Role-play respect online
About this resource
Target audience
Level
Lower primary
Keywords
Type of resource
Educator notes (including supporting resources)
Timeframe
30 to 35 minutes
Australian curriculum
Key learning areas
General capabilities
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Key outcomes
By the end of the learning students will be able to:
- identify and explore skills and strategies to develop respectful relationships
- identify how different situations influence emotional responses
- practise strategies for seeking, giving or denying permission respectfully.
Using this resource
This Mighty Heroes classroom activity is based on role-play and includes discussion points and supporting resources.
The Mighty Heroes are four Australian bush characters who each have an online safety message for students:
- Wanda the echidna: I am responsible – I protect my personal information.
- River the sugar glider: I show respect – I am kind and caring to others.
- Dusty the frilled neck lizard: I trust my feelings – I ask for help when something doesn’t feel right.
- Billie the bilby: I investigate – I question what I see, hear and do online.
This resource aligns with River the sugar glider’s online safety message about showing respect online.
To use this resource:
- download the educator notes
- guide students through the opening questions, activity and discussion
- extend or follow-up the activity with the suggested adaptations, related resources and ideas for sharing learning at home.
eSafety’s Best Practice Framework for Online Safety Education has been used to develop this resource. eSafety recommends educators use these resources as part of a whole school approach to online safety.
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What you need to know:
- Educators need to be aware that age restrictions may apply to platforms they currently use for educational purposes and to communicate with their school community.
- The age restrictions are likely to apply to Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube, as well as other platforms. See the latest list.
- Find out more about the exclusions for educational tools such as learning management systems.
- Schools may need to explore alternative methods for communicating with parents and students.
- For further guidance, including if educators will be able to use their own accounts to share age-appropriate education materials, please refer to school or education sector policies and procedures.
Find out more at eSafety’s social media age restrictions hub.