A friend shows you a nasty screenshot going round a group chat. What would you do in the first five minutes? Keep your answer in your head for now.
Cyberbullying is hurting someone again and again, on purpose, through phones, apps or chats.
Identity theft is when someone steals your details, like a password, to pretend to be you.
The digital age of consent in Ireland is 16. If you are under 16, many apps need a parent's or guardian's consent first.
A support pathway is the person you go to for help.
A classmate's photo is shared in a chat with cruel captions. You tell your year head that day.
Your class will go through the scenario cards below together. For each card, say what the main risk is, pick what you would do, and say why. There is no single right answer.
Three risks in my own words (cyberbullying, identity theft, digital age of consent 16)
One warning sign for each risk
What I would do first
Who I would tell and what they can do
How this protects my project and work experience logins
You could tell your class teacher, year head, guidance counsellor or a trusted adult at home. Don't write anyone's phone number.
If you get stuck, you can start with these:
Cyberbullying is when…
A first warning sign of identity theft could be…
Ireland's digital age of consent is 16, which means…
First I would…
The first person I would tell is… and I would say…
This protects my project and work experience accounts because…
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