Module 1: An Introduction to Online Safety
1.1 The challenges faced by young people when they are online
Karl Hopwood, Insafe Helpline Coordinator, explains some of the main challenges facing children and young people. Images have an important role.
These are the main points
1.2 The challenges faced by teachers
1.3 Where to find resources and support
Resources for teachers
Resources section of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) portal
- Crossing the Line - PSHE Toolkit
- Internet and early sexualisation
- Guide for Cyberbullying
- Short informative film "It isn’t funny, it HURTS!"
Safe Internet Activity
This is a Safe Internet Activity I did with my students
1.4 A whole-school approach to online safety
Good practice is often divided into four key areas:
- Policy
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Standards
It is important that schools create a culture where young people feel that they can share their concerns about things that have happened online.
1.5. Campaign for a safer and better internet!
Module 2: Media Literacy
2.2 Fake news
2.4. Copyright, plagiarism, piracy
2.5 Towards a participatory culture?
School systems need to include what young people informally do online and love sharing: this will increase media literacy and civic engagement
Module 3: Cyberbullying
3.1 Different types of (cyber-) bullying
3.2 How does the internet change bullying?
3.4 How to set up an effective peer-support scheme?
Tons of ideas about setting up an effective peer-support scheme
3.5 My well-being and yours online
For teenagers (but not only!!!): campain for raising awareness ‘Watch Your Space’
Module 4: Online Relationships and Sexting
4.1 Online identity
Teenagers are overwelmed by the pressure which come from unrealistic model: this video is a good starting point in order to think about the difference between media and real life
REAL OR PHOTOSHOP GAME: another good way to introduce the theme of media manipulation
4.2 The net effect and online reputation
Danah Boyd describes the net effect saying that where being online changed the way people behaved
4.3 Sexting
LOCKERS, a programme with animations and lessonplans, can help preventig sexting. Peer education is highly valued.
4.4 Sextortion
Module 5: Hate Speech and Radicalisation
5.2 What is online radicalisation?
5.3 Education approaches to promote critical thinking, tolerance and mutual respect
5.4 Counterspeech and other forms of campaigning
Responses or content that is created to counter a range of extremisms and hate speech online: COUNTER SPEECH is an example
5.5. The role of industry
5.6. Criminal law and law enforcement
Credits:
Created with images by l'interdit - "Kids surfing on-line" • FunRepublic - "Cinema online" • Cristóbal Cobo Romaní - "digital natives" • adactio - "Big Data is watching you" • DavidWees - "Copyright symbol - white background" • K-ScreenShots - "Hate Background" • PublicDomainPictures - "punch fist hand strength isolated human fight"