Cyber Community

• Cyberspace, the Internet, can also be thought of
  as a community called the cyber community. It is
  comprised of places (websites) in which real
  people interact.

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Time for Discussion

• Take some time now to discuss places in the
  community that have counterparts on the Internet.
  
• Also give examples of ways Internet use for
  certain activities has become as popular
  as use of the physical community for the
  same activities.
• Example research for school projects
  online rather than at the library.

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Cyber Community Savvy  
The physical community and the Cyber community
contain places in which real people interact.
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Appropriate vs. Inappropriate

• Define the terms appropriate and inappropriate,
  and identify appropriate and inappropriate places
  in the physical and cyber communities.
• Correlate appropriate with safe, and
  inappropriate with unsafe as they relate to
  places in the community.
• Inappropriate places include gambling sites,
  adult bookstores, sites that contain adult
  content, and sites that promote violence and hate.

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A Few More Discussion Questions

• Ok Lets take a look at Activity Page 1 and
  fill it out together.
• - Discuss leaders in the community both
  physical and cyber.
• - What are their roles in each community?

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Task
Brainstorm with your classmates and create a list
of at least 6 real people whom you consider to be
important role models in your physical and cyber
communities.   Name Community role   1.     
  2.      3.      4.      5.      6.      
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Lets take a closer look at the Cyber community
specifically the websites we visit while in these
communities
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Website Discussion

• Why do we need guidelines in selecting websites
  in the cyber community???

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• Anybody can post information on the Internet,
  which has resulted in easy access to many
  websites that
• Contain inappropriate information
• Contain unreliable information
• Express inappropriate or extreme viewpoints
• Expose people to potentially unsafe situations

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• Lets Talk About It
• How should citizenship be applied while in the
  Cyber community?
• What are the possible implications of a
  Cyberspace in which no one follows rules?

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Build Your Cyber Savvy
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  Why do we need guidelines when
selecting websites to visit in the Cyber
community?   As you know, each community contains
places that are appropriate (suitable or safe for
you) and inappropriate (unsuitable or unsafe for
you).
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Think About It -

• Its usually fairly easy to tell if a place in
  the physical community is inappropriate
  (unsuitable or unsafe)
• Examples

v     Places that may put you at risk for
physical harm v     Places that your parents or
guardians say are off limits v     Places that
are illegal for your age group to enter
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But, It's Not Always Easy

• In the Cyber community, however, sometimes it can
  be very difficult to determine whether a website
  is appropriate or inappropriate.
• Examples

• Websites that contain inappropriate information
• Websites that contain unreliable information
• Websites that express inappropriate or extreme
  viewpoints
• Websites that expose people to potentially unsafe
  situations

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Internet Search Tip-Offs

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• An easy place to start with website evaluation is
  the URL.
• Check out the following Search Tip-offs

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Informational Websites Websites you use to gain
knowledge about something - the purpose is to
present factual information. The URL Address of
these sites frequently ends in .edu (sponsored by
educational institutions) or .gov (sponsored by
government agencies).   Advocacy Websites
Websites sponsored by an organization attempting
to influence public opinion (that is, one trying
to sell ideas). The URL address of this type of
site frequently ends in .org (organization).  

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Business/Marketing Websites Websites sponsored
by a commercial business (usually trying to
promote or sell products). The URL address of
this type of site frequently ends in .com
(commercial).   News Websites Website designed
to provide extremely current information. The URL
address of this type of site usually ends in .com
(commercial).  
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Entertainment Websites Websites that provide
entertainment such as games, puzzles, or music.
Check these out carefully! Although many are
created solely for the visitors entertainment, a
website of this type may actually be created to
try to sell you an idea (Advocacy) or a product
(Business), or to try to trick you into engaging
in illegal or dangerous activity.
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I hope you learned something I know I did!

• Alright lets get into groups. Your teacher
  will divide you up for our first activity.

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Lets Do an Activity

• The following activity will provide you with the
  savvy to help tell the difference between
  appropriate and inappropriate websites, in order
  to

• Help you become a more informed net surfer.
• Enable you to inform others about how to surf the
  net wisely.

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Alright Everyone in Pairs?

• Good! Your task today is review some websites
  using a website evaluation tool.
• What do you think are some criteria you should
  use to evaluate websites?
• Lets Brainstorm!!!

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Weve Come up with a Good List!

• Your teacher has a sample evaluation tool
  Activity pages 4-5 to hand out. In your pairing,
  you need to fill in the blanks with good
  evaluation terms. Think about what your class
  just brainstormed.

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Hey Teach! You have a choice to make

• For a classroom with computers - assign a
  website for students to visit and evaluate.
• Otherwise - hand out the sample website pages
  for students to evaluate at their desks.

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So Get Started!

• Do your best on these website evaluations! Once
  you are finished you will present the information
  from your evaluation with the class and discuss
  what you have learned about evaluating websites.
• Also Dont forget your empowerment Activity!

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Ok Lets See if you Got it Right!

• The first website
• Note This site should not rate a
  Recommendation.
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• Did anyone recognize that the information was
  bogus? How could it be determined?
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• With little knowledge of a topic, it is almost
  impossible to know if the information on a
  website is correct. You must find other sources
  to back up the information.

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Ok Lets See if you Got it Right!

• The second website
• Note This site should not rate a
  Recommendation.
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• Was the following recognized as inappropriate
  content requirement that personal information be
  given to play the game, gambling advertisement,
  link to unsafe chat, too many advertisements?

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Ok Lets See if you Got it Right!

• The third website
• Note This site should rate a Recommendation.
  
• If this Website is recommended, can anyone make
  suggestions of how it be improved?

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So What Have We Learned?

• Lets Stop and Review what we know from the
  evaluations and lesson and also what to do if
  something goes wrong.
• Follow along on Activity Page 6

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Websites that are inappropriate for kids and
teens include

• Sites that ask for money for any reason, sites
  that ask for your personal information such as
  name and e-mail address, gambling sites, sites
  which contain adult content, and sites which tell
  about violence or hate towards people.

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The Internet presents a special problem -

• You can get to inappropriate places just by
  clicking on links from searches, advertisements,
  or e-mail that seem perfectly appropriate.

OOPS!
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Think About It -

• Websites like this are taking away YOUR FREEDOM
  to travel where you want to go on the Internet!
• The important thing to remember is that its not
  your fault if you get to an inappropriate website
  by mistake.

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• The best way to handle inappropriate websites is
  to immediately exit.
• In some cases websites are created to prevent
  exit through a process called looping. If this
  type of website is found, it may be necessary to
  turn the computer completely off to exit!

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Ok One Last Activity

• As a class, a small group or individually, create
  an informative poster or list of guidelines for
  other students - demonstrating what to check for
  when evaluating a website for accuracy, safety
  and appropriateness. Small groups or individuals
  can do this activity in class or as a home
  learning activity.

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So How Do you Know When Youre Done???

• Have you
• 1. Completed the program pre assessment?
• 2. Completed your website evaluation?
• 3. Shared your evaluation with the class?
• 4. Discussed as a class what you have learned
  about the cyber community and its websites?
• 5. Completed your poster?
• 6. Carried out the steps for your empowerment
  activity?

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Ok So you really are finished

• But how about becoming involved with i-SAFE
  outside of school?
• You can become a Student Mentor which will allow
  you to get involved in promoting Internet safety
  in and out of school.

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