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BLM 43 iMPROMPtu tALk tOPiCSSTORY STARTERS/IMPROMPTU TALK TOPICS

When I was little… The place I most want to visit is…

My favourite memory is… My favourite game is… and the rules are…

If I could fly… The best invention is…

When I grow up… Last year…

A story I know goes like this… Next year…

When I went to the movies… When it is hot I…

One day when we went driving… Friendship is…

I can make a… A disagree with…

At the shops… In the outback…

I love to visit… Down deep in the ocean…

If I had lots of money… My favourite character…

At lunch time I like to… If I could be any character…

Another house I’ve been to… If I could be a toy I would…

The way a… works is like this… If I was invisible…

My friends and I… I like being a child because…

On the weekend… My grandparents…

On my holiday… I feel sad when…

If I were an astronaut… I would like to learn to…

If I were Prime Minister… I have never…

I want to go to… I had a dream about…

I know how to… I feel scared when…

…is my favourite person because… If I had a robot…

My favourite famous person is…because Machines are good/bad because…

I wish I had a… The best book that I have read…

I love… My family…

Organising Ideas/Theme

Year level

51

Music English

Study of Society & Environment Resources Science

Health and Physical Education ICT

Outcomes

Mathematics Art/Technology

ThemaTic Planner – Term 1

Ter

m 1

INSAFE

Identity • always remember to maintain a positive online identity

and protect your personal information • make sure you have a good online reputation

New opportunities • the online world is full of them, communication,

learning, collaboration, the possibilities are endless• remember to embrace them but think critically

Safe • online personal safety is just as important as

offline safety• always remember to “think before you post” and speak

to a trusted friend if something is bothering you

Advice • advice is available from many places and if

something goes wrong online you can get help • it’s always best to talk to someone if you have any concerns • the Insafe helplines are a good place to start http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/helplines

Fraud • be wary of emails promising something that sounds

too good to be true and take care not to respond to spam or phishing messages

• protect your personal information

e-learning • the internet offers so many possibilities, not only for

entertainment and communication, but also for learning and education

• check it out, don't waste these great opportunities for life-long learning

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Safer Internet Day 2012 –

Lesson plan:

SID video spot: discussion and extension activities

Access the SID 2012 video spot at:

www.saferinternetday.org/sidkit2012

Each year, as part of the Safer

Internet Day (SID) campaign, we produce a short video spot to raise

awareness of the theme in a fun and amusing way.

This year’s video shows how new technologies can help to connect

generations, encouraging users both young and old to join together in creating positive online

experiences, to share knowledge and wisdom, but also to support

each other when things might be risky or, indeed, go wrong.

This document provides a brief lesson plan, and suggested extension activities, for using the SID 2012 video as a prompt for discussion. It is differentiated into

two age groups: pupils up to the age of 13, and those over 13. The suggested time allowed for each is 45 minutes but this can easily be adapted depending on the amount of time allocated for discussion and debate.

These activities could also be used as a starting point for entering the Safer

Internet Day poster and video competition – find out more at www.saferinternetday.org/SIDcompetitions.

Background information The internet mirrors real life, and for children and young people there is little or

no distinction between the online and offline worlds. On Safer Internet Day there is a real opportunity to encourage dialogue between children and their parents/grandparents/family and pupils and teachers and the video and

accompanying notes for guidance seek to provide ways to stimulate debate and discussion.

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Pupils up to the age of 13

Learning objectives

• To establish a basis for dialogue between children and their parents and pupils and their teachers.

• To encourage children and young people to ask for help if there is something that concerns them when they are online.

• To improve children and young peoples’ understanding of how to stay safe online.

Activity Have an open discussion with pupils and begin by encouraging them to

say what they think is good about the internet. Pupils up to the age of 11

Ask them to speak to a talk partner (or the person sitting next to them): hopefully they will respond with things like watching videos,

playing games, research, downloading music, buying and selling things etc. Give them plenty of opportunities to talk about all of the positives.

Ask whether there are things which are not quite so good about the internet. Emphasise that the internet mirrors real life and as such there

is good and bad. It is important to point out to them that the internet is not bad, it is the way that it is used by individuals that is either good or bad.

What should they do if something upsets or bothers them when they

are online? For pupils of this age, the important message has to be that they should talk to a trusted adult.

Giving pupils the opportunity to talk about some of the positive and negative issues around the internet should open up plenty of discussion

and debate. Some sensitivity is needed with younger pupils around the use of social networking sites such as Facebook where pupils should be

13 or older. It is widely known that there are many younger children using these sites, but the school should consider how they will approach these issues should they arise.

Pupils aged between 11 and 13

As above, but rather than use talk partners, ask the pupils to work in small groups and nominate one person to provide feedback on what was discussed. Also ask pupils to suggest ways to guard against some

of the negative issues that they came up with.

