3 Texting
- Give it a ponder: Catfight, http://www.youtube.com/GiveItaPonder#p/a/u/0/_CoAQkK8NCE [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
- Give it a ponder: Locker room, http://www.youtube.com/GiveItaPonder#p/a/u/1/x8H4CB6ok4E
- Give it a ponder: Angry, http://www.youtube.com/GiveItaPonder#p/a/u/2/_iPrHJPi07o
- Give it a ponder: Unicorn, http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9vZfdj8alhk
E-safety does not just relate to the internet. As more and more young people use their mobile phone to access social networking sites and send multiple texts, it’s really important to help young learners consider the seriousness of sending or forwarding messages impulsively or without due care and thought about how these messages may be viewed by the recipient.
There’s nothing happy about the phrase ‘happy slapping’. It is vital to teach young people that if they forward messages which are offensive or could be deemed to be harmful or malicious they could face prosecution for aiding and abetting.
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ news/ article-519314/ Net-firms-face-happy-slapping-prosecution.html
Do you always think before you act when you are sending text messages?
Watch the PHSE videos linked above and think about how you could add them to your lessons.
Reflection
Is texting something nasty worse than saying something to one’s face? Why? Can it ever be ‘just a joke?’
How would the person receiving it feel about the joke? Add your thoughts to the wiki.
These examples help students think about the importance of having empathy for others. The phrase ‘if you laugh at it you’re part of it’ can help students appreciate the responsibility they have for not being an accessory or assisting in inappropriate communication.
How could you develop this idea in a PSHE lesson for KS4 students?
2 Explicit photos and ‘sexting’