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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 4

Online Safety and Digital Identity

Learners think about digital identity (what posts, likes and shares say about them) and choose usernames that reveal nothing private, protect accounts with long, unique passphrases and logging out, spot the warning signs of scam and phishing messages, and respond to cyberbullying as an upstander: don't retaliate, save evidence, get an adult to help block and report, and support the person targeted.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 70 minutes
  • Online safety check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, put in order, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Explain that posts, likes and shares build a digital identity, and choose usernames and profile details that reveal no private information.
  • Protect accounts with long passphrases that are different for each important account, never shared, and by logging out of shared devices.
  • Recognise scam and phishing warning signs (urgency, prizes, requests for passwords or personal details, odd senders or links) and respond safely.
  • Respond to cyberbullying: don't retaliate, save evidence, block and report with a trusted adult, and support the person targeted.

Lessons

  1. Your digital identity 3 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  2. Lock your accounts 3 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  3. Spot the scam 3 steps2 practiceabout 18 min
  4. Be an upstander 4 steps3 practiceabout 20 min
  5. Online safety check 8 questions at the end

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