Hello, my name is Miss Willow, and I'm going to be your teacher for today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called "Recognising When to Report Harmful Online Content," and it fits into the unit, "Our Online Lives: How Do I Report and Find Support for Things I See Online?" During this lesson, we're going to be talking a little bit about discrimination, peer pressure, and bullying.

So for this lesson, we recommend that you have an adult with you for the duration of this lesson.

If at any point you do feel worried or uncomfortable, it's really important that you close the screen and that you go and speak to a trusted adult.

Okay, let's make a start.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to describe how to identify harmful or inappropriate online content, and explain when it is necessary to report it to protect yourself and others.

Before we get started with today's lesson, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable throughout today's lesson.

Laura says that, "We need to listen to others.

It's okay to disagree with each other, but we should listen properly before making assumptions or deciding how to respond.

When we disagree with someone else, it's important to challenge the statement that they've said, and not the person themselves." Andeep says that, "We should respect each other's privacy.

It's okay to discuss examples, but we shouldn't use any names or descriptions that could identify anyone including ourselves.

Instead, if we want to share a story or an experience, we can refer to someone as my friend.

This means that we're not giving away any identifying information, and we still get to share our story too." Izzy says that, "We can choose our level of participation.

It's important to remember that everyone has the right to choose not to answer a question or to join in with discussion.

We should never put anyone on the spot, as this can make someone feel uncomfortable." And finally, it's important to remember, as Jacob says that, "We shouldn't have any judgement.

We can explore our beliefs and any misunderstandings about a topic without fear of being judged." We are now going to have a look at the keywords for today's lesson.

These are gonna pop up quite a few times in today's lesson, so it's important that we know what each of these words mean.

First of all, we have inappropriate content.

This is online material that's offensive, harmful, or unsuitable for certain audiences.

Next, we have harmful content.

This is online material that may cause distress, fear, or encourage dangerous behaviour.

And finally, our last keyword is the word, report.

This means to inform a platform or trusted adult about harmful or inappropriate content.

As we go through today's lesson, keep an eye out for these keywords and when you spot them, see if you can remember what they mean.

Today's lesson is split into two learning cycles.

Our first learning cycle is called what types of online content are harmful? And our second learning cycle is called how do I know when to report something? Let's make a start on our first learning cycle.

What types of online content are harmful? Ms. Walsh says that, "We all spend time online watching videos, messaging friends, or using social media, but not everything that we see online is safe.

Sometimes we might see inappropriate content or harmful content." Jack asks a really good question, "What does harmful content and inappropriate content actually mean?" Maybe you are thinking this question too.

Ms. Walsh tells us that, "Harmful content and inappropriate content is anything online that might hurt someone either emotionally or physically.

It can include bullying, hate speech, or it might encourage dangerous behaviour." Examples of harmful content or inappropriate content, can include promoting violence or crime, racist or sexist comments, graphic violence, cyber bullying, this means bullying online, sexual or explicit material not suitable for your age.

And finally, fake news or dangerous misinformation.

All of these are examples of harmful content or inappropriate content.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you are doing with this learning cycle so far.

Which of these are examples of harmful content or inappropriate content? A, a funny cat video, B, a post encouraging unsafe stunts, C, a news article about healthy eating, or D, a comment using racist language.

Which of these are examples of harmful content or inappropriate content? You might want to talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that B and D are correct.

Some examples of harmful content or inappropriate content is a post encouraging unsafe stunts and a comment using racist language.

Well done if you got this correct.

Some examples of harmful content or inappropriate content, are a post encouraging unsafe stance, and a comment using racist language.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Jack says, "Sometimes I see really upsetting videos, but they aren't taken down." Ms. Walsh says, "That's why it's so important that we all know what to do when we see harmful content or inappropriate content online.

If no one reports it, it might stay online and spread causing further harm." What can we do if we encounter harmful content or inappropriate content online? We can report the content or the sender to the online platform for violating guidelines.

