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Digital Friendships

How do you keep online friendships safe?

Grade

5

Time

45 mins.

Kids make friends everywhere they go -- including online. But are all of these friendships the same? How can kids start online friendships and also learn ways to stay safe? Help your students understand both the benefits and the risks of online-only friendships.

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 – something negative or dangerous that could come from a situation
STANDARDS
This lesson meets standards for  Common Core ELA,  ISTE,  CASEL, and  AASL .  See standards
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STANDARDS
This lesson meets standards for  Common Core ELA,  ISTE,  CASEL, and  AASL .  See standards
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Key Standards Supported

Common Core ELA

L.5.4, L.5.4c, L.5.6, RF.5.4, RI.5.10, RI.5.4, RI.5.6, RI.5.7, RI.5.9, SL.5.1a, SL.5.1b, SL.5.1d, SL.5.4, SL.5.6, W.5.10, W.5.4

ISTE

2a, 2b, 2d

CASEL

1a, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f

AASL

I.A.2, III.A.1, III.A.2, III.A.3, V.A.1, V.A.2, II.B.1, II.B.2, III.B.1, III.B.2, IV.B.1, IV.B.2, V.B.1, II.C.1, II.C.2, V.C.3, I.D.1, I.D.2, I.D.3, I.D.4, II.D.1, II.D.2, III.D.1, V.D.2, VI.D.3, II.B.3

Lesson Plan

45 mins.

Warm Up: Who Do You Chat With?

5 mins.

Compare and Contrast: Two Scenarios

20 mins.

Evaluate: Benefits and Risks

10 mins.

Wrap Up: Finish the Story

10 mins.

Additional Resources

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