Hello, I'm Ms. Kumar.

And I'm so pleased that you've chosen to learn with me today.

Today's lesson is called Knowing who to trust online.

And it's taken from our unit, Our online lives: how do I decide who to trust online? There might be some parts of today's lesson that you find upsetting or uncomfortable.

We really recommend that you do this lesson with a trusted adult.

If at any stage you do feel upset or uncomfortable, please pause the video and speak to your trusted adult.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can describe different ways to help decide who to trust online.

Before we begin any learning, let's just remind ourselves of those all important ground rules.

Laura reminds us to listen to others.

We need to make sure we have our best listening ears on and that we take turns to speak.

Jacob reminds us no judgement.

It's really important that we don't laugh at anyone for what they think or believe.

Andeep reminds us to respect privacy.

If people share things in this lesson, we shouldn't really be talking about it outside of the class.

And finally, Izzy says, choose your level of participation.

It's absolutely fine if you don't want to answer a question, nobody should be made to feel put on the spot.

Throughout today's lesson, you'll see that there are some words in bold black font.

These are keywords.

Let's take a quick look at today's keywords and what they all mean.

Behave.

This is the things that someone does and says.

Anonymous.

This is unknown with a hidden identity.

Identity.

This is who someone is.

And online stranger.

An online stranger is someone we do not know offline.

Today's lesson is split into three parts.

Let's start with part one, do people act the same online and offline? It's typical, that means usual, for many people to behave differently around different people.

We might act differently around our friends and our family.

For example, around our friends, we might be silly or funny.

And around our family because we feel comfortable, we might feel okay to let them know when we're sad or grumpy.

We might also behave differently in different places.

Some of us might behave differently at home than we do at school or when we're out and about.

Many people also behave differently online to how they might when they're offline or away from the internet.

This can be because many people online choose to be anonymous.

That means that people online don't know who they really are or their real identity.

Being anonymous online can mean that people behave differently.

Time for our first check for understanding.

True or false? Everyone behaves the same online as they do offline.

You can pause the video to have a think.

Just press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is false.

Can you remember why? People can behave differently online to how they do offline.

This is often because people online are anonymous, so people don't know their real identity.

Well done if you got that right.

When people are online, especially if they've hidden their identity so that they are anonymous, they might sometimes feel like what they say or do doesn't have any consequences.

They might say something unkind, which they wouldn't normally say.

Some people incorrectly or wrongly think that being unkind online isn't as harmful or as bad as being unkind offline.

This simply isn't true.

If someone was unkind to us offline, that means face-to-face, then it would probably make us feel upset and worried.

Similarly, we would also feel upset and worried if someone was unkind to us online, and it doesn't matter if that unkindness is from someone that we know offline or from an online stranger.

So who or what are online strangers? Online strangers are people that we do not know offline.

That means people that we do not know in our real lives face-to-face.

The people that we do know offline in our real lives face-to-face include classmates, people from any clubs that you might go to, and family.

Online strangers do not belong in that group.

They are people that we do not know offline in our real lives face-to-face.

It's for that reason that it's important not to interact with online strangers.

Interact means communicating in any way.

That could be sending messages, photos, or speaking to.

We must not communicate with online strangers.

Online strangers could pretend to be kind to us online, but they might actually want to harm us or trick us.

For example, they might want to try and find out who we are, so that they can then share our personal information with others online.

Lucas gives us some very important advice.

He says, it's important to tell a trusted adult if you receive a message from an online stranger, you should not reply to them.

Time for another check for understanding.

What should we do if we receive a message from an online stranger? A, be unkind to them.

B, tell a trusted adult.

Or C, send them a message.

You can pause the video to have a quick think and then just press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is B, tell a trusted adult.

Well done if you got that correct.

That brings us to the first task for today's lesson, Task A.

Explain why each pupil is incorrect.

Jun says, everyone behaves the same online and offline because they can be anonymous.

Laura says, it's okay to be unkind online.

And Lucas says, if someone is kind to us online, they must not want to harm us.

You can pause the video to do this task and then when you're ready to look at some possible answers, just press play.

How did you get on? Let's take a look at the answers together.

Jun is incorrect because some people behave differently online than they do offline.

Being anonymous can mean that people act differently because they incorrectly think that there won't be consequences for what they do online.

Laura is incorrect because it is never okay to be unkind online.

Being unkind online is just as harmful as being unkind offline.

And Lucas is incorrect because some people pretend to be kind to us online because they actually want to harm us or trick us.

If someone is kind to us online, they could still try to harm us, for example, by trying to find out who we are or sharing our personal information.

Very well done if your answers were along these lines.

That brings us to the second part of today's lesson, how can I choose who to trust online? If we meet someone online who we don't know offline in real life or face-to-face, it's impossible for us to know who they really are.

Some people might hide or lie about their real identity.

Let's take a look at an example.

Some online strangers might hide their identity by not using a photo or by giving themselves an avatar online, that's a profile with a nickname.

In this example, somebody has created a profile with the nickname @CoolDog123.

That clearly isn't their real name so we can't tell anything about this person.

Some online strangers might lie about their identity online and they might pretend to be someone that they're not.

Here's another example.

In this example, somebody says, hi, I'm Alfie and I'm 11.

That could be someone pretending to be Alfie who's 11.

They might have used a fake photo.

Online strangers can often use photos of other people and use different names to lie about their identity and who they really are.

For all we know, this could be someone a lot older.

Even if an online stranger seems to give us lots of information, if we don't know them offline in real life and face-to-face, we cannot trust them.

