Smart Relationships
Being a good friend online
What is the smart thing to do when friendships turn sour
How to be a good friend online
How to protect myself from things going wrong with my peers and friends
Know who people are
What do I really know for sure about the people I meet online
What should I do if I am uncomfortable about a relationship I have formed online
online profiles are not always truthful/honest.
know who to approach when inappropriate transactions occur (by known or unknown persons).
Awareness of consequences.
Ethics-anonimity
Connecting upholding values off line to values online e.g. halloween, “don’t talk to strangers”.
Critical thinking around sound friendships.
Openess-who should friend who?
Do I email or talk face to face?
On-going explicit teaching/modelling.
Choose friends wisely; “Are your friends positive?”
How much should we reveal about ourselves?
Relationship conversation can be seen by all.
Social skills in real life applied online.
(Thanks to teachers from Pt England School and Stonefields School who developed these ideas further in a workshop staff meeting )