Develop critical digital literacy

Teacher notes

We'll explore how the images we are presented are sometimes not all they appear to be; learn about techniques used to improve photos and think about when we are being manipulated. This lesson is most suitable for KS3- KS4, but is adaptable for an upper KS2 context, perhaps looking at one rich media article per lesson. You may also like to pair/partner this lesson with 'Social media for positive change' which explores how a Brazilian YouTuber streams educational content to the masses. This lesson is an ideal follow up to the first lesson 'Emmaculate the photographer' but can also be taught as a stand alone lesson. **Other critical literacy ideas using images that you might find useful:** - Telescoping: Show students an image and gradually zoom out so they see the full picture. - Cropping: show a small piece of an image so students need to guess where, when, what, who questions about what is going on. These can be with images you’ve taken from Lyfta (e.g.screenshots), or images in the media or from image-rich magazines, such as National Geographic. **Lyfta core themes:** Health and Wellbeing, Learning and Growth. **Lyfta core skills and values:** Active Citizenship & Political Awareness, Assertiveness, Communication, Coping Methods, Courage & Self-Confidence, Creativity & Innovation, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Digital Literacy, Empathy & Understanding Others, Healthy Living, Information Retrieval, Lifelong Learning, Mindfulness, Perspective-Taking, Practical Life Skills, Respect, Responsibility & Accountability, Self-Discipline & Self-Regulation, Troubleshooting & Problem-Solving. **SDGs:** 3, 16. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS3 PSHE L21. to establish personal values and clear boundaries around aspects of life that they want to remain private; strategies to safely manage personal information and images online, including on social media L22. the benefits and positive use of social media, including how it can offer opportunities to engage with a wide variety of views on different issues L24. to understand how the way people present themselves online can have positive and negative impacts on them L25. to make informed decisions about whether different media and digital content are appropriate to view and develop the skills to act on them L26. that on any issue there will be a range of viewpoints; to recognise the potential influence of extreme views on people’s attitudes and behaviours. KS4 PSHE L22. that there are positive and safe ways to create and share content online and the opportunities this offers L23. strategies for protecting and enhancing their personal and professional reputation online L24. that social media may disproportionately feature exaggerated or inaccurate information about situations, or extreme viewpoints; to recognise why and how this may influence opinions and perceptions of people and events L26. how data may be used with the aim of influencing decisions L27. strategies to critically assess bias, reliability and accuracy in digital content L29. to recognise the shared responsibility to challenge extreme viewpoints that incite violence or hate and ways to respond to anything that causes anxiety or concern R22: to evaluate different motivations and contexts in which images are shared, and possible legal, emotional and social consequences R28 to recognise when others are using manipulation, persuasion or coercion and how to respond.