How to be responsible online
I can explain how best to be safe and responsible online.
How to be responsible online
I can explain how best to be safe and responsible online.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Finding the right balance of activities is important online and offline.
- It is important to choose carefully what we play and view online.
- Keeping personal information secure is important to keep ourselves safe.
- Influencers create content that is designed to get them likes and followers.
Keywords
Wellbeing - how healthy we feel in our mind and body
Information - facts about something or someone
Influencer - a person who is famous or trying to get famous online
Content - posts, videos, reels and articles put online by a content creator
Common misconception
Devices can help people to feel connected to others.
Although devices can enable people to connect, there is a risk of feeling isolated or lonely if we don't get a healthy balance or use devices responsibly. It is important to remember to connect with people offline too.
To help you plan your year 3 rshe (pshe) lesson on: How to be responsible online, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 3 rshe (pshe) lesson on: How to be responsible online, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 rshe (pshe) lessons from the Media influence: How do I keep myself safe online? unit, dive into the full secondary rshe (pshe) curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Licence
Starter quiz
6 Questions
Alex wants to draw a car and needs a picture to copy
Izzy and her trusted adult want to watch how to bake a cake
Jacob wants to play online with his cousin
Sam wants to say hello to her older sister
Exit quiz
6 Questions
coming off a device when a time limit pops up.
never playing with devices alone in our bedroom.
could 'switch off' our brains and makes us feel lonely.