- Year 4
Knowing who to trust online
I can describe different ways to help decide who to trust online.
- Year 4
Knowing who to trust online
I can describe different ways to help decide who to trust online.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Many people behave differently online than they do in real life.
- People we do not know offline are online strangers.
- It is not possible to know who someone really is online.
- Choosing who to trust online is an important decision.
Keywords
Behave - the things that someone does and says
Anonymous - unknown, with a hidden identity
Identity - who someone is
Online stranger - someone we do not know offline
Common misconception
People are always kind online.
People can sometimes do nasty things online that they would never do or say in the offline world.
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Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words with the definition.
to talk to someone using text, words, images or videos
websites and apps used to share words and images with other people
words and numbers that mean something
Q2.Which of these are examples of personal information?
Q3.We should tell a trusted if someone online asks for our personal information.
Q4.Which of these statements are false?
Q5.If something doesn’t feel right online, we should tell a trusted adult so that they can help us to block and it.
Q6.What is manipulation?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the definition.
the things that someone does and says
who someone is
someone we do not know offline
Q2.Many people behave online to how they do in real life.
Q3.Which statements are false?
Q4.If we talk to the wrong person online, they could ...
Q5.Match the person online with whether they could be trusted or not.
trust
not trust
not trust
trust
not trust