This document outlines a sample schedule for a cyber safety workshop for mentors and mentees lasting from 6:30pm to 9pm. The workshop includes introductions, establishing group agreements, brainstorming good internet safety rules, watching informational videos, completing worksheets on digital media use and safety, quizzes on media literacy, discussions on the positives and negatives of digital life, addressing what to do in uncomfortable online situations, and concluding with participants taking home a poster on privacy and oversharing online. The goal is to educate mentors and mentees on internet safety and privacy through interactive group activities.

1. Sample Cyber Safety Life Skill Workshop Schedule
for Mentors and Mentees
Evening Workshop, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
All materials from www.commonsensemedia.org
6:30 Introductions
Who are you/who is your mentor/mentee?
How long have you been meeting?
What is your favorite thing to do online?
Group Agreements
Go over and discuss, add any if needed
6:50 Brainstorm
What are good rules for using the Internet?
Jot notes on big piece of paper or on whiteboard
7:00 Video
Internet Safety: Rules of the Road for Kids (3:21)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/internet-safety-rules-road-kids
Similar or different from what we came up with?
7:10 Worksheet
“My Media Life is Like…” handout Consider how often you use social media
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/6-8-digitallife-digitallife101-
mymedialife-handout.pdf
Drawing
Mentors together/mentees together create one drawing per group based on their
collective Digital Media Life and share out & compare to large drawings
Discuss similarities, differences and themes.
7:30 Quiz& Glossary
“Got Media Smarts?” handout Pairs work together to try and answer all the questions
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/6-8-digitallife-digitallife101-
gotmediasmarts-handout.pdf
Review Quiz and compare to answer key
“Digital Life Glossary” handoutReview glossary
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/6-8-digitallife-digitallife101-
digitallifeglossary-handout.pdf
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2. 8:00 Video
“Our Digital Life” The good and the bad of Internet mingling (4:07)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/ups-and-downs-digital-life-6-8
Discussion with HandoutDiscuss as a group positives and negatives of digital life
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/6-8-digitallife-upsanddowns-
studentdg-handout.pdf
8:30 Video
“Safe Online Talk” What to do if in an uncomfortable online situation (4:26)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/safe-online-talk-6-8
Worksheets
“Personal vs. Private” Complete in pairs and discuss as group
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/safety-security/Security-
PrivatePersonal-ProtectYourself-Handout.pdf
“Rules of the Road: Internet Safety” Review original list of rules as group:
Do we agree with these rules?
Do we want to add any rules based on our original list?
Do we agree with all the rules we came up with before?
8:45 VideoFOR OLDER YOUTH ONLY
“Privacy Video: Brittney’s Story” Impacts of over sharing on your future (2:30)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/oops-i-broadcast-it-internet-6-8
Discussion with Handout
Brittney’s StoryDiscuss in pairs or as group impacts from video and handout
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/6-8-privacy-oops-grade78-
handout.pdf
8:45 Poster
“To post, or Not to Post”Pass out poster to everyone to take home and work on in pairs
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/postaphoto-ms-hs-poster.pdf
9pm Closing
Thank all participants, encourage more conversations and discussions among mentors,
mentees, and even parents/guardians
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