Being Connected: Using Media for Good

• This KS3 resource bundle, aligned with the England National Curriculum, supports students in becoming responsible media makers and good digital citizens.

• It covers key learning objectives such as ethical content creation, understanding digital footprints, and recognising the social impact of online behaviour.

• Integrated with Computing, English, and Citizenship curricula, the materials promote critical thinking about digital texts, online rights and responsibilities, and positive participation in digital communities.

• The bundle includes vocabulary on responsible media making, digital collaboration, and misinformation, while addressing common misconceptions about online safety and content sharing.

• With a focus on media literacy, students learn to create and share digital content ethically, fostering active engagement and social change.

• This resource is ideal for educators seeking comprehensive, age-appropriate guidance to enhance media literacy and digital citizenship skills in secondary education.

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• To know how to be a responsible media maker and information provider.

• To know how to use media and the internet for good citizenship.

• Reflect on how pupils can be active, responsible creators online rather than just passive consumers.

• Explore how to create and share things online that help make the internet a better place.

• Encourage thinking about how media and information can help make positive changes in society.

• I can be savvy about what I share, comment on and create online.

• I can create and share things online that help make the internet a better place.

• I can use media to make good changes, instead of only staying safe or just watching others.

• Domain 5 - Being Connected.