Explain to students that today’s lesson will explore how young
people can be manipulated by someone they have met online,
focusing on George’s story. The lesson will consider how
technology is used in incidents of online sexual coercion and
extortion and how to respond and communicate safely online.
After watching George’s Story and reading the handout
(www.webwise.ie/beinctrl), it may be useful to re-cap again
key definitions from lesson one – online communication,
online sexual exploitation, coercion and extortion.
Distribute worksheet 3.1 or 3.1a – Warning Signs – and
divide students into small groups.
This activity will allow students to identify how Rachel used
technology to make George think he could trust her. This will
improve students’ technical knowledge of the dangers of online
communication.
Take feedback from each group and reference information from
the full Say No! video and the ‘Warning Signs’ slide from the
presentation in lesson one.
Prior knowledge of the full Say No! video is
recommended for giving context to George’s
story. A recap of this would be useful before
completing the worksheets for students to
gain a fuller understanding of the background
to George’s Story e.g. how Rachel gains
George’s trust.