buyer beware

Q3 Scams: Email

19. Buyer Beware
The video below guides you through the process of figuring out if an email is a scam. While playing the video How to Spot a Scam Email (7:34 min.), you might want to jot down some important tips. 

Spot the Scam

Step 1. Use this 19.Q2 Scams Spotting Email Document and work alone or with a partner. Your mission - find all the red flags that show the email is fake or part of a scam. 

Step 2. Based on what you learned in Quest Two about advertising and this one about scams, work in a small group to create your own scam.

  • Create a poster (infographic, drawing, or as suggested by your teacher) to advertise your scam to your classmates.
  • Then present your scam to the class for feedback for a vote on the best scam.

Step 3. Hackers: Now that you know about scams, what about hackers?  Play the PBS video "The Secret Lives of Hackers" from Nova Labs ( Direct Link 3:01 min.) to learn more about it. Have a small group or class discussion:

  • Have you or do you know of anyone who has been the subject of hacking?
  • What do you think you should do if you think you or a family member are being hacked?

19.Q3 Phishing

19.Q3 Completing


19.Q3.Student Checklist


 

19.Q3 Teacher Guide
 

MITECS  Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

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

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