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Communicating online safely

I can explain how to stay safe if I communicate online.

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Communicating online safely

I can explain how to stay safe if I communicate online.

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Key learning points

  1. Most children are not on social media, but may send messages to one another on other platforms.
  2. Social media platforms often have age restrictions.
  3. Some information is too personal to share online.
  4. We should make decisions carefully if we are thinking of sharing something online.

Keywords

  • Communicate - to talk to someone using text, words, images or videos

  • Social media - websites and apps used to share words and images with other people

  • Information - words and numbers that mean something

  • Personal - something about us that is sensitive and private

Common misconception

Most children are on social media.

Most children are not on social media. People have to be above the age of 13 to open an account with most social media platforms.

When discussing rules around communicating online, encourage pupils to think about what they should do online as well as what they shouldn't.
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Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
  • Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
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Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:risk,something that could be dangerous
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something that could be dangerous

Correct Answer:friend request,being asked to be someone's friend online
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being asked to be someone's friend online

Correct Answer:personal information,facts and information about ourselves that is sensitive and private
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facts and information about ourselves that is sensitive and private

Q2.
What is an online stranger?
someone we meet offline
someone online who we also know offline
Correct answer: someone we do not know offline
Q3.
If we receive a friend request from someone we don't know, we should always tell a trusted .
Correct Answer: adult
Q4.
Which are examples of information that could be safe to share online?
full name
Correct answer: favourite colour
Correct answer: picture of a pet
school you go to
where you live
Q5.
Which of these statements are true?
Correct answer: We cannot trust someone we only know online.
It is safe to make friends with people online.
Correct answer: Everyone has the right to feel safe online.
It is unkind to not share information online.
Q6.
Someone online could trick us by making us feel for not sharing information with them.
Correct Answer: guilty, bad, mean, sad, upset

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with the correct definition.
Correct Answer:communicate,to talk to someone using text, words, images or videos
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to talk to someone using text, words, images or videos

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.
What is social media?
a network connecting digital devices across the world
being asked to be someone's friend online
Correct answer: websites and apps used to share words and images with other people
a word or picture that takes you to a new place if you click or tap it
Q3.
Which of these statements are true?
Most children are on social media.
Correct answer: Some information is too personal to share online.
Correct answer: Some children might communicate with their friends online.
It is safe to share any information about ourselves online.
Q4.
The minimum age to use most social media platforms is years old.
Correct Answer: 13, thirteen, 13+, thirteen+, 13 plus
Q5.
Which are some rules for communicating safely online?
Correct answer: We should make decisions carefully if we want to share something online.
It is better to be unkind to someone online rather than offline.
Correct answer: We should always tell a trusted adult if we are worried about something online.
If someone asks for personal information, we should always say yes.
Q6.
True or false? Some children will message each other on platforms that aren't social media.
Correct Answer: True, T, Yes, Correct