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Suggested Classroom Exercises – Internet Safety for Tweens & Teens

For these exercises you need a computer and classroom projector.

Exercise 2:  Your Online Trail

Our second exercise shows us how easy it is for the wrong person to find you if you reveal too much personal information on line.

• Go to:  http://www.netsmartz.org/TEENS/indexfl.html
• Click “enter” and select “Tracking Teresa”
• Play the scenario for your class
• Also, check out http://www.netsmartz.org/PARENTS/home/index.html where you can download additional information for teaching this lesson.

From web postings and a member profile within 45 minutes 5 complete stranger knew:

• Teresa’s full name
• her email address
• personal hobbies
• the complete names of her parents and younger brother
• her address
• how to get to her house
• the time of day she is likely to be at home
• what schools are nearby

Questions for your class:

• Where you surprised by how easy it was to find Teresa?
• What do you think about it?
• What did we learn?
• What were some of the things Teresa did right?
• What were some of the things she could have better?

Reinforce with your class that they should never give out any personal information that could help someone find them – like:

• Your real name – always use an alias
• Your address – never tell anyone where you live – not even a street or city
• Your telephone number – nobody needs your phone number to talk with you on line.
• Never send anyone a picture of yourself
• Never agree to meet anyone you meet on line.  If someone asks you to meet them – talk to your parents or other trusted adult right away