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Sensors and safe gaming

Week 9 · Theme 2 Digital Safety and Security Precautions, Lessons 1–2 Explorer in Action; How to Deal with Electronic Games · 3 lessons
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My responsible-gaming promise

ICT P6 Term 1, Theme 2: pp. 44–53
GoalWrite a promise for playing games responsibly and reply kindly to an invented gamer.
New words
responsible · careful and sensible about how you actpersonal details · facts that say who you are, such as your name, address, school or photolimit · the most time or the most of something that is allowedpromise · a serious sentence saying you will do something
Explanation

Playing responsibly means enjoying a game without letting it cause trouble. Here are habits that help. Play only with people you know and trust. Never put personal details in a name or in a password. Do not switch on a webcam for a game. Accept the limits that your family sets, and agree them together. Keep time for family, friends, homework, meals, exercise and sleep. If something feels wrong, tell your parents or a trusted adult at once; you will not be punished for telling. Now try a promise. A promise starts with ‘I promise to…’ and is short. For example: ‘I promise to stop when my family says it is time.’ Then help someone else: read the post of an invented gamer and write a kind reply on paper. You do not need to use any real game name, and you never write your own username.

DoDo not
play with people you know and trustput your name or school in a game name
agree the limit with your familykeep playing when it is time to stop
keep time for homework, meals, exercise, sleepswitch on a webcam for a game
tell a trusted adult if something is wrongkeep a problem secret
Worked examples
stop when it ringstime for family
Seif promises: ‘I promise to stop when the alarm rings and to keep Friday afternoon for my cousins.’ His promise is short, clear and about his own actions.
An invented gamer, Zizo, posts: ‘I played all night and my eyes hurt. Mum is angry. What do I do?’ A kind reply: ‘Tell your mum you are sorry, rest, and ask her to help you agree a stop time.’
webcamnotell family
A player invites Marwan to switch on his webcam during a game. Marwan says no and tells his father. Saying no to a webcam is a safe choice.
Class activity

My promise. Write ‘I promise to…’ three times, with three different habits from the Do list. Decorate your promise card and sign it with your first name only. Read it to a family member. Then write a kind reply to Zizo in two sentences.

Practice
1
Why should a game name not include your full name or school?
2
Who decides the time limit for games?
3
Which of these is a good promise? Say the letter.
AB
I promise to stop when my family says it is time.I promise to play more when nobody is looking.
4
A player asks you to turn on your webcam. What do you do?