Using the SID video spot Following the discussions, tell pupils you are going to show them a short video and then ask them some questions after they have watched

it.

Play the video and ask the pupils what they think the message is that the video is trying to convey. Explain that we all have things to learn about the internet and how to stay safe on there.

• What do the pupils think are the most important messages?

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• How can they help their parents, grandparents and other family

members to stay safe? • Do they think that there are things they can learn from these

people?

With each age group of pupils ask them to come up with three key messages for staying safe online.

Possible extension activity Design a poster or screensaver to remind others about how to stay safe

online – using the three key messages.

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Safer Internet Day 2012 –

Lesson plan:

Connecting generations

Lesson title: Connecting generations

School subject: Cross-curricular (English and ICT)

Allocated time: 90 minutes

Pupils’ age: 8 - 14

Description of the issue: Internet safety permeates all aspects of online activity and is an entitlement for all children and young people. Research has

demonstrated that the most effective online safety measures include parents, teachers and young people all working together. The theme for Safer Internet Day 2012, ‘Connecting Generations’ where we encourage users young and old to

‘discover the digital world together...safely!’, provides an ideal opportunity to engage parents, carers and other family members with online safety issues.

Pedagogical objective for teachers:

• To enhance pupils’ understanding of the importance of safety and security

on the internet. • To provide opportunities for pupils to work with their parents and wider

family members on online safety issues. Pedagogical objectives for pupils:

• To explain the importance of online safety. • To identify strategies for staying safe online.

• To talk to their parents and carers about how they use the internet and mobile devices using a leaflet or brochure to support.

Skills developed: Integrated language, design and ICT skills.

Assumed knowledge: • Pupils are familiar with the basics of PowerPoint or a similar application

and have a good command of English.

• Teachers will need to have some understanding of the key online safety issues that would need to be communicated with parents or other

children. Equipment needed: Computers with an internet connection and a video

projector, cardboard, pens, pencils, existing online safety resources for children and parents.

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Stages and activities

Time

Introduction

• Greetings.

• Explain that today the pupils will be starting work on producing a leaflet/presentation to teach their

parents about internet safety.

3 m

inutes

Initial discussion and explanation of task

• Start a discussion about the internet – some of the following questions could be useful as starters:

1. Who uses the internet?

2. What do you do on the internet? W

hat is good about it?

Spend some time allowing the pupils to talk about what they do online or with their m

obile phone: they

should be keen to talk about this, but questions about online games, social networking or favourite

websites are always good prompts.

• If no one has m

entioned any of the potential risks of going online, introduce this concept. It is important

to emphasise that the risks that can be associated with the internet are also associated with the offline

world. For example, bullying is something that has always existed, but now schools have to deal with

online bullying – the issues are the same.

• Ask the pupils how their parents use technology? Are they confident? Do they know a lot about the

internet and computing? (Research from EU Kids Online found that 53 per cent of parents felt that they

should do m

ore about online safety and 15 per cent of children who would like their parents to take

more interest in what they are doing online.)

• Explain that the pupils are going to be working in small groups (4) to design a short leaflet/presentation

to help their parents to understand m

ore about online safety. Tell them that the leaflet/presentation has

to incorporate the following:

1. It m

ust be attractive and engaging for the reader/audience (a presentation will need to have an

accompanying script or notes for the presenter).

2. It has to give a balanced view of online safety, the risks and the benefits.

3. It has to include some top tips for parents.

10 m

inutes

5 m

inutes

5 m

inutes

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4. It has to provide references to other websites and resources that parents would find useful.

Suggest that they m

ight like to divide the tasks up (these could include research, design, editing).

Tell pupils that one of the leaflets/presentations will be published and distributed/shown to all parents as

part of the school’s Safer Internet Day celebrations.

• Ask the pupils if they have any questions.

Independent work

• Set the pupils off to work in their groups with a deadline of 20 m

inutes after which time they need to

have decided on the basic design of their leaflet/presentation and the key issues that they will focus on.

Provide them with some examples of existing resources for parents.

20 m

inutes

Mini-plenary

• Briefly discuss with the groups how they have m

anaged the tasks so far – were there any difficulties, do

any points need clarification?

• Share some of the outcomes from one or two groups.

5 m

inutes

Independent work - producing the leaflet/presentation

• It m

ay not be possible for the pupils to finish the leaflet/presentation during this session but set out

expectations for a m

inimum that needs to be done.

30 m

inutes

Evaluation

• Ask pupils to present their work to the class and ask the class to provide comments on what has been

produced.

• Ask pupils to decide how they will modify or adapt their work in order to gain the m

ost impact.

10 m

inutes

Please note: this lesson plan was originally published as part of Insafe’s 2011 Back to School campaign [www.saferinternet.org/back2school].