Digital Citizen

Karen Foster(karen.foster@yeovil.ac.uk)

&

Tom Kelly(tom.kelly@yeovil.ac.uk )

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• Information sessions on Cyber bullying

• Targeted Health and Social Care students as a trial

• Levels 1 and 2

• Age ranges 14 – 19

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• Resources used:“Lets fight it together” film from

http://www.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullFilm.aspx (Childnet International)

Film illustrates:– Cyberbullying through texting, phone calls,

websites.– How it affects those involved– The seriousness of the issue – police involvement

•Very attentive and interested•Some had personal experiences which they shared with group

•All were familiar with the technology – central part of their lives

•We did have to stop the video early -as aimed a school children

•After the video we asked students to think about:–What is cyber-bullying–what technology is used–The dos and don’ts–How to protect themselves

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• Resources used:Interactive computer exercise: “Are you a responsible digital citizen” from http://www.digizen.org/cyberbullying/film.aspx#interactive

User makes decisions about what they would do about cyber-bullying scenarios in a school situation.

Students achieved a variety of scores – with only a few high scores.

Website includes:• Teacher guide• Lesson plan• Interviews with the characters

• ‘Laugh at it, your part of it’ -video

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Feedback:How useful did you find the session

Quite Useful

Very Useful

Very Useful

Quite Useful

Not really useful

Not useful at all

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Feedback:Did you understand the information you were

told?

Yes, most of it

Some of it

Yes, all of it

Yes, all of it

Yes, most of it

Some of it

No, none of it

Digital CitizenFeedback:Would you be able to identify the signs of cyber-bullying?

Maybe

Yes, probably

Yes, definitely

Yes, definitely

Yes, probably

Maybe

No, not at all

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Feedback:

• Very informative• I already knew some stuff we discussed• Somethings I already knew• Was Helpful• I knew it all before• I knew most before• Very understanding• Was short but not too short. Was interesting• It refreshed my mind of what I already knew• It makes me safe and cozy

What next?

Develop a 30minute tutorial slot for large group inductions

With:• Interactive handset quiz on Internet / ID

fraud• Facts and figures on Internet grooming• Video on cyber-bullying

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