📱 Part 1: Identifying Digital Risks

1. Which of these situations shows the SAFEST online behaviour?

Sharing your home address with someone you met online

Using the same password for all your accounts

Only accepting friend requests from people you know in real life

Posting photos of your school uniform with the school name visible

2. Select ALL the warning signs that someone online might not be who they say they are:

They ask you to keep your conversations secret

They want to meet you in person quickly

They ask for personal information like your phone number

They compliment you a lot and say they understand you

They share photos of their family and pets

3. What does "digital footprint" mean?

The size of your phone screen

How much data you use each month

The permanent record of everything you do online

The apps you have downloaded

4. A "strong password" should include:

Your name and birthday only

At least 8 characters with letters, numbers, and symbols

The same word repeated three times

Your favourite sports team name

🛡️ Part 2: Responding to Online Challenges

5. Your classmate Aroha tells you someone at school has been sending her mean messages on Instagram, calling her names and making fun of her appearance. What advice would you give her?

6. List THREE people or places at Wairoa College where students can get help if they're experiencing cyberbullying:

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

7. Someone shares an embarrassing photo of your friend without their permission. What should you do?

Share it with more people because it's funny

Tell your friend, help them report it, and don't share it further

Ignore it and hope it goes away

Take a screenshot to show other people later

🎭 Part 3: Real-World Scenario

8. Scenario: Tane, a Year 9 student, receives a friend request on Snapchat from someone claiming to be a 16-year-old from Auckland. This person starts messaging Tane daily, asking about his interests, his school, and his family. After a week, they ask Tane to send a photo of himself and suggest they should meet up when they're "in the Wairoa area next month."

a) What are the warning signs in this situation?

b) What should Tane do next? Give at least TWO specific actions:

9. Create a "Digital Safety Tip" that you could share with Year 7 students starting at Wairoa College. Make it practical and easy to remember: