Link to resource
https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/classroom-resources/hectors-world
Year 2 content descriptor: Share and publish information in a safe online environment, with known people (ACTDIP006)
Also ties in with health (cyber safety)
This is a website for something called Hector’s world. It has a great series of episodes suitable for students up to year 2. These websites cover cyber safety and its importance.
I find this is a very important aspect to cover from an early age and in a way for students to understand what is safe and unsafe about the internet and sharing personal information. As technology is beginning to be used by students younger and younger each year I think it is VERY important to inform students about cyber safety from a young age.
Classroom activity
I used this on my third year practicum and the students loved it and really understood each episode. The episodes can lead to various types of assessment strategies to see what each student is and is not understanding and taking from the episodes. On my practicum I would review the video after watching and ask then questions verbally and also get them to answer questions on a worksheet. Students could also think, pair, share. The school had just opened up accounts for each student in the school, which they could take part in discussions on etc. this was a great way to get the students involved in discussion online and commenting on other students ideas.
My last idea, where students were responding to other students ideas and sharing their own really showed me how much students understood how to use the website, how to navigate themselves around the website and was a great assessment tool.