a network connecting digital devices across the world

Understanding who uses the internet

RSHE (PSHE)

This unit teaches about trusting people online, understanding internet users, responding to strangers, and communicating safely.

Our online lives: How do I decide who to trust online?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Immoral behaviour or minor criminal offences, e.g. shoplifting, graffiti.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

Depiction of scary, confusing or unsettling events or characters placed in danger, including creation of a scary atmosphere through the use of music and sound.

Match the word to the correct definition.

Billions of people around the world are online.

Thousands of people around the world are online.

Most people around the world do not use the internet.

Most people around the world use the internet.

People can use the internet anywhere in the world.

True or false? It is easy to find out who someone really is online.

What should we do if someone we don't know messages us online?

It is impossible to know who someone on the internet really is, unless we know them...

something about us that is sensitive and private

send or post words, sounds, images or videos online

talk to someone using text, words, images or video

Which of these are examples of trusted adults?

We should be friends only with people we know offline.

It is safe to share personal details online.

If we feel uncomfortable online, we should tell an adult we trust.

People act the same online as they do offline.

We can ask a trusted adult to report and {{}} people online who upset us. 

Smartphones, laptops and tablets are examples of digital ... 

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz