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Online relationships

I can describe how online communications can impact relationships and how to communicate safely online.

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Online relationships

I can describe how online communications can impact relationships and how to communicate safely online.

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Key learning points

  1. Relationships happen both online and offline.
  2. The way we communicate online can be different to offline.
  3. We can be overwhelmed by social media and online communication.
  4. We need to be careful when we communicate with new people online.
  5. Some people use manipulation tactics online.

Keywords

  • Overwhelming - the feeling of not being able to cope with the amount of activity or information a person is exposed to

  • Manipulation - influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something

  • Hacking - to gain unauthorised access to data in a system or computer

Common misconception

If an online profile has a photograph, or if a link is sent from a friend's email, then the information is trustworthy.

Catfishing is when people use other people's images to create a fake profile. Email accounts can also be hacked without people realising. Therefore, we can't always trust information online just because it comes from a friend.


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Making reference to popular or current social media platforms can help provide a more realistic context for these conversations.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Misinformation is ...
information that is missing.
Correct answer: false or inaccurate information; not intended to deceive.
information purposefully intended to deceive.
Q2.
The Internet is a global that connects billions of computers and other digital devices.
Correct Answer: network
Q3.
Match the features of being safe online to their descriptions.
Correct Answer:block,this prevents certain people from contacting you
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this prevents certain people from contacting you

Correct Answer:hide,this stops certain accounts from appearing on your feed
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this stops certain accounts from appearing on your feed

Correct Answer:report,do this to complain about offensive or abusive content
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do this to complain about offensive or abusive content

Correct Answer:safe search,turning this on means you won’t be targeted with inappropriate content
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turning this on means you won’t be targeted with inappropriate content

Q4.
Technological devices can include ...
Correct answer: smartphones
Correct answer: tablets
Correct answer: laptops
magazines
books
Q5.
Not all advice on social media can be because some people will show bias.
Correct Answer: trusted, relied on, seen as trustworthy, seen as reliable, true
Q6.
A sign that a post about advertising a product is unreliable might be that ...
Correct answer: it is a paid promotion.
Correct answer: it comes from a celebrity.
it is from an expert.

6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? Anyone can be a victim of fraud online.
Correct Answer: True, Correct, Yes, T
Q2.
Which of the following options should you take if you are sent an email from an unknown address asking you to click on a link?
Correct answer: block the sender
click on the link
Correct answer: delete the email
Correct answer: tell a trusted adult
Correct answer: report the link
Q3.
Extortion is when someone ...
Correct answer: threatens to share private information, images or videos of someone.
uses a fake profile in order to manipulate someone.
lavishes someone with attention in order to manipulate them.
Q4.
True or False? The police can't do anything to help if you are scammed online.
Correct Answer: False, F, Incorrect, No, Not true
Q5.
Which of the following statements are correct?
You can trust an online profile if it has a photograph.
You can trust a link which is sent from a friend's email.
Correct answer: You can't trust everyone online.
Correct answer: Some people create false profiles online.
Q6.
Match the word to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:overwhelming,the feeling of not being able to cope with the amount of activity
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the feeling of not being able to cope with the amount of activity

Correct Answer:manipulation,influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something
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influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something

Correct Answer:hacking,to gain unauthorised access to data in a system or computer
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to gain unauthorised access to data in a system or computer