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+title: Intro to Roblox
+description: Learn digital citizenship with Roblox. A full course created for middle to high school students. This session introduces students to Roblox.
+next: /education/lesson-plans/digital-citizenship/being-a-digital-citizen
+prev: /education/lesson-plans/digital-citizenship/landing
+---
+
+**Lesson description**: Start the course by learning digital safety tips while being online. Then, start creating an obstacle course using Roblox Studio, the software used to make all Roblox games.
+
+<table>
+<tbody>
+   <tr>
+    <td><b>Lesson Objectives</b></td>
+    <td>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Explain the difference between private and personal information.</li>
+        <li>Be able to identify unreliable information in games. </li>
+        <li>Manipulate 3D parts to create an obstacle course.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </td>
+   </tr>
+   <tr>
+    <td><b>Skills and Concepts</b></td>
+    <td>
+    <ul>
+    <li><b>Private Information</b> - Real life name, age, and other information that shouldn't be shared online. </li>
+    </ul>
+    </td>
+   </tr>
+   <tr>
+    <td><b>Prep</b></td>
+    <td>
+    <ul>
+    <li>Make sure each student has a Roblox account and knows their login information. </li>
+    <li>Create <a href="../../../education/support/private-servers-for-classroom-use.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener">private servers</a> for <a href="https://www.roblox.com/games/5450795073/Digital-Safety-Scavenger-Hunt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beat the Scammers</a>, used for the scavenger hunt.</li>
+    </ul>
+    </td>
+   </tr>
+
+  <tr>
+  <td><b>Materials</b></td>
+  <td>
+  <ul>
+    <li>Provide <a href="../../../assets/education/handouts/introToStudio-cheatsheet.pdf">Handout: Roblox Studio Cheatsheet</a> to each student. </li>
+    <li>Provide <a href="../../../assets/education/handouts/digital-safety-scavenger.pdf">Handout: Digital Safety Scavenger Hunt</a> to each student.</li>
+    <li>Prepare to present <a href="../../../assets/education/handouts/digital-safety-presentation.pptx">Presentation: Digital Safety</a>.</li>
+  </ul>
+  </td>
+  </tr>
+
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Overview
+
+<table>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Duration</th>
+      <th>Activity</th>
+      <th>Description </th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>5 min</td>
+      <td>Introduction</td>
+      <td>Introduce the project and lesson structure.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>10 min</td>
+      <td>Lesson: Intro to Digital Safety</td>
+      <td>Introduce topics like protecting private information and finding reliable information online. </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>15 min</td>
+      <td>Guided Activity: Digital Safety Scavenger Hunt</td>
+      <td>Go through a Roblox game to identify unreliable information online.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>25 min</td>
+      <td>Guided Tutorial: Intro to Roblox Studio</td>
+      <td>Teach the basics of using Roblox Studio while building a simple obstacle course.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>5 min</td>
+      <td>Wrap Up</td>
+      <td>Recap the lesson and concepts learned.</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+### Introduction
+
+1. Introduce Roblox Studio by playing the Obby template. Explain to students that they will be:
+
+   - Making their own obstacle course that others can play.
+   - Learning ways they can have fun while being safe online.
+
+2. Outline the sessions in the course.
+   - Start of first two days will include lessons on digital safety and citizenship.
+   - Rest of the sessions will include developing a game, practicing positive communication skills by giving and receiving feedback, and finding ways to create an uplifting community by helping others in their class.
+3. Explain today's session will be learning the basics of Roblox Studio by building an obstacle course.
+
+### Intro to digital safety
+
+1. Lead students through Intro to Digital Safety, using <a href="../../../assets/education/handouts/digital-safety-presentation.pptx">Presentation: Digital Safety</a>.
+
+### Digital safety scavenger hunt
+
+1. Have students open the <a href="https://www.roblox.com/games/5450795073/Digital-Safety-Scavenger-Hunt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beat the Scammers</a> Roblox experience. Make sure to send students to a private server created for that game.
+
+   - Provide students Handout: Digital Safety Scavenger Hunt.
+   - Give students about five minutes to explore and collect information on their handouts.
+   - (Optional) To help students, you can leave the Presentation: Digital Safety - Slide 5 up so students can see the four clues.
+
+2. Give students a one minute warning, then transition them off the computers so they can discuss the experience.
+3. As a class, discuss unreliable information found in that game.
+
+   - Make connections to other relevant content students may see online (news websites, social media apps, other games, etc).
+   - Encourage students to use the four clues noted the handout and explain why information is unreliable.
+
+### Intro to Roblox Studio
+
+1. Inform student they'll be learning how to create their own experiences using Roblox Studio.
+
+2. Lead students through the following tutorial: <a href="../../../tutorials/curriculums/building/index.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Building lesson</a>.
+
+3. As you teach, keep in mind the following:
+
+   - Remind students to rotate their camera view to get an accurate view of their project.
+   - Encourage students to use the Explorer, a foundational skill in Roblox Studio.
+   - If parts fall or disappear when playtesting, remind students to turn Anchoring on for that part.
+
+### Wrap up
+
+1. Recap what students have learned in Digital Safety, such as private/personal information and ways to spot unreliable information.
+2. If there's time, allow students to showcase work by trading seats with a partner and playing their obstacle course.