Year 5 - Keeping Games Fun and Friendly

Which social interactions involve digital media.

Choose more than one answer.

• Sending a text message

• Passing a note in class

• Commenting on a video

• Chatting with someone in a video game

Which example below shows a positive social interaction?

• A parent and a daughter argue over text about cleaning her room.

• Two friends playing a video game argue over how to get to the next level.

• One person compliments another on a photo that person posted.

Andrea is playing an online video game with other people she knows. In the last round of the game, a new player she doesn't know joins the game. The new player starts posting mean comments about Andrea's character in the chat box.

What should Andrea do?

• Ignore the mean messages.

• Never play the game again.

• Send a private message to the player from the chat.

• Report or block the player from the chat.

You're playing an online video game with a few friends. One of them makes a move that forces all of you to start the level over again. You are irritated.

What could you say to keep the things friendly and positive?

• I can't believe you made that terrible move. What's wrong with you?

• That was hard! Don't worry; we'll beat it next time!

• Are you kidding me? We have to start from the beginning ... AGAIN!

How confident do you feel in being able to stay positive and friendly while playing online games?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.