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GooseberryAlert25To‘Like’or‘Dislike’?

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GooseberryStudent‘Discussions’oftheweek

Theideaofgivingsomethingorsomeonea‘like’onlineisveryimportanttosomepeople. Getting ‘likes’onlinecancreate feelingsofhappiness, satisfactionandevenself-importance.Thefeelingthatotherpeopleappreciate,areinterestedoraretakingnoticeofwhattheyaresharingonlinecanbeverysatisfying.

TheBigDebate:• Is‘liking’and‘disliking’onlinecontentsafe?• Are‘likes’anddislikes’onlinehelpfultoyourwellbeing?

Discussthefollowingquestionstohelpyoudecide: Whatkindsofonlinecontentcanyou‘like’and‘dislike’online? Howdoyou‘like’or‘dislike’somethingonline? Haveyouever‘liked’or‘disliked’onlinecontent? Whatinfluencesyourdecisionto‘like’or‘dislike’onlinecontent? Doyouthinkaboutwhatyouare‘liking’or‘disliking’online? Whataretherisksof‘liking’or‘disliking’onlinecontent? Discusshowitmightfeeltoreceive‘likes’and‘dislikes’online? Howdopeopleencourageothersto‘like’theironlinecontent? Dosomepeopleintentionallycreatecontentforpeopleto‘dislike’? Whydoyouthinksomepeoplewantorneedtoget‘likes’online? Isitimportanttobeableto‘Like’and‘Dislike’onlinecontent? In your opinion, does the number of ‘likes’ or ‘dislikes’ you or other

peoplegetonlinematter? Inyouropinion,is‘liking’and‘disliking’contenthelpfulornot?

KeyMessages:

Justaswecanchooseto‘like’thingsonlineandfeelgoodwhenweget‘likes’forwhatweshare,wecanalsochooseto ‘dislike’thingsonlineandreceive ‘dislikes’backthatmaymakeusfeeldifferently.

Gettingdistractedbyseeking‘likes’onlinemayharmyourwellbeing.Spendtimebuildingqualityfriendshipswithpeoplewhose‘likes’arelikelytolastmuchlongerandmeanmore.

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GooseberryTeacherandParent‘Thoughts’oftheweek

Everbeentaggedinapostorsentsomethingthatyoufeelisimportantto‘like’or‘share’online?

Did you know that ‘liking’ some online content (sometimes called ‘like farming’ – cultivating andcollecting‘likes’onpurpose)mayhaveanegativeimpactuponouremotionalwellbeingandmayputthesecurityofourdevicesandpersonalinformationatrisk.

Decisions to ‘like’ or ‘share’ emotionally themed content are oftenmade in haste. Some onlinecontentisdesignedtoinfluenceyouandcollectaresponse.

Wemaythinkthatby‘liking’and‘sharing’someonlinecontentweareshowingsupportorhelpingspreadamessage.Beawarethatthesereactionscanputyourdeviceatriskfromviruses,phishingscamsandotherinappropriatecontent.Sharingmaythenspreadtherisktoothers.

Beingmoreselectiveandthinkingcriticallyaboutwhatweare‘liking’andsharingonlinecanhelpkeepusandotherssaferonline.

Ourrightsto‘like’and‘dislike’onlinecontentmustbeundertakenresponsibly.Makinginformed,fairandthoughtfuldecisionsonlinecanhelpkeepusandotherssaferonline.

Think twice and act once before ‘liking’, ‘disliking’ or sharing online content. How is ‘liking’ or‘sharing’goingtohelp?

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NewUKCCISFrameworkEducationforaconnectedworld

Learningisforlifebuttheconsequencesofineffectiveonlinesafetycanbetoo.Thechallengeofkeepinguptodatewhilstpredictingandmeetingtheneedsofourchildrenandyoungpeople’ssafetyonlineremains,ordoesit?

Ispartofthesolutionarobustcurriculumfordeliveringkeylearningtosupportasaferlifeonline?

Inabidtobringguidancetoschoolsandbepartofthesolution,UKCCIS(UKCentreforChildInternetSafety) have released a framework: Education for a connected world in response. UKCISS is agovernmentbodyconsistingofover200organisationsdrawnfromacrossgovernment,industry,law,academiaandcharitysectorsworkinginpartnershiptohelpkeepchildrensafeonline.

Theframeworkoutlinesthecurrentskills,knowledge,understandingandbehavioursthatareusefulforsafernavigationoftheinternetandasaferlifeonlineandifanythingisastartingpointtohelpschools deliver thismultifaceted topic. The frameworkmakes interesting reading and by its verynatureisanopenandevolvingdocumentbutitreflectsmanyaspectsoftheGooseberryPlanetethos.

Butdoesitgofarenough?

Howdowekeepeveryonesaferonline?

Accesstheframeworkhereandhaveyoursay:www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-council-for-child-internet-safety-ukccis

Howwillyoukeepyourwholeschoolcommunitysaferonline?

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