Year 10 - Computing
Protecting myself online
Online safety
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will evaluate the online world and their own internet activity for safety concerns in order to equip themselves with tools for protecting their online identities. They key takeaway of this unit is a repository of practical, risk-reducing steps that pupils can implement online.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the potential harms of being online and determine the practical actions that you can make to protect myself online.
Key Notes
- Being online poses a number of risks.
- These risks can be categorised into content, contact, conduct and commerce.
- These risks can be reduced and mitigated by a user's actions and behaviour.
- Online safety is about taking practical steps to protect yourself online.
Vocabulary To Learn
- content: information online, which can sometimes be inappropriate or harmful
- contact: when people interact with each other online
- conduct: the way people behave online
- comerce: buying and selling goods online
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- You cannot protect yourself against the content you see online.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Being online poses a number of risks. These risks can be categorised into content, contact, conduct and commerce.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'content'
information online, which can sometimes be inappropriate or harmful. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: You cannot protect yourself against the content you see online. Correction: There are number of steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of seeing unwanted content online, these include using safe search tools, only streaming content legally and on a secure connection and using privacy-preserving search engines.
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