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Violet lives with her mum, Karen. She loves football and plays for her school team. She also enjoys gaming and playing online with her friends, Amir and Lilly. She spends a lot of time with her pet bat, Luna. Violet sometimes forgets the time and plays online for longer than she means to. This means that sometimes she doesn’t spend the time she wants to with Luna.
Violet lives with her mum, Karen. She loves football and plays for her school team. She also enjoys gaming and playing online with her friends, Amir and Lilly. She spends a lot of time with her pet bat, Luna. Violet sometimes forgets the time and plays online for longer than she means to. This means that sometimes she doesn’t spend the time she wants to with Luna.
What do you think are the pros and cons of online gaming?
What do you think are the pros and cons of online gaming?
Now play Violet's episode in the app. As you play, think about the opportunities and challenges she comes across.
Now play Violet's episode in the app. As you play, think about the opportunities and challenges she comes across.
Click on this link to make a list of Violet's opportunities and challenges.
Click on this link to make a list of Violet's opportunities and challenges.
How does this list compare with your own experiences?
How does this list compare with your own experiences?
Next you're going to think about Violet's dilemma
Next you're going to think about Violet's dilemma
Violet has a new games console but she is not sure how to choose games and stay safe. She is worried about upsetting content, rude behaviour from other players and managing her time. You can help Violet by reviewing the resources below and thinking about your own experiences.
Violet has a new games console but she is not sure how to choose games and stay safe. She is worried about upsetting content, rude behaviour from other players and managing her time. You can help Violet by reviewing the resources below and thinking about your own experiences.
1. Upsetting content
1. Upsetting content
The PEGI ratings on the game packaging show the age rating and describe the content. Guess and check the ratings of your favourite games here: https://pegi.info
The PEGI ratings on the game packaging show the age rating and describe the content. Guess and check the ratings of your favourite games here: https://pegi.info
2. Rude behaviour
2. Rude behaviour
Watch this video to listen to children talking about this issue and developing ways of managing online behaviours. Discuss how it would make you feel if you received messages like these.
Watch this video to listen to children talking about this issue and developing ways of managing online behaviours. Discuss how it would make you feel if you received messages like these.
3. Managing time
3. Managing time
Watch this short film about how you can take control of your internet time.
Watch this short film about how you can take control of your internet time.
Now try the Help Violet quiz below and talk about your answers
Now try the Help Violet quiz below and talk about your answers
Digital literacy activity
Digital literacy activity
This activity will add to your understanding of safe online gaming. You will make your own online gaming quiz based on a game you play.
This activity will add to your understanding of safe online gaming. You will make your own online gaming quiz based on a game you play.
Think about your own experiences of online gaming. Talk about the games you play.
Think about your own experiences of online gaming. Talk about the games you play.
Use Google Forms to design your own online gaming safety quiz to provide guidelines for a game you play.
Use Google Forms to design your own online gaming safety quiz to provide guidelines for a game you play.
Here's a short video on how to get started with Google Forms.
Here's a short video on how to get started with Google Forms.
As you share your quizzes think about whether they have given good advice for playing games safely.
As you share your quizzes think about whether they have given good advice for playing games safely.
We hope you enjoyed finding out about Violet's story. Next we are going to look at Fifi's story.
We hope you enjoyed finding out about Violet's story. Next we are going to look at Fifi's story.
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