Summarized by Saad Khan

In classroom settings, the young students are taught to be wary of strangers. But with the advances in the social media landscape arises the need to educate the younger generation how to avoid getting themselves into danger with strangers on the internet. This case is especially important since it is hard to classify someone as a stranger on the internet.

We can start explaining the situation to young students by specifying “what is a stranger?”. What kind of questions are acceptable to answers and what kind of issues are dangerous to answer. In that regard, this article gives a step by step teaching plan in order to impart awareness to young students.

References:

Hertz, M. B. (2012, June 04). How to Teach Internet Safety to Younger Elementary Students. Retrieved October 15, 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/internet-safety-younger-elementary-mary-beth-hertz