What is a Digital Citizen?
Computing · Year 3 · Online Safety and Digital Citizenship · 3o Periodo

What is a Digital Citizen?

Understand what it means to be part of an online community. Pupils explore how to communicate respectfully and kindly with others on the internet.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsDfE National Curriculum Computing Key Stage 2: Subject contentUse technology safely, respectfully and responsibly.

About This Topic

Understand what it means to be part of an online community. Pupils explore how to communicate respectfully and kindly with others on the internet.

Key Questions

  1. What does it mean to be a digital citizen?
  2. How can we show respect to others when we are online?
  3. Why is it important to be kind on the internet?

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