EVERYBODY
INC
The
Internet Challenge
Notes for teachers
What are the learning outcomes?
This resource is aimed at 8–12 year olds and will help pupils:
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develop skills in website evaluation
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use the Internet to learn about, and take action for global
citizenship
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understand what inclusion and exclusion are, the different
forms they can take (both at home and in other countries), and
how we can better deal with various situations
After completing the activity pupils should:
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become more confident in using the internet, and develop skills
of navigating web pages and skimming content for required information
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develop the skills involved in critical thinking: looking
at and assessing different viewpoints; developing an enquiring
mind; analysing information and making informed decisions
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learn to value the internet as a resource which gives access
to a wide range of opinion, and the opportunity to participate
actively in debate and discussion
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understand how they feel about inclusion and exclusion and
be able to recognise situations in which they occur
How does this link to the curricula?
The skills developed in this activity support the many programmes
of study across the curricula of England, Scotland and Wales, which
state that pupils should be taught how to find out about events,
people and places using appropriate sources of information, including
using ICT-based sources. For more detailed information see the Comic
Relief curriculum links.
How can I plan this as a lesson?
This activity can be done individually or in small groups. It
may also be an activity that a classroom helper or parent would
like to support – or perhaps older children could work with
younger children. Below are ideas for incorporating The Internet
Challenge into one lesson, but if you want to explore some of the
issues in more depth, then you may prefer to split it across two.
If so, then collect the answer sheets in from the class to store
until next time.
Pupils will probably finish The Challenge at different rates, so
we recommend that you allow all the pupils to watch the video clips
at the end of the lesson, whether they have successfully completed
The Challenge or not.
Instructions
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You might like to start by asking the class
what they know about the words ‘inclusion’ and
‘exclusion’, and get them to brainstorm their
ideas. What makes us feel included or excluded? You could
start them off with examples, such as ‘being kind to
new pupils’, ‘taking turns’ or ‘bullying’
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2. |
Ask the class whether they think that children in other
parts of the world face the same problems or different ones.
How can we make sure that we all feel included, no matter
who we are or where we come from? What might make us feel
excluded? The issues of racism or refugees may come up here,
so you may want to do some preparation in order to guide the
discussion. |
3. |
Write up the pupils’ ideas and leave them up on the
board where they can see them. |
4. |
Individually or in groups, pupils should begin
The Internet Challenge at the
Instructions for children page where
they should download
the answer sheet (32 K pdf file) be filled in
as they go along. |
5. |
Each letter of the phrase EVERYBODY INC represents a different
theme of inclusion: Equality, Voice, Everyone, Rights, Yummy!,
Bullying, Outside, Discrimination, You and Me, Involved, No
Racism!, and Conflict. |
Start The Challenge
here >>
You will need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat software to read the answer
sheet - you can download
it for free. If you experience problems downloading
PDF files, try right-clicking on the link and selecting "Save
Target As..." or "Save Link As...", to save the PDF
file on to your computer.
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