WorksheetsSafe Social Media
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
Select the advantages of using social media
Communicate with friends and family across the world
Share and receive feedback on your competition or fitness goals
Experience celebrations and traditions from different cultures
It is completely safe
Which of the following is not an example of social media?
TikTok
Snapchat
Google Chrome
Select the disadvantages of using social media
Privacy settings are automatically set quite low / unsafe
Online games and quizzes may be trying to get your personal information
It is more difficult to tell who you are talking to or adding as a friend
Everyone on social media is a threat
Which of the following examples is safe to post on a social media account?
A picture of you on a beach on holiday
The exact date you are leaving to go on holiday
A party you are planning on having at your house
Your review of a new video game
Which of the following examples is not safe to post on a social media account?
A picture of your dinner
You in your school uniform
A quote from your favourite film
Your art project
Kristina is on TikTok and receives a friend request from a person she doesn’t know.
What should she do?
Accept the friend request. It’s rude to ignore them.
Deny the friend request
Send them a message and ask them how they know her.
You receive a direct message from a person that identifies themselves as your friend Jonah.
They want to meet you in the park after school.
What should you do?
Tell a trusted adult about the message and ignore the request
Ask the person a question only Jonah would know to make sure it is them
Go to the park and meet your friend Jonah
After a disagreement at school, a group of kids send Jaedon threatening messages on Snapchat.
What should he do?
Block them from his page
Keep the emails and comments he receives
Tell his parents or a trusted adult
Respond to the messages
Which of the following is private information?
I like swimming
Dogs are my favorite animal
My address is 2524 Sycamore Lane
Purple is the best color
Anything you say, type or post online becomes public knowledge and stays online forever. Even after you've deleted it
True
False
What should you do if you feel uncomfortable online?
Tell a trusted adult (teacher, parent etc.)
Ignore it and hope it goes away
Tell the other person to leave you alone
Use social media to make them stop
You should always ensure you have logged out of your social media when using a shared computer or device
True
False
Lucia really wants to be part of a trend on TikTok that features a song and dance that is inappropriate.
What should she do?
Ignore it, her post will be online forever if she takes part
Join in, maybe delete later
Film it and keep in drafts
Ask a parent/guardian first
What is the best thing to do if you only want your close friends to be able to see your posts?
Avoid posting details about your life
Check your privacy settings
Choose your posts carefully
Only post photos instead of comments
Why should you avoid posting an inappropriate picture of yourself on social media?
It will be online forever, even after you have deleted it
Your boss will be able to see it in the future
You have no control over who else it is shared with
No reason - it's perfectly safe
What is the most important thing to ask yourself before posting on social media?
Will this make me more popular?
Will my friends think this is funny?
Am I ok with everybody I know seeing this?
Did I check my spelling?
When you get a friend or follow request what should you consider?
Will it make me look good?
Do I like them?
Do I know who it is?
When choosing who to share your posts/information with, which option is best?
Friends Only
Everyone
Only Me
Location settings are automatically turned off when you sign up to most social media accounts
True
False
Online quizzes and games are often designed to get personal information that is often used in passwords and security questions
Such as...
Your birthday
Street name of your address
Name of your pet
Size of your feet
Some people from Sami's year group have been posting nasty comments on his social media page
Why should he keep screenshots of the comments?
To can show who is sending them
To show how often it is happening
So that he doesn't have to try and remember the specific things that were written
He shouldn't keep them - he should delete them
