Child Safeguarding Statement

Some resources and activities may prompt a child to remember and potentially share an experience of harm. Make sure you’re familiar with your school's safeguarding policies and procedures so you can confidently report safety and well-being concerns.

Prepare students for the session by discussing: their right to be safe and respected; what to do if discussing online safety makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and how to seek help if they feel or have felt unsafe. Use this resource available on the website.

Risk area

Conduct

Making responsible choices by behaving and communicating respectfully and understanding the impact online behaviours have on others.

Before you start

(Optional) Introduce the eSmart Digital Licence quest

Ensure you’ve selected a lesson plan for this risk area.

Lesson plans are contained in the resource pack, or can be browsed on the lesson plans page.

Watch video

Explore Conduct Island

~2 minutes

Digi meets Rezz, who lives on Conduct Island. As the resident Conduct expert, Rezz explains why it is important to learn the skill of empathy, and how to walk in other people’s shoes.

Download video

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Optional

Discussion starters

Each of the lessons in this risk area contain their own specific framing activities. However, if you feel like your learners need more of an introduction to the subject, try our optional warm-up discussions before stepping into your chosen lesson.

Lower primary prompts (4-6 years old)

”If you saw someone being mean in the playground, what could you do? What about if it wasn’t in the playground - what if it was online?”

"If someone says something mean online, should you say something mean back or try to be kind instead? Why might each choice be good or not so good?"

"Is it okay to share a picture of a friend without asking them first? Why or why not?"

Middle primary prompts (7-9 years old)

"If someone makes a mistake online and others start teasing them, should you join in, stay quiet, or try to help? What might be the good and bad parts of each choice?"

"If you accidentally post something that hurts someone’s feelings, should you delete it, apologise, or explain what you meant? What might be the outcomes of each choice?"

"If you see someone being mean online, should you tell an adult, or is it better to try to help on your own?"

Upper primary prompts (10-12 years old)

"If you see a post that you think is unfair or harmful, should you report it, ignore it, or respond to it? What are the potential benefits and downsides of each option?"

"Is it ever okay to share something online about someone without their permission if you think it’s harmless or funny? How do you decide?"

“What could “respectful behaviour” mean when we talk about online spaces?”

Run lesson

Run your chosen risk area lesson

All lessons are in your resource pack. You can also view each of the Conduct lesson plans on the lesson plans page.

Familiarising yourself with the lesson prior to running it in your class is highly recommended.

Ensure your learners meet the exit pass criteria as set out in the lesson plan. If you have learners that need extra help, consider adding a second session and running a top-up activity or consult the adjustment and modifications section in the lesson plan.

It’s likely you’ll need to run at least two sessions to cover the lesson itself and the celebration and colour-in activities below.

Printables

Hand out the completion worksheet

Award the learners their risk area island map, which includes the completion badge referenced in the video. Personalise this map in class, or, send this to complete at home.

Visit the materials prep page for more ideas on how to get the most out of the maps.