L9 Pri: Deepfakes and misinformation

Teacher notes

This lesson has been designed to be the ninth in the Digital and Media Literacy Course. See the teacher toolkit for more detailed information about this course and also a link to a useful glossary: https://help.lyfta.com/en/articles/11130654-critical-digital-media-literacy-course-toolkit. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS2 computing Pupils should be taught to: - be discerning in evaluating digital content; use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact. KS2 PSHE H13. about the benefits of the internet; the importance of balancing time online with other activities; strategies for managing time online H41. Safe use of digital devices H42. about the importance of keeping personal information private; strategies for keeping safe online, including how to manage requests for personal information or images of themselves and others; what to do if frightened or worried by something seen or read online and how to report concerns, inappropriate content and contact R12. to recognise what it means to ‘know someone online’ and how this differs from knowing someone face-to-face; risks of communicating online with others not known face-to-face R19. about the impact of bullying, including online, and the consequences of hurtful behaviour R20. strategies to respond to hurtful behaviour experienced or witnessed, offline and online (including teasing, name-calling, bullying, trolling, harassment or the deliberate excluding of others); how to report concerns and get support R22. about privacy and personal boundaries; what is appropriate in friendships and wider relationships (including online) R23. about why someone may behave differently online, including pretending to be someone they are not; strategies for recognising risks, harmful content and contact; how to report concerns R29. where to get advice and report concerns if worried about their own or someone else’s personal safety (including online) R30. that personal behaviour can affect other people; to recognise and model respectful behaviour online L11. recognise ways in which the internet and social media can be used both positively and negatively L12. how to assess the reliability of sources of information online; and how to make safe, reliable choices from search results L16. about how text and images in the media and on social media can be manipulated or invented; strategies to evaluate the reliability of sources and identify misinformation KS2 Citizenship a. to research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events b. why and how rules and laws are made and enforced, why different rules are needed in different situations.