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Making my personal online safety plan

A short list of habits that keep your footprint safe: what you will share, which trusted adults you will tell, and which settings you will check. Review it each term.

Part of: ACARA Digital Technologies Years 5–6 — Digital Footprints — Module 55

Understanding Making my personal online safety plan in ACARA Digital Technologies Years 5–6

What it does: This shows the sharing part of a plan, with a list of safe things and a list of private things. A plan lists real trusted adults so you know exactly who to go to when something upsetting happens. Checking privacy settings helps you control who can see your posts and your footprint. A good plan names who you will tell. Telling a trusted adult keeps you safe. Apps, settings and friends change. Reviewing your plan each term keeps it up to date. The broken plan skips the review step, which is a key part of a personal online safety plan.

Common mistakes: A safety plan says to tell a trusted adult when you are unsure. Hiding a problem keeps you unsafe. The line should be: I will tell Mum if I am unsure. A passphrase is private and must never be on a list of things you can share. It belongs on the list of things you will not share. Safe examples are hobbies or art.

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Learning
Duo
Which best describes a personal online safety plan?
A short list of habits that keep my footprint safeA long list of every website I have ever visited
Matches
My plan: Plan done. I will never look at it again.
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A plan should be reviewed each term. Apps, friends and settings change, so a plan that is never checked gets out of date.
Applying
Meanings
Term
personal online safety plan
Meaning
A short list of habits that keep your footprint safe: what you will share, which trusted adults you will tell, and which settings you will check. Review it each term.
Practice
SHARE: first name and hobbies only
Testing
Gaps
← ["passphrase", "address"]
Check Answer
Spots
2I will not share my passphrase
3I will hide it if I am unsure

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Quick Questions

1. Which best describes a personal online safety plan?
A. A long list of every website I have ever visited
B. A short list of habits that keep my footprint safe ✓
A safety plan is short and simple so you can remember it and use it. It lists your habits for sharing, telling trusted adults and checking settings.
2. Which item belongs in the 'what I will share' part of my plan?
A. I will not share my home address or passphrase ✓
B. I will share my passphrase with any friend who asks
Your plan should list what you will and will not share. Private details like your address and passphrase stay private.
3. Who should be listed as a trusted adult in my plan?
A. A parent, carer or teacher I know well and feel safe with ✓
B. Someone I only met in a game chat yesterday
Trusted adults are people you know in real life and can talk to when something online feels wrong.
4. Which is a good 'settings I will check' habit?
A. I will leave every setting on public so I get more likes
B. I will check my privacy settings on each app I use ✓
Checking privacy settings helps you control who can see your posts and your footprint.
5. A stranger messages me and makes me feel uneasy. What does my plan say to do?
A. Tell one of my trusted adults straight away ✓
B. Keep it a secret and reply to them
A good plan names who you will tell. Telling a trusted adult keeps you safe.

Match the Pairs

personal online safety plan → A short list of habits that keep your footprint safe, like what you will share, who you will tell and which settings you will check
Plan: review it each term → Check your safety plan at the start of every school term and update it if things have changed
Your plan says what you will share and what you will not share → Share: my art, my team score | Never share: my address, my passphrase
Your plan names the trusted adults you will tell if something feels wrong → Tell: Mum, my teacher Ms Lee, my aunt
My plan: Plan done. I will never look at it again. → A plan should be reviewed each term. Apps, friends and settings change, so a plan that is never checked gets out of date.
My plan: Tell: nobody. Check settings: never. → The plan has no trusted adults and no settings to check. A good plan names who you will tell and which settings you will check.

Key Term

personal online safety plan
A short list of habits that keep your footprint safe: what you will share, which trusted adults you will tell, and which settings you will check. Review it each term.

Fill in the Blanks

1. share ← ["hobbies", "pets"] private ← ["passphrase", "address"]
Hint: Type the one-word variable name for the list of things you will keep secret and not share.
2. trustedAdults ← ["Mum", "my teacher"] IF upset THEN tell(trustedAdults)
Hint: Type the name of the list that holds the people you will tell.
3. settings ← ["privacy", "location"] FOR EACH item IN settings check(item)
Hint: Type the action word for looking at each setting in your list.
4. WHEN newTerm review(myPlan)
Hint: Type the action word for looking over and updating your plan each term.
5. IF someoneAsksForPassphrase THEN tell(trustedAdult)
Hint: Type the action word for letting a trusted adult know what happened.

Spot the Error

Question 1
A My Online Safety Plan
B I will not share my passphrase
C I will hide it if I am unsure
Line C — A safety plan says to tell a trusted adult when you are unsure. Hiding a problem keeps you unsafe. The line should be: I will tell Mum if I am unsure.
Question 2
A Things I can share:
B - my passphrase
C - my art
Line B — A passphrase is private and must never be on a list of things you can share. It belongs on the list of things you will not share. Safe examples are hobbies or art.
Question 3
A My trusted adults:
B - Mum
C - a stranger who messaged me
Line C — A trusted adult is someone you know and can rely on, like a parent or teacher. A stranger who contacts you is not a trusted adult. The line should be: - my teacher.
Question 4
A Settings I will check:
B - my profile is public to all
C - my location is off
Line B — A safety plan checks that your profile is private so only people you know can see it. A public profile adds risk. It should say: - my profile is private.
Question 5
A Review my plan:
B - never, it will not change
C - when I get a new app
Line B — A plan should be reviewed each term, because you use new apps and your settings can change. 'Never' is wrong. It should be: - every term.

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