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Chapter 25: Expressing myself online
CHAPTER 25
Expressing myself online
LEARNING INTENTION
Evaluate how to safely express yourself online while protecting your privacy and being a good digital citizen.
LEARNING OUTCOME
4.4 Demonstrate how best to share personal information, express opinions and emotions online in a responsible and respectful manner. CHAPTER OVERVIEW Privacy is a fundamental human right. Every person is entitled to feel safe online. Knowing how to engage authentically online in a sensible way is a responsibility we have when we use the internet. You can explore who you are, make creative content, engage politically and cultivate online friend groups and communities, while still protecting your identity. Sharing personal information responsibly is key to protecting your online SAMPLE persona and reputation. Being mindful of the depth of information about yourself on social media is vital to protecting yourself.
MATERIALS
Digital devices with internet access. eLearning platform: Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom Microsoft Word Doxing article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-home-blurred-on-google-street-viewafter-visits-from-stalker-2672489 Hate speech article https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/06/24/harvardrescinds-admissions-offer-over-applicants-past-racist-writings
ACTIVE LEARNING METHODOLOGIES
Reflection journal Pair work Think-pair-share Thinking hats
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Podcast
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this chapter students will be able to:
Define
Harassment Netiquette Malware Describe Debate Explain Evaluate Create Spyware Doxing Hate speech Personal Identifying Information (PII) Hate speech How to express your opinions in a respectful manner “People need to face consequences to behaving disrespectfully online” How to sign up to social networks in a responsible way The information they share about themselves online Podcast SAMPLE
ACTIVITY 1: SIGNING UP This activity will allow students to create a safer social media account.
When signing up for a new social media account, how much information would you choose to share about yourself? First, look at the two examples of creating an account. In the first example a girl is signing up for a social media account using accurate information, but she is providing too many personal details. In the second example she is providing the necessary details, but is protecting herself by not providing things which she doesn’t need to.
IN PAIRS STUDENTS DISCUSS:
Why using a nickname could protect your privacy? Why translating your surname to Irish could protect your privacy? Why using an email address is more secure than using your phone number? Why changing your birth date and month is safer than using your real birthday? Why using a longer password is more secure than a shorter password?
ACTIVITY 2: INSTASNAP This activity is to demonstrate how personal information can be pieced together by people with bad intentions to find information on their target. Examine the following posts and stories that Nicole Murphy uploaded to a new social networking website Insta-Snap. SAMPLE Write down all the personal information that you can gather about Nicole Murphy from these images. What potentially dangerous situations could arise because of these posts? If you wanted to post similar content, how would you make it more private?
ACTIVITY 3: DOXING Read the following article about a fan that stalked Billie Eilish’s childhood home after finding images online of the singer standing in front of the house. Students will create a podcast discussing how posting images online can compromise a person’s privacy and safety.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/ feb/19/billie-eilish-granted-restraining-order-against-alleged-stalker Scan the QR Code to read the article ACTIVITY 3: HATE SPEECH Behaving disrespectfully can have real-world consequences. Students will read the following article, in groups of six, debate the following statement using the ‘thinking hat’ strategy. “People need to face the consequences for behaving disrespectfully online.” https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/06/24/harvard-rescinds-admissions-offer-over-applicants-past-racist-writings Scan the QR Code to read the article PAUSE & REFLECT SAMPLE In their reflection journal, students will describe: Three things you learned in this section Two things you already knew One thing you would like to learn more about
