Keep your charges safe online with instruction on how to report problems on YouTube. After providing learners with information on the Safety and Abuse Tool, demonstrate how to use the tool and discuss the feature. In groups, learners examine various types of content that are considered unsafe. Close with a recap of the unit so far.

Concepts

internet safety, the internet, Digital Citizenship, technology resources

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Additional Tags

online safety, online privacy, Digital Citizenship, Media Literacy, online reporting

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Instructional Ideas

• While this lesson focuses specifically on YouTube, it could be used as a model for dealing with inappropriate content on other online services

Classroom Considerations

• Some of the screenshots of the site in the presentation look a bit different than the site now, but the process remains the same

Pros

• Comes with a presentation titled Reporting Content - Safety and Abuse Tool (see materials tab) to support the plan; this presentation includes questions, video, and other useful content

Cons

• There are a few minor typos within the lesson plan; students will not see these pages