Connected
What is Connected?
Connected has been specifically designed for teachers of the Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course who wish to explore Online Wellbeing; News, Information and Problems of False Information; Big Data and the Data Economy; and My Rights Online.
Connected aims to empower young people to be effective, autonomous and safe users of technology and online media.
Modules
Supporting Materials
‘Big data’ has transformed the economy we live in. Over the last few decades, it’s become far cheaper to collect and store, and much more valuable to own and use. It’s now overtaken oil to become the most valuable resource in the world.
With so much information at our fingertips it can be easy to come across something online that isn’t quite as accurate or reliable as it should be.
Based on real life experiences, Connected is a short film exploring how young people communicate and connect online.
Privacy tools and settings allow you to control the data that is collected about you. You can help limit what is tracked about you by managing cookies, location settings, and third-party app permissions.
What does the law say?
Here we answer some frequently asked questions from young people about online rights and internet use.
Presentations
Download or view the Digital Resilience Presentation for Module 1: My Online Wellbeing; Activity 4: Digital Resilience.
Download the News, Information and Problems of False Information Presentation and script for Module 2.
Additional Lessons
Persuasive Design Lesson
Lesson Aim:
To raise awareness of the amount of time we spend on our digital devices and consider alternative ways to spend our time.
Develop an understanding of how a technique called persuasive design entices us to use our devices.
Facial Recognition Lesson
Lesson aim:
To raise awareness of the impact of facial recognition technology and its benefits and risks.
Connected Campaign
Based on real life experiences, Connected is a short film exploring how young people communicate and connect online.
The film encourages young people to reflect on why their actions matter and the impact it can have on others. We shape the internet everyday with our interactions. You can play a part in creating a better, connected online world.
Additional Resources
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has produced three short guides for children on data protection and their rights under the GDPR. These guides are aimed mainly at children aged 13 and over, as this is the age at which children can begin signing up for many forms of social media on their own. These guides will not only help children keep their data safe, but will also be useful for parents, educators and anyone interested in children’s safety and wellbeing online.
This guide introduces children and young people to the idea of personal data and data protection, and why it’s important for them to know about it.
Each of these short guides introduces children to a different data protection right and how to use it. These guides can be read together or separately.
This guide has fifteen useful tips to help children – and indeed everyone – keep their personal data safe when they go online.
Parents
Become a Webwise Parent with our free expert advice, how to guides, explainers and talking points.
Get extra support with our free internet safety guide for parents.
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Advice and support for parents on key issues such as making friends online and sharing personal information.
Free expert advice and support. For help having those tricky conversations use our talking points.
