Social media terms & conditions 'jargon-buster' - KS2, KS3 & KS4 teaching resources

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As detailed in the following blog post by Kent's @esafety_officer

Children’s Commissioner launches social media terms and conditions ‘jargon-buster’ teaching resources#esafety | Kent Online Safety Blog

 

The Children’s Commissioner has today published a set of new ‘jargon-busting’ documents to help young people understand social media terms and conditions as a follow-up to the ‘Growing up digital‘ study.

 

The simplified terms and conditions aren’t legal document and some social media companies believe their content is sufficiently clear and simple. These short guides are designed to be an accessible, child-friendly tool to help children consider their digital rights and will help enable them to make informed choices.

 

The Children’s Commissioner has worked with with TES and law firm Schillings, have produced three teaching packs to help young people become more empowered digital citizens. Relevant to citizenship and computing curriculums and suitable for KS2, 3 and 4, each pack contains a set of short, six-lesson unit of work and jargon-free terms and conditions for five of the major social networking sites (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and WhatsApp).

• Digital citizenship: Young peoples’ rights on social media – Teaching pack for 7-11 year olds
  
• Digital citizenship: Young peoples’ rights on social media – Teaching pack for 11-14 year olds
  
• Digital citizenship: Young peoples’ rights on social media – Teaching pack for 14-16 year olds
  

CBBC has also produced a series of ‘Lifebabble’ content aimed at young people and may be suitable for use with pupils in KS2, 3 and 4.

 

Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield says ‘Children have the right to know what they are signing up to, in clear, simple, easy to understand language so that they can make the most of the fantastic opportunities social media and the internet can bring.‘

Edited September 29, 2017 by ZeroHour