Careful sharing online
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe how to carefully share online.
Key learning points
- Sharing things online is easy.
- Some things are private and should not be shared online.
- Sharing something on the internet means that strangers might be able to see it.
- Photos and videos of us are private and should be shared only with our family.
- If we share something by accident we should tell an adult we trust.
Keywords
Digital device - a smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer or smartwatch
Online - using the internet
Share - in this context, to share means to post or send something online
Stranger - someone we do not know and do not trust
Accident - something done by mistake
Common misconception
Children clearly understand whether they are sharing something online or not.
At a young age, it is easy for young people to share images and videos by accident. Their understanding of the complexity and vastness of the internet will be limited.
Teacher tip
Find an article or social media post from someone who lives in a different country. Discuss how easily an image or text can be shared around the world.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the correct definition.
using the internet
someone we know offline who makes us feel safe and can help us
thinking about something bad or upsetting
Q2.People go online for reasons.
Q3.What can we do online?
Q4.What should we do if we see something that worries us online?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which things can be shared online?
Q2.What is a stranger?
Q3. can see what we post online.
Q4.Only trusted can decide what children share online.
Q5.What should you do if you share something online by accident?
Q6.Should children share photos and videos of themselves online?
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