9  Activities

Activity: Making a positive digital footprint

Part 1

It is as important to think about your safety online as it is in the real world. Watch the video, ‘Newsround – Caught in the Web’ and complete the questions below.

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Part 2

A good digital citizen should leave a positive digital footprint. Now that you have considered the characters in the video, think about three ways in which you have used the Internet in the past and what you could have done differently. Complete the table below.

What I did What I could have done differently
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Activity: Extended classroom activities

  1. Come up with a plan of how to remember your passwords or store them securely.
  2. Discuss in the class how much time you spend and what you do on the Internet. Are you missing out on real life?
  3. What dangers could you be in if you lie about your age online?

Activity: Drama for Internet safety

Take a look at the activity [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] provided by Childnet International about sexting. The pact includes a 25-minute play script and lesson plans to explore the consequences of creating and sending indecent images.

Act out the scenario with different children with different characteristics based on the role cards. Ask students to discuss why they did things in a certain way.

8  Online behaviour

10  Additional resources