TITLE: DIGITALLY SAFE & SOUND

SUMMARY OF LESSON IDEA: The main aim of this activity is to make students think about the negative consequences that certain online behaviour may have on their lives and consider some of the factors that may lead teenagers behave that way and how to address them.Students will create a visual poster that will be published and displayed on the side-bar of their class blog to remind them of how to stay safe and behave properly online.

SHORT CLASS PROFILE: This activity is aimed at 4th ESO, 15-16 year olds. Their English level is B1/B2 although there are a few whose English level is just above A2.

TIMETABLE FIT:This activity will take up two class sessions.

DATE OF SCHEDULED LESSON :This kind of activity should be scheduled during the first term of the school year of 4th ESO.

MAIN LANGUAGE OUTCOMES (SKILLS):Listening; listen to understand the message of the videos shown.

Use of English: use modals to give advice: should, ought to, should have + past participle.

Speaking: agreeing and disagreeing.

Writing: create a decalogue that will help them to stay safe and behave properly online.

SUBSIDIARY OUTCOMES:Critical thinking

Peer collaboration

ICT RELATED AIMS:Use a photograph editing tool to add text bubbles.

Publish the poster picture to their class blog.

SITES / TECHNOLOGY:Videos from Generation Safe and Common Sense Media:

Privacy and Reputation online: Students

Ally's Story-Second Thoughts on Sexting

Photo editor:

Phrase.it

OTHER RESOURCES / MATERIALS:

Worksheet to accompany listening.

DETAILED PROCEDURE OF LESSON STAGES

StagenProcedure FocusTimeAim

1.T. tells Ss about the videos they are about to view and the activities that follow.

5'Introduce activity.

2.1Listening: Ss view the 1st video twice and work out the Qs on workseet part 1Individual work

20'Listening skills.

2.2Listening: Ss view the 2nd video twice and work out the Qs on worksheet part 2Individual work

15'Listening skills.

2.3T makes sure Ss have understood the message in the videos by asking them about the issues brought up and going through the Qs in the worksheet.Big-group work

15'Speaking.

3.T introduces the follow-up activity: 'Digitally Safe & Sound' poster. T informs Ss will have to work in groups of 4-5 and decide on a series of tips to follow when being online to avoid negative consequences and create a personal brand they will be proud of in the future.Ss make groups

5'-10'Introduce follow-up activity.

3.1Ss work in groups agreeing on a set of rules to prevent them from getting into trouble when online. Ss are asked to use agreeing and disagreein language.Group work30'Speaking &writing

3.2Ss make a digital poster.Take a group photo

Use Phrase.it to add a text bubble for each rule or principle.

Group work20'ICT skills

3.3Teacher adds picture with bubbles to class blog side-bar

WORKSHEET: DIGITALLY SAFE & SOUND

PART 1: Watch the first video and answer the following questions:

Who is the story about?, What does he look like?, What is he like?

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What was his dream?

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What happened at one point?, What went wrong?, What were the consequences?

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Why do you think that happened to him?, What should or shouldn't have he done?

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Does this kind of problem happen very often?, Do you know anyone who has a similar problem?

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What does 'digital brand' mean?, Have you ever checked yours?

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PART 2: Watch the second video and answer the following questions?

Who is the story about?, Is she a 'good' girl?

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How did she feel after breaking up with her boyfriend?

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What did her ex-boyfriend ask her to do?, Why did she do that?

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How do you call that in English?

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What were the consequences?, How did she feel?

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Why did she decide to tell her story?, Did it teach you anything important?

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What do you think about her now?

EXAMPLE OF FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY.

After discussing about digital safety and privacy students organize their ideas into bubbles and make a poster that looks very similar to the one below. In the example shown, students considered online and class behaviour. The activity I suggest is not the same but the final product would look very much like that.Then, we publish the picture and display it on the side-bar of our class blog as a reminder of the agreed rules.