We can tell a trusted adult.

This could be a parent carer, a teacher at school, or another adult that we know offline that we trust to keep us safe.

We could also block the sender if someone has sent us something harmful or inappropriate.

If we feel confident and we know the sender personally, maybe they're a friend or a family member, we can tell them that we don't like these types of content and that they shouldn't share them.

Let's do another check for understanding.

This time, I'd like you to decide if this statement is true or false.

There is no point in reporting harmful content online.

What do you think? Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false, but why? You might have said that this is false because reporting harmful content online, helps stop its spread, protects others from harm, and creates a safer digital environment for everyone.

Well done if you said this or something similar, you are doing a great job so far.

It's time to move on to your first practise task, and you can put everything that you've learned in this learning cycle into practise.

Jack is in a group chat where everyone shares a violent meme about a real world tragedy.

Some people laugh, either stay silent.

Number one, I'd like you to discuss the following.

Why might this meme be considered harmful content or inappropriate content? What are the possible consequences of ignoring this kind of content? And what could Jack do in this situation to help keep the online space safe? I'd like you to write one paragraph explaining what action Jack should take, and why? Pause the video, and we'll go through some potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what you might have said.

Your discussion may have included the following ideas.

Why might this meme be considered harmful content or inappropriate content? You might have said that the meme makes fun of something serious that caused real harm.

It shows a lack of empathy, and it could upset people who were affected by the tragedy.

Sharing violent harmful content like this, can also make others unsafe, or think it's okay to joke about serious issues.

What are the possible consequences of ignoring this kind of content? You might have said that, "If no one speaks up or reports it, the meme might be shared more widely, encouraging more people to laugh at violence.

It could also make people who are upset by it feel like their feelings don't matter.

Ignoring it allows harmful online culture to continue." What could Jack do in this situation to help keep the online space safe? "Jack could report the meme to the platform for violating guidelines.

He could also send a private message to the person in the group who shared it saying that he's uncomfortable with this content.

If he feels confident, he might speak up in the group chat to say that it's not okay.

He could also tell a trusted adult about what he has seen." For your paragraph, explaining what action Jack should take and why, your answer might have included something like this.

"Jack should report the meme to the platform and speak to a trusted adult about what's happened.

Sharing violent content about real life tragedies is harmful and it can upset others.

By reporting it, Jack helps stop this kind of content from spreading, and shows that it's not acceptable to make jokes about serious events.

Speaking up also helps others feel braver about reporting harmful content online." Well done if you said this or something similar.

It's now time to move on to our second learning cycle.

Well done for your hard work so far.

By the end of this learning cycle, you'll be able to answer the question, how do I know when to report something? Ms. Walsh says, "Sometimes it can be hard to know when to report something.

Not every mean comment needs reporting, but some things definitely do." Sophia says, "What if I'm not sure?" Maybe lots of you are thinking the same thing too.

Ms. Walsh says that, "If something online makes you or someone else feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or scared, trust your instincts and report it." You can ask yourself, is it making someone feel scared or unsafe? Does it encourage dangerous behaviour? Would you want a trusted adult to see you looking at this content? Would you want a young child to see this content, maybe someone in primary school? If the answer is yes to any of these, this suggests that it's time to report what you've seen.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing with this learning cycle.

Out of these situations, can you decide which should be reported? A, a user calls another person unkind names based on their religion, B, a friend shares a pop music playlist on a social media app, C, a person sends a threatening message via a messaging app, or D, a person posts a video doing something dangerous and encourages others to do the same.

Which of these situations should be reported? Pause the video, talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that A, C and D are correct.

The situations which should be reported, would be a user calling another person unkind names based on their religion, a person sending a threatening message via a messaging app, and a person posting a video doing something dangerous and encouraging others to do the same.

These are all examples of inappropriate or harmful content which should be reported if we see them.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Sophia asks a really good question, "What if an inappropriate comment or video online is meant as a joke?" Ms. Walsh says that, "Jokes can still be harmful, and this is really important to remember.

