Using ICT safely, ethically and responsibly

Why is it important to take care of our digital footprint?

• Because you might lose it and they are hard to find.

• It is not important so you do not have to worry about it.

• Because this footprint says a lot about you and stays online forever.

True or false. Communicating, collaborating and creating with your friends in the digital world is a great way to learn, as long as you practice positive behaviour and follow online safety rules.

• False

• True

Someone you do not know tries to message you online. They seem friendly and ask you for your name and address. What do you not do?

• Give them your personal information.

• Do not reply and report it to a parent or teacher.

• Delete it immediately.

You read a great news story online. It would be perfect for your school report. How should you use this intellectual property ethically?

• Just copy and paste it in your report.

• Add the news story to your report with the authors name.

• Check the information source is correct, add it to your report and reference the source and author.

True or false. It is not dangerous to download content from the internet, so you do not have to ask an adult or a teacher.

• True

• False

You see online that your friend has posted a picture of a classmate and has written and unkind comment along with it. What do you do?

• Be an up stander and go to your friend and talk to them about being kind online.

• Add another funny comment and see how many people join in.

• Be a bystander and ignore it.

In our digital world, what are ‘digital cookies‘?

• The name of a special cookie with nuts inside.

• A website where you can go for cookie recipes.

• Pieces of information that websites use to track your behaviour online.

• A online game whereby you have to create a recipe.