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    21 st   #Collaboration
                                                                                                    Century
                                                                                                    Skills  #Critical Thinking
                                                  CREATING A SAFE DIGITAL STUDY GROUP

                      Arun is 11 years old. With his four classmates, he creates a private WhatsApp group where they share:
                           Short notes after class                           Questions they found difficult

                           Links to educational videos or animations         Mini quizzes they prepare for one another
                      One day, one student in the group is absent. Through the group, classmates send him their notes
                      and a brief voice explanation of what was taught. Arun also records an explanation video and
                      shares it in the group. Due to this, the absent student doesn’t fall behind.

                      Based on the above case, answer the following questions:

                      1.  What steps did Arun and his friends take to make their digital study group safe?

                      2.   If you were in Arun’s class, what would you do to make the group even safer or better?

                     The Golden Rule: Protect Your Private Information
                     Think of your private information like your most valuable possessions. You wouldn't leave your
                     favourite bicycle unlocked on the street, would you? In the same way, you must look after your

                     personal details in the digital world.
                     For example: Imagine a Class 6 student named Sumit, who is from

                     Mumbai. Sumit loves Roblox (online game). One day, a person in
                     the game chat (who Sumit thinks is another student) says, "Hey,
                     what’s your real name and what school do you go to? Let us meet
                     up and play later!"
                     Sumit thinks the online person is just being friendly and shares

                     his first name and school name. The scammer then searches for
                     Sumit’s school online and finds its address. He then sends Sumit a
                     message saying, “I know where you live. I am coming to your school tomorrow.”

                                            “The scammer did not actually know Sumit, but he tricked him
                                       into sharing just enough private information (name + school) to create a
                                                                   fear-filled situation.

                                        Online friends should only be people you already know and trust in the
                                     real world (like classmates or cousins). Do not share any private information

                                                                 with online strangers.”

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