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Seventh & Eighth Grade
LESSON
Nine
Digital Risk & Responsibility
45 Minutes
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Lesson Overview
In this lesson, students will delve into the risks they face online, specifically focusing on radicalization and AI. They will start by writing guiding questions in their journals, adding thoughts throughout the lesson. Students will learn about radicalization, its risk factors, the process, and the role of the internet and algorithms. A video on the YouTube algorithm will enhance understanding, followed by a discussion on AI, including the dangers of Deepfakes and AI chatbots in grooming children. In small groups, students will reflect on their journal entries and collaboratively respond to an online scenario from the STOP, SLOW DOWN, or GO Scenarios Handout.
Lesson Objectives
- Discuss the risk factors of “Radicalization.”
- Understand some of the risks of new online innovations.
- Discuss and practice setting digital boundaries.
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Compassionate response reminder: Teaching prevention education helps provide students with language and tools to define and identify abuse. Often while teaching prevention education, students will disclose experiences of harm or abuse to trusted adults. This lesson is trauma-informed and has been designed to acknowledge the varied experiences students may have. Before teaching please be sure you feel equipped to respond to instances of disclosure with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. Please also confer with other school staff on how to handle student disclosures and navigate sensitive topics raised during these lessons.
There are small group breakouts within this lesson. Be prepared to split your students into small groups.