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Our favourite things online

I can describe enjoyable things to do online and explain how to keep personal information safe.

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Our favourite things online

I can describe enjoyable things to do online and explain how to keep personal information safe.

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Key learning points

  1. Being online can be both very fun and very risky.
  2. We can put the things we enjoy in different categories.
  3. Sometimes we have to pay to do things online.
  4. Sometimes activities are free online but we have to enter our personal information.

Keywords

  • Online - using the internet

  • Personal - something about us that is sensitive and private

  • Information - words and numbers that mean something

Common misconception

If we don't pay for something then there is no cost.

We often pay with our information instead of with money. Companies can collect our data and pass it on to other people for large amounts of money.


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Stay open-minded about the children's online activities. Avoid appearing judgmental or concerned, unless there is a safeguarding risk.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Who are examples of a trusted adult?
Correct answer: teacher
friend at school
Correct answer: parent/carer
online strangers
Q2.
Which of these statements are true?
Correct answer: Some people do not enjoy going online and that is fine.
It is okay to be unkind online.
Correct answer: We should only talk to people online who we know offline as well.
Everything online is true.
Q3.
Match the words to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:online stranger,someone we do not know offline
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someone we do not know offline

Correct Answer:share,to send or post words, sounds, images or videos online
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to send or post words, sounds, images or videos online

Correct Answer:communicate,to talk to someone using text, words, images or video
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to talk to someone using text, words, images or video

Correct Answer:internet,a network connecting digital devices across the world
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a network connecting digital devices across the world

Q4.
If people are unkind online, we should stop talking to them, take a and tell a trusted adult.
Correct Answer: screenshot
Q5.
What is the world wide web?
a network connecting digital devices across the world
a device that uses the internet
Correct answer: the websites on the internet
the box where you type in something you want to find online
Q6.
We can type things into a on a digital device to find information online.
Correct Answer: search bar, search bars, searchbars, searchbar

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:online,using the internet
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using the internet

Correct Answer:personal,something about us that is sensitive and private
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something about us that is sensitive and private

Correct Answer:information ,words and numbers that mean something
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words and numbers that mean something

Q2.
Which of these statements are true?
Correct answer: Being online can be both very fun and very risky.
Everything online is free.
Correct answer: Lots of people enjoy going online.
Everything that is fun online is always safe.
Q3.
Match the online activity to the correct category.
Correct Answer:using a colouring app,playing and creating
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playing and creating

Correct Answer:clicking on a video,watching and listening
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watching and listening

Correct Answer:using a website to help with homework,learning
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learning

Correct Answer:sending a message,connecting
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connecting

Q4.
Sometimes we don't have to pay money online, but we do have to pay by giving our personal ...
Correct Answer: information, data , details, info
Q5.
Which of these statements are false?
Companies can collect our online data and sell it.
Correct answer: If we don't pay for something online, then there is no cost.
Correct answer: If something says it is free online, it always is.
Trusted adults can help us check for hidden costs online.