Basic digital citizenship

CONCEPTUAL

Personal & Social Development›Responsible Decision-Making|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_zIzJGkaj0Q

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

Mastery Evidence

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

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] is chatting with friends online or playing multiplayer games, do they treat people kindly and know not to share personal details like their address or school name?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

PSPE.INT.P2.CU.5IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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Prerequisites3

Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship
hardAges 7—11
Understanding Bullying
softAges 7—9
Everyday Safety Awareness
hardAges 5—7

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Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship hard
Digital citizenship as a concept requires knowing the term and vocabulary of 'rights', 'responsibility', and 'ethical'
Understanding Bullying soft
Digital citizenship benefits from understanding bullying (cyberbullying)
- Seeing Someone Else's Point of View soft
  Understanding bullying impact benefits from perspective-taking
  - Vocabulary: social awareness soft
    Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'
  - Emotion Vocabulary soft
    Perspective-taking benefits from wider emotional vocabulary
    - Naming Basic Emotions hard
      Wider emotion vocabulary builds on naming basic emotions
  - Other People's Feelings and Thoughts hard
    Perspective-taking builds on knowing others have feelings
    - Vocabulary: understanding others hard
      Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship hard
  Understanding bullying requires precise vocabulary distinguishing bullying types including 'cyberbullying'
- Right and Wrong Choices hard
  Understanding bullying builds on knowing right from wrong
  - Actions and Their Consequences soft
    Right/wrong benefits from understanding consequences
    - Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe hard
      Understanding that actions have consequences requires the vocabulary word 'consequence' as a named concept
  - Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe hard
    Distinguishing right from wrong requires vocabulary including 'honest', 'fair', 'trust', and 'right and wrong'
Everyday Safety Awareness hard
Digital citizenship builds on basic safety awareness
- Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe soft
  Safety awareness draws on vocabulary of 'safe', 'trusted adult', and 'choice'

Unlocks1

Online Identity and Misinformation
hardAges 12—13