Steps for Getting Help With a Tech Situation¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 5: Technology, Community, and Emergency Safety.
Type: workflow
**sim-id:** tech-help-steps-workflow<br/>
**Library:** Mermaid<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Understand (L2)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: explain, describe, summarize
Learning objective: Students explain the correct order of steps to take when a technology situation feels unsafe or uncomfortable.
Purpose: Show the four-step process for getting help with an unsafe technology situation as a simple, linear flowchart
Visual style: Mermaid flowchart (graph TD), four boxes connected top to bottom, plain and calm in tone -- no scary imagery
Nodes (each must have a click handler opening an infobox with plain, sincere definition text):
1. "Something Feels Wrong" (start node) -- click shows "This is the moment you notice a message, request, or content that feels scary, confusing, or uncomfortable."
2. "Stop Using the Device" -- click shows "Close the app or step away from the screen. You do not need to answer or figure it out yourself."
3. "Do Not Respond" -- click shows "Do not reply, click, or share anything else. It is never your job to handle this alone."
4. "Tell a Trusted Adult" -- click shows "Tell a parent, guardian, teacher, or school counselor exactly what happened. They will help decide what to do next."
Connections: Straight top-to-bottom arrows connecting node 1 to node 2, node 2 to node 3, and node 3 to node 4 -- no branches, since the same steps apply every time
Color coding: Calm blue-gray tones throughout; no red or alarming colors, since the tone for this section stays plainly sincere rather than urgent-sounding
Interactive features: click directive on every node in the Mermaid syntax, mapped to a JavaScript function that opens an infobox with the definition text above
Implementation: Mermaid flowchart with click bindings; render inside a small wrapper page that displays the infobox below the diagram. Keep the visual plain and reassuring, matching the sincere tone required for personal-safety-adjacent content.