Deciding who to trust online
I can describe what content can be found online and explain if influencers are trustworthy.
Deciding who to trust online
I can describe what content can be found online and explain if influencers are trustworthy.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- People online are strangers unless we know and trust them offline.
- It is not easy to tell who someone really is online.
- Influencers and content creators online have motivations.
- Content is normally generated to make people popular, rich or famous.
Keywords
Content - posts, videos, reels and articles put online by a content creator
Content creator - someone who makes things to be posted online
Influencer - a person who is famous or trying to get famous online
Stranger - someone we do not know well or at all
Common misconception
Online influencers are trustworthy because we like them and enjoy their content.
Online influencers have their own motivations. These are normally around gaining popularity, money or fame. We need to be cautious of the opinions and ideas that these people have.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
16th January
cheese and tomato pasta
Oak National Academy
123 Pretend Road
Exit quiz
6 Questions
something that is posted online
someone who makes things to be posted online
a person who is famous or trying to get famous online
someone we do not know well or at all