Directions:
● Use what you have learned in Educational Technology to complete the following story and fill-in the blanks.
● Save the form with your answers.
● Webmail the completed form to your teacher for credit on corrections or submit to the dropbox if you have not yet submitted work for this lesson.
Too Good to be True
Once upon a time, there were two best friends named Michael and Joshua. They were both in the fourth grade and loved to play video games together.
One day, Michael and Joshua were playing a game online when they saw a suspicious link. It said, "Click here for free coins! Enter your first and last name, birthdate, and home address to claim and enter to win a contest for a free PS5 from Paysation!”
Michael and Joshua were excited, but there were a few things that made this link suspicious. (HINT - Look at the information in bold above and identify what looks suspicious.)
1. First,______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. 2. Next,______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.
Michael and Joshua had learned about Proactive Protection Online (HINT - review Unit 6 Lesson 2 for answers and fill in the blanks), and they knew that giving out
3.________________ ____________________ could result in
4. ________________ _________________. Even scarier, by giving out information like their home address, Michael and Joshua could be at risk of
5.______________________. While both boys would love a free PS5. they decided to ask their parents for help. Joshua’s mom explained that they did the right thing by not clicking the link. It could have led them to malicious software that would try to get them to download something that could
6._____________ their computers. From then on, Michael and Joshua always made sure to be careful when using the internet. They knew that some things could be dangerous and that it was important to be careful.
1. First, the fact that the link is offering free coins and a chance to win a free PS5 is too good to be true and could be a scam.
2. Next, the link is asking for personal information such as first and last name, birthdate, and home address, which should not be shared online.
3. Personal information
4. Identity theft
5. Identity theft could occur if their personal information fell into the wrong hands.
6. Infect