Q3 Digital Deceptions: Shield The Inbox
Emails & DMs
Your Media Club’s email inbox and social media DMs are blowing up! Since your club is gaining popularity around school, businesses and random users are reaching out. Some want to sponsor your videos, some claim you broke copyright rules, and others offer free gear. But beware: scammers love targeting student creators. One wrong click could have lasting effects on the Media Club!
Identify & Predict
Two of the messages posted to your clubs inbox are posted on this page—but one may not be what it seems!
- Work with a crew member to compare Messages A and B.
- Identify three important differences.
- Predict which message is trying to trick you.
Message A
Message B
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
2. Digital Citizen
a. Cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world
b. Engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices
d. Manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online
5. Computational Thinker
b. Collect data or identify relevant data sets
Websites and Documents
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