Ginnie Weasly/COS and Internet Safety for Children

[Mhochberg at aol.com]

I've been teaching students in grades 1-8 about Internet Safety for several  
years now and often compare  Ginnie's "pouring her heart out to a  stranger" 
in Riddle's diary to chatting with an online stranger.  
 
Recently, I included this idea in a weblog for teachers and school  
technology reps.
 
_http://4jtilt.typepad.com/weblog/07_lesson_plan_ideas/index.html_ 
(http://4jtilt.typepad.com/weblog/07_lesson_plan_ideas/index.html) 
 
Does anyone else see this connection? Or have more ideas that I could  
integrate?
 

Riddle even talks about listening to her "boring" thoughts just so she will  
trust him more. In safety-speak, this is called "grooming"--listening and  
agreeing just so someone will trust you more. 
 
Thanks!
---Mary


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