Basic digital citizenship
Understand basic digital citizenship — being kind online, protecting personal information, recognising that people behind screens are real people with real feelings, and knowing what to do if something online makes them uncomfortable
What a learner can do afterwards
- State at least three rules for staying safe and being kind online
- Explain why hurtful messages online are just as harmful as saying them in person
- Describe what they should do if someone online makes them feel uncomfortable or asks for personal information
1 · Read
When you play games or chat online, there is a real person on the other side of the screen. That person has real feelings, just like you. Being a good digital citizen means treating them with kindness and keeping yourself safe.
Maya is playing an online game. A player she has never met asks where she lives so he can 'send her a prize.' Maya does not answer. She stops chatting and tells her dad about the message right away.
Hurtful words typed on a screen can hurt just as much as hurtful words spoken out loud. Before you send a message, ask yourself: would I say this to their face?
Be kind online, keep your personal details private, and tell a trusted adult if anything online makes you feel unsafe.
2 · Watch
Take it off screen
Where it sits
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.