Lesson 3: Respectful online communication

Year 7 – Impact of Technology – Collaborating online respectfully

Scenario

Starter activity

Mia logs on to the school network. Her password is 123456. She then emails her teacher about his lesson. You can read the email below. What advice would you give Mia in this scenario?

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Lesson 3: Respectful online communication

Objectives

In this lesson, you will:

• Describe how to communicate with peers online

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Stop, speak, support

Activity 1

Watch this video to hear about situations in which people have been hurt by online comments.

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Think before you send

Activity 2

On social media, it is quite easy to make comments from behind a screen and not think about the impact that it has on the person receiving the comments.

We need to think about our actions before we make comments.

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In school, we can share, collaborate, and comment on other people’s work.

Activity 2

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Comments from the non-digital world

Comments using online application tools

In groups of 2 or 3, draw a caricature of your ideal working partner on A3 paper

Activity 2

Which characteristics should you exaggerate?

• Large ears to show that they are a good listener?
• Binoculars to show that they read things carefully?
• A kind smile to show that they won’t be nasty?

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Activity 3

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I like the hearts but maybe have less of them?

Activity 3

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I hate green it's a horrible colour

Activity 3

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Use capital letters for your name

Activity 3

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I think your dog is ugly

Activity 3

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Try to keep it simple. Perhaps have the dog as a larger image?

Activity 3

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I would make the title of the presentation larger so that it stands out.

Advice for writing comments online

Activity 4

• Keep it friendly.
• Be specific.
• Try to stick to the facts.
• Remember that your tone can sound different to the reader.
• Avoid sarcasm as it is difficult to interpret online.
• Try to use the ‘sandwich technique’. This means to say something positive, then something critical, and end with something positive.
• Ask a question to start a discussion.

Activity: Swap caricatures with another team. Use a sticky note to give two pieces of feedback per person. Swap back and read the feedback. Does it meet the guidelines above?

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Sharing a document with another learner

Activity 5

Activity: With your partner, write down some advice for how you should make comments on other people’s work.

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How to receive feedback: always assume good intentions

Plenary

�READ — Read the comment carefully.

STOP — Before you react negatively, assume that the comment comes from a positive place.

APPRECIATE — Say ‘thank you’.

DECIDE — Make a decision: do you agree with it? Could you ask a question about the feedback for clarity? Could you come to a compromise?

REMEMBER — Remember that feedback is there to help you improve, not to make you feel bad.

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Next lesson

Summary

In this lesson, you...

Learnt how to be respectful when communicating online

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Next lesson, you will…

Learn about the effects of cyberbullying and begin a group project

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