Teach Digital Citizenship
6a.
Teach your troop, patrol, or a group of younger Scouts or family members about online gaming safety or digital citizenship.
Teach Digital Citizenship
Teaching something is one of the fastest ways to discover how well you actually understand it. You already have plenty of material to draw from — Req 2’s work on toxicity and the Scout Oath and Law, and Req 4’s list of ten online safety strategies, both make excellent foundations for a lesson.
Planning Your Lesson
Keep it focused — 15–20 minutes is plenty
- Pick 2–3 concrete topics instead of trying to cover everything (for example: privacy settings, spotting scams, and handling toxic players).
- Use real examples, not just abstract rules — a short story about a real or hypothetical scam attempt sticks better than a list of dos and don’ts.
- Build in a moment of practice, like having your audience walk through a privacy setting on their own device.
- Leave time for questions — younger Scouts and family members often have specific situations they want advice on.
What to Bring
There’s no official resource link for this option — instead, come prepared with a short outline of your lesson and, if possible, a device to demonstrate settings live. Bring notes on how the session went so you can discuss it with your counselor afterward: what questions came up, what surprised your audience, and what you’d change if you taught it again.