Carrying it on
The Story.
In this story, the friendship between Ruby and Olivia becomes unstable when an argument at school carries over into the online space. Ruby’s anger intensifies as she sends messages to another friend, and these messages are shared through screenshots, causing unforeseen consequences for Ruby. This story highlights the importance of digital citizenship and emphasises the need to understand the impact of our online words, as well as taking responsibility for our actions.
Digital Citizenship
- Behaving responsibly online
- Respecting others’ privacy
- Promoting healthy and respectful online interactions.
- Understanding the impact of words and actions on others
- Being aware of legal and ethical implications of online behaviour
- Taking responsibility for own online actions
- Building and maintaining trust in online relationships by being honest, reliable, and respectful
- Protecting the trust of others by respecting their privacy and not sharing sensitive information without their consent
Digging Deeper: Follow-up Activities to Explore Themes and Ideas in the Story.
I hope you enjoyed listening to the story, and have had a chance to think and discuss it. You can explore the story further by having a go at this response task either as Google doc, or download it as a pdf. These tasks will help you reflect on the story and engage with its themes. Additionally, there are interactive polls that you can participate in to see what other students think about the story.
Teachers and whanau can also use the Teacher Notes document provided to help unpack and encourage critical discussion on the story.