CLIP 9452
Making friends online - the risks
Key Info
- Making friends online - the risks
- Duration: 02:50
- Charlotte gets on really well with her new online friend. But when he gets her mobile number he messages her all the time. They start chatting about things she's into but soon he starts to ask her questions that make her feel uncomfortable. Before long, he's hassling her to meet him in real life - but Charlotte's mum intervenes just at the right moment. Based on a true story, actors are used to protect the real Charlotte's identity.
- Subject:
PSHE
Topic:Keeping Safe
- Keywords: safety online, instant messaging, chatrooms, social networking, mobile phones, grooming, email, messenger, text messages, ICT
Ideas for use in class
- Use for teaching e-safety across the curriculum. Helping children learn to recognise that online friends are not real friends and they can never be really sure they are who they say they are. Build knowledge and awareness of issues, risks and potential dangers of being online.
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- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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