4 Strangers online
- CEOP resources area, http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers/resources.aspx [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] , register to use the CEOP education resources and review the film ‘Matt thought he knew’ before using this resource with KS4 students.
- ID the creep, http://www.inc.com/ staff-blog/ 2007/ 03/ 28/ id_the_creep.html
- Consequences: Assembly for 11–16 year olds, http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=hK5OeGeudBM
Many students at KS4 will be familiar with the ‘stranger danger’ message. They might feel that they would never be fooled into meeting up with someone who could harm them. However, it does happen and it’s vital that students of all ages know not to meet up with anyone they’ve only met online – no matter how much they feel they really ‘know’ the person.
A key question for people using the web is who is a friend and who is a stranger. Choose one or more of these videos and describe in the forum how you would use them to improve your students’ understanding of who is a stranger.
Reflection
Would you use these games with your students?
Could you incorporate them into your curriculum?
How do you decide that people you meet online are friends? Have you ever been wrong? Add your thoughts to the wiki.
3 Texting