They could be lying or hiding their identity to trick or harm us.

We can never trust an online stranger as they might not be telling the truth about who they really are.

True or false? It is safe to trust an online stranger as long as they have a photo and name on their profile.

Pause to have a think and just press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is false.

Have a think about why.

Online strangers can easily lie about their identity by using a fake photo and name.

We can never trust someone we don't also know offline.

Well done if you got that correct.

Choosing who to trust online is a really important decision.

Usually, we can trust people online if we know them offline, that's in our real lives face-to-face, but we should always be very careful.

Sam says, we should always ask a trusted adult before talking to anyone online, even if we think we know them offline.

That's very good advice.

Even if we trust someone online, we should still be very careful not to share any private personal information, for example, our passwords.

If someone online asks for our personal information, we should tell a trusted adult straight away.

Our personal information should always be kept safe and never ever shared online.

Some people that we might be able to trust online include, our family members, friends from school or any other clubs that we might go to, and our trusted adults, for example, parents, carers, or teachers and other staff at school.

Trusted adults can also help us to know who we can trust online if we're unsure.

Who can help us decide who to trust online? Is it A, our friends, B, online strangers, or C, trusted adults.

Pause the video to have a think.

Just press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is C, trusted adults.

Well done if you got that correct.

That brings us to the second task for today's lesson, Task B.

Fill in the blanks to show your understanding of who to trust online.

The paragraph says the following.

When we meet an online stranger, it is blank to know who they really are.

Some online strangers hide or blank about their identity.

We can never blank online strangers because we do not know them offline.

We should not share personal blank online, even with someone we think we can trust.

We should ask trusted blank to help us know who to trust online.

The words are given below and they include, information, adults, friends, lie, trust, impossible, and easy.

You can pause this video to carry out the task and when you're ready to see the answers, just press play.

How did you get on? Let's take a look at the answers together.

You might have said.

When we meet an online stranger, it is impossible to know who they really are.

Some online strangers hide or lie about their identity.

We can never trust online strangers because we do not know them offline.

We should not share personal information online, even with someone we think we can trust.

We should ask trusted adults to help us know who to trust online.

Well done if your answers were correct.

That brings us to the third and final part of today's lesson, what are the risks of talking to the wrong person? I wonder what you think about what Izzy has said here.

Izzy says, it is safe to talk to anyone online because everyone online is kind.

I don't agree and I hope that you thought the same.

Izzy is incorrect.

People can sometimes be unkind online even if they wouldn't be in the offline world.

We should always be careful about who we talk to online to make sure that we are staying safe.

As well as people behaving differently online to how they normally would offline, everyone also has different reasons or different motivations for going online.

Many people go online to have fun.

That could be through playing games online, watching videos, or listening to music.

Others might go online so that they can talk to people that they know offline.

Sadly, there are some people who go online simply to say or do something hurtful that they wouldn't dream of doing in the offline world.

Talking to the wrong person online means talking to someone who has got harmful reasons for being there.

This anonymous person says, when I am anonymous online, I feel like I can be unkind to people because people don't know who I really am.

True or false? Everyone goes online to have fun and be kind to other people.

Pause the video to have a think and just press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is false.

I wonder if you can remember why.

Some people go online to hurt someone's feelings or harm other people.

Not everyone online is kind, so we should think carefully about who we speak to online.

If we talk to someone online who has harmful reasons for being there, we could feel upset or unsafe.

Some people go online purely to hurt other people's feelings.

If someone hurts our feelings online, we should always tell a trusted adult straight away so that they can help us to block or report the account.

Some people go online so that they can ask for other people's personal information like their name, age, or where they live.

Our personal information is extremely private and should not be shared with anyone online.

If anyone asks for our personal information online, we should always tell a trusted adult straight away.

If someone online has our personal information, they could try to find out who we are and this could cause us harm.

They could also share our personal information with that we don't know, or even use our information to access our accounts or money.

Sam says, telling a trusted adult before we talk to anyone online helps to keep us safe.

Time for another check for understanding.

What are some harmful reasons for going online? A, to hurt people's feelings.

B, to talk to people we know offline.

Or C, to ask for personal information.

Pause the video to have a quick think and just press play when you're ready to move on.

The answers are A and C.

That brings us to the third and final task for today's lesson, Task C.

Explain to Andeep two risks of talking to the wrong person online.

Andeep says, I thought everyone online was kind.

I didn't realise people could be unkind, can you explain to me some of the risks of talking to the wrong person online? You can pause the video to do this task and when you're ready to see the answers, just press play.

How did you get on? Let's take a look at the answers together.

Two risks of talking to the wrong person online could be having your feelings hurt by someone behaving unkindly and accidentally giving out personal information.

Well done if you got that correct.

You've reached the end of today's lesson.

Before we finish, let's take a quick look at today's lesson summary.

Many people behave differently online than they do offline, often because they can be anonymous.

People we only know online, and not offline, are online strangers.

It is not possible to know someone's real identity online, so we should not trust or talk to online strangers.

We should think carefully about who we trust online and always speak to a trusted adult if an online stranger has messaged us online.

We should tell a trusted adult if anyone online has hurt our feelings or asked for our personal information.

You've worked incredibly hard today.

Very well done.

I hope that you've learned lots of helpful things to help you know who to trust online.

If you need any support or further information, please make sure that you talk to your trusted adult.

Together with your trusted adult, you can also find more information at the following websites.

Childline, CEOP, and Internet Matters.