ARCHIVED Year 1 Blog 2024/25

 Today we talked about the trustworthiness of the internet. There was lots of discussion about how not everything on the internet is accurate, nice or helpful. We spoke about who we could speak to if we saw something online that upset us, and I showed the children how to report a webpage.  To reiterate the point that not everything we see can be trusted, we looked through this picture quiz. We found it quite tricky to identify the real images, I wonder if you have better luck than us! Real or Fake Quiz

We have been looking at how to share images safely. We thought about where images can be shared, how they get online and then considered the dangers of  sharing a private image online.                                                We watched this  Sharing images video  and considered the problems raised.  There are also some games on this website the children can work through to 'earn badges' focused on different online safety issues.  online safety games

Today we considered how to keep safe and make healthy choices when using technology. We thought about how some rules we have keep us safe from others (like not giving our personal details out when playing games) and those that keep us healthy and happy (like taking regular breaks to ensure we don't strain our eyes). We also considered if these rules needed to change if our location altered. 

 This week in computing we continued to practise out mouse skills. We used a painting app on the laptops and had a go at creating a picture. We experimented with changing the colour and the thickness of the paintbrush. 

  Today we started to think about Online Bullying in our PHSE lesson. We were introduced to the monster Merri, and talked about how Merri should behave when playing games or talking to friends online. We had discussions around what messages would be kind to send and which ones may be hurtful.  We then looked at some suggested do's and don'ts. 

 Today in PHSE we looked at internet safety. We spoke about ‘permission’ and when we need to ask for permission to do something online and why it is important. We looked at different scenario cards and discussed if we would need permission to do these things.  - Watch videos on a website - Buy some new levels in your favourite game.  - Take a photo of someone else.  - Change the password on your tablet.  We had some brilliant discussions and the children were able to explain why they thought asking for permission was important. 

 This week in Year 1 we started our new computing unit ‘Moving a Robot.’ First we gave our partners instructions to make them move around the room. We then looked at the different buttons on the beebots and had a go at making them move.