If someone is being hurt by it or it spreads hate or fear, it needs reporting.

This helps to keep everyone safe." If we don't report harmful content, it can keep hurting others.

Sophia says, "But isn't reporting, just another word for snitching?" Ms. Walsh says, "No, reporting is a form of helping others.

If someone was being bullied in school, we'd want to help them by being active bystanders.

It's the same online." Reporting can help to protect yourself from seeing harmful content or inappropriate content again.

It can protect others who might be targeted next or might come across the distressing content next.

It helps the platform remove dangerous or age inappropriate content, and it can create a safer, kinder online community, and this is really important for keeping everyone safe and happy online.

Remember, if you aren't sure how to report harmful content or comments online, you can always ask a trusted adult to help you.

Even if you do know how to report things online, you should still talk to your trusted adult about what you've seen as they can help you to process this.

Seeing inappropriate or harmful content online, can be really upsetting, so it's important to seek support.

Sophia says, "I saw a post spreading lies about a specific group of people.

I wasn't sure what to do." Ms. Walsh says, "That kind of post can cause real harm in the offline world as it's a form of discrimination.

Reporting this type of content, can stop the harm from spreading." Let's do another check for understanding to see how you're doing.

I'd like you to decide, is this statement true or false? Reporting harmful content can help stop bullying and discrimination spreading into the offline world.

Pause the video.

Do you think this is true or false? Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is true.

It's really important to report harmful content when we see it because it can help stop bullying and discrimination in the offline world as well.

Well done if you said the same thing.

For this practise task, I'd like you to read the following scenario and answer the questions.

"Faith is 12 and doesn't have her own social media account, but one afternoon, she's watching videos on her older brother's tablet while he's out of the room.

She notices a video where someone is being bullied in the comments.

People are posting mean messages about the way the person looks.

Faith feels uncomfortable, and she isn't sure what to do." Question number one, explain in one paragraph why it's important that Faith reports what she saw, even though it wasn't on her own device or account.

And number two, explain in one paragraph what Faith should do if she doesn't know how to report the comments to the social media platform.

This is your last practise task.

You're doing a fantastic job, so keep us up, and we'll go through the answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what you might have said.

For question number one, your answer might have included the following ideas.

This is why it's important that Faith reports what she saw even though it wasn't on her own device or account.

"Faith should report what she saw because the comments were unkind and they could really upset the person that they were aimed at.

Even though she wasn't using her own account, what she saw was still wrong, and it's an example of harmful content.

Ignoring the unkind comments, might mean the bullying continues or gets worse, but reporting them could help make sure that the situation is dealt with properly." For the second part of this task, explain in one paragraph what Faith should do if she doesn't know how to report the comments to the social media platform.

You might have said that, "Faith should tell a trusted adult about what she saw as they can help show her how to report the comments to the social media platform, or they could do this for her.

This way, the harmful content is still reported, and the victim of the bullying is still helped by Faith being an active bystander." Well done if you said this or something similar.

We are now going to summarise the key learning from today's lesson.

You've done a brilliant job, well done.

In today's lesson, we've learned that harmful and inappropriate content can include bullying, hate speech, or anything that encourages dangerous actions.

We have learned that we should trust our instincts.

If content or comments online feel wrong or they make us uncomfortable, this means that they probably are, and it's safer to report them than not.

Reporting harmful content and inappropriate content helps to keep us and others safe online.

We can report harmful content directly to the online platform that we've seen on, or we can ask our trusted adults for help in reporting it.

If we see any harmful or inappropriate content online, it's important to tell a trusted adult so that they can support us.

In today's lesson, you might have found you've got some worries or some questions, and if you do, it's really important you seek help from a trusted adult.

There's also some resources on the screen that are there to help you too.

Well done for your fantastic hard work in today's lesson.

You've done a brilliant job, and I hope to see you in another lesson soon.