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PPT
Curated OER

Identity Theft & Consumer Protection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This presentation discusses two very important consumer-related topics: identity theft and financial contracts. The first part of the slide show illuminates ways in which personal information can be stolen and used for fraudulent...
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Lesson Plan
Visa

Privacy Please: Protecting Your Identity

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What are the different ways we are susceptible to identity theft? Impress the importance of protecting personal information and privacy with this resource, which includes an excellent video clip, discussion prompts, and worksheets for...
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Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Identity Theft: Don't Let This Happen to Your Grandma!

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Class members consider how people steal online identities as they discover the essential elements of identity theft and consumer fraud. Pupils demonstrate learning by creating a poster or video about how to avoid identity theft. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protecting Your Identity - and Helping Others Protect Theirs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the growing problem of identity theft. Using the internet, they research how it occurs, how to avoid it and what to do if you have been affected. They discover how state governments are dealing with the issue and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protecting Your Identity--and Helping Other Protect Theirs

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students create a presentation explaining how they can guard against identity theft. Prior to creating the presentation, students research identity theft: how it occurs, how to avoid it, what to do when someone thinks it has happened to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phishing Tales

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research different types of identity-theft fraud and ways to avoid falling victim to various scams. They create focused public service announcements in different media, targeted to individuals most susceptible to consumer fraud.
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Practical Money Skills

Protecting Your Money

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How can you tell if a commercial or salesperson is being misleading? Encourage your learners to protect themselves and their money with a lesson about consumer rights. They review laws that keep consumers safe from faulty claims and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Credit Card Scare

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine credit cards and how they work, analyze credit card applications, and practice good spending habits in a credit card simulation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cyber-crime

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss what types of Internet activity are or should be considered criminal, examine how criminal prohibitions against certain types of Internet activity are best implemented in law, determine whether computer crimes are unique...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mandarin Mountains: Get a Job

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students consider career options. For this career lesson, students use a selected Internet source to explore various jobs as well as the skills required for them. Students also consider the contributions of workers to the communities...
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Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Recovering From Identity Theft

For Students 9th - 10th
Identity theft is a serious crime and it's important to act fast if this happens to you. Learn how to tell if your identity is stolen and what to do about it.
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Composing Songs and Verse About Fraud

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers write a song, rap, or poem that warns people about identity theft and types of fraud. Includes teaching guide and student worksheet that can be filled in on a computer.
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Website
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Safeguarding Identity

For Students 9th - 10th
Online criminals use several techniques to steal identities. This resource provides links to other sites that deal with different types of identity theft scams such as phishing and spoofing.
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Lesson Plan
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Acting Out Fraud

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students act out a skit to learn about different types of fraud.
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Unit Plan
Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Financial Pitfalls

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons, activities, and projects to teach students about financial pitfalls such as scams, identity theft, and predatory lending.
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Handout
Federal Trade Commission

On Guard Online: Protect Kids Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Become cyber smart! Learn some practical tips that will help guard you against Internet fraud and protect your personal information. Topics include kids' privacy laws, computer security, informational videos, and internet quizzes.
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Website
Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online: Businesses

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to protecting your business in today's digital world.
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Website
Other

Welcome to Phishing info.org. Learn How to Fight Email Scams Here

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about how phishing works, how to protect yourself and where to go for help.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Invisible Thieves

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about protecting yourself from scam emails. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Graphic
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Infographic: Equifax Data Breach Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
Infographic displays information about the Equifax data breach settlement that provided up to $425 million to help people affected by the data breach.