Study guide: Safe and Friendly Digital Choices
Draw a pretend story screen with a clearly labeled sound button and help button. State a safe response to an unknown private-information request.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- Some information is private because sharing it may affect a person’s safety or privacy. A home address, password or private photo should not be given to an unfamiliar person online. A young learner can stop and ask a trusted adult. All names and requests in this lesson are pretend, and no real details are needed.
- Links and buttons can open new pages, messages or downloads. A picture that looks fun does not prove that the destination is safe. An adult can check an unfamiliar invitation before a young learner opens it. Pausing is a useful action; nobody must click to finish the exercise.
- A useful button tells a learner what it does. Words, spoken labels and clear pictures can help. A triangle by itself might mean play, next or something else, so a label reduces guessing. Different learners may see, hear or use controls differently. We can draw a clearer screen on paper without building an app.
- Digital work can belong to someone who made it. A partner’s drawing is not automatically yours to share. Ask before passing it on and name its creator when sharing is allowed. A kind comment describes a useful detail or asks a respectful question. Mean comments and unapproved sharing are not needed to learn computing.
Useful vocabulary
- private
- Information that should not be shared casually.
- permission
- Agreement that an action is allowed.
- label
- Words that explain a control’s action.
Watch your reasoning
- Do not type real private information to complete a practice question.
- A prize picture or urgent countdown is not proof that a request is trustworthy.
- Do not make a learner rely on color alone to know what a button does.
- Giving credit does not replace permission to share private work.
A worked review example
An unfamiliar message asks for a real home address. Choose an action. The supported answer is Stop and ask a trusted adult. For an unfamiliar request for private information, stop and ask a trusted adult rather than sending it. Do not type real private information to complete a practice question. A partner has not said whether you may share their drawing. Choose an action. The supported answer is Ask permission first. Check permission before sharing another person’s work and describe their contribution respectfully. Giving credit does not replace permission to share private work. The supplied facts, rather than an assumed real-world detail, determine this paper case. Compare the recorded action or value with the stated rule before choosing an answer.
Make a practice plan
- Draw or tell one computing idea from each of the four lessons. Give one example of using each idea.
- Use the example to explain one mistake to avoid.
- Try the unit review before opening the explanations.
- Try the new task on paper or say your answer. Then compare your steps with the example answer.