Online safety: Year 3
Learning how to stay safe online by adjusting privacy settings to protect personal information, identifying fake news and developing ways to deal with upsetting content.
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Online safety: Year 3
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Differentiate between fact, opinion and belief online.
- Explain how to deal with upsetting online content.
- Recognise that digital devices communicate with each other to share personal information.
- Explain what social media platforms are used for.
- Recognise why social media platforms are age-restricted.
Suggested prior learning
Online safety: Year 2
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Beliefs, opinions and facts on the internet
- To understand how the internet can be used to share beliefs, opinions and facts.
Lesson 2: Who should I ask?
- To explain what should be done before sharing information online.
Lesson 3: When being online makes me upset
- To identify the effects that the internet can have on people’s feelings.
Lesson 4: Sharing of information
- To understand the ways personal information can be shared on the internet.
Lesson 5: Rules of social media platforms
- To understand the rules for social media platforms.
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Resources
Unit resources

Computing
Knowledge organiser: Computing – Y3 Online safety
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "Year 3 Online Safety".

Computing
Vocabulary display: Online safety: Year 3
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Online safety: Year 3 unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
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