Help students understand the dangers of echo chambers—where only similar views are reinforced—and misinformation. This 10-15 minute assembly uses real-life examples and practical strategies to encourage critical thinking, promoting a balanced and informed perspective in today’s media landscape. Perfect for fostering media literacy and open-mindedness.

This is a unit of work aimed at KS2 children. This is delivered each year to Year 5 pupils but can be adapted for older or younger children. kidblog.org is recommended but other blogging websites are available. Aims: - Become familiar with blogs as a medium, including an understanding of the particular features of this as a genre of writing Communicate safely - includes developing ideas to interact effectively using the comments feature as well as discussing the dos and don’ts of personal information online. Use blogging as a way to write creatively Develop a critical, reflective view of a range of media, including text Ethical and legal responsibilities of being online Pupils are able to screenshot, paste, crop and resize in order to collate evidence NEW - revision on a page sheet (Jan 2017)