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Learn the TOP 3 Tricks of Online Predators for Teens
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Ages 13-18
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4 weeks of teacher support
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1-2 hours per week. 1-2 throughout the classClass Experience
*Please Note: As a professional teacher, I have years of experience working with students with special needs, i.e. Autism, ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Stuttering, etc. All students are welcome in my classes!* I am SO STOKED to offer this one-of-a-kind, all-inclusive internet safety course! This course takes my popular internet safety class and expands it based on the many parent requests I have received! This 4-week course covers literally everything kids and parents need to know about online safety! This class helps BOTH kids and parents understand the dangers and preventive strategies that exist to keep our kids safe online. *Please be aware that there is no pressure to finish the HW every week. It is a choice and not a requirement.* This course covers my in-depth safety training along with the basics, AND real life stories of victims and their experiences, and things they would have done differently. My heart behind this content is that kids learn to identify potential predators on their own because as parents, we cannot see every single thing they do online. If kids can identify these people on their own, then half the battle is already won! I want to empower kids to make the right, sensible choices, AND I hope that this class can bring families closer together to talk about this important topic together! After taking my class, I've gotten so much feedback from parents who were able to discuss this topic openly with their children because their children heard this content from someone else. HOW THIS COURSE WORKS: Every week, new videos are posted. Videos are about 20 minutes long, sometimes a little more, to give students more time to think about and digest the material. Students then answer the discussion questions that go along with each week. There will be A LOT of information taught over these 4 weeks, and it is recommended that students stick to the schedule as best as possible to get the most out of class. Students can complete the material on their own schedule, and they will still learn everything they need to learn! Students will be able to ask each other questions, give each other feedback, and interact with me as I join their discussions. To end the class, each student will make a list of their take-aways to post in the discussion section. Parents, if you have questions or suggestions, please feel free to message me! Heck, that's how I created a lot of the content for this course, by parent feedback! This is a very unique class because I go beyond the normal internet safety advice. We talk about the basics of not sharing information online, being mindful of what and where we post, and the reality that everything we post online lives forever. We go in-depth to learn about how predators earn the trust of the kids they are grooming through taking advantage of emotional vulnerabilities and emotional needs. Kids will learn the importance of keeping their personal lives private, and they will learn the reality that there are people who lie so they can hurt children. The internet is a really fun place where kids and adults can learn a lot, and it is my goal to make sure it stays that way for our kids!
Learning Goals
How do predators build strong relationships with kids online?
How do predators earn the trust of kids online?
How long do predators take to groom potential victims online?
Where do predators go online to find their targets?
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Social Media And Parents
This section goes over the basics of social media use online and encourages kids to talk to their parents about their experiences online, both good and bad because parents are here to help!
1 assignment
Lesson 2:
Chat Rooms and Scammers
This section goes over what happens in chat rooms, the importance of NOT meeting people irl that you meet online, and goes over common scams that people face every day.
Lesson 3:
What Predators Use Against You
This section covers some stats of predators and human traffickers, covers who gets targeted, how predators view kids, and how predators use the images and videos that kids send in order to find them.
Lesson 4:
The Process of Grooming
This section ties everything together so kids can see the big picture of how grooming works, and how predators use anything they can to separate kids from their parents and friends in order to kidnap them.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
For this teen class, I tell kids what predators and human traffickers want to do with kids they kidnap, including rape, murder, pornography, selling them to traffickers. I do not go into graphic detail, I simply mention that this is what predators want to do with their victims.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
I was the victim of a predator when I was a teenager.
I've been online since before I was 12 using chat rooms, many forms of social media, online banking, online investing, learning, and teaching.
Professional teacher for over 17 years.
Mentor for over 25 years. (Mentoring since I was 17).
Youth leader and teacher for over 21 years.
I have mentored kids at all ages, from 3 years old into adulthood.
I have taught internet safety for my entire professional career (over 17 years) in addition to regular curriculum.
I have taught internet safety to all the kids I have mentored.
I have done professional development sessions at work, showing them how to teach internet safety to their classrooms.
I have taught parents internet safety to help keep their kids stay safe online and in-person for over 7 years.
I teach my 2 teenage sons how to stay safe online and monitor their online activity.
I have been teaching my internet safety content on Outschool for over 4 years now, and parents and their kids always tell me how much they love this content.
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