You have already worked on guarding information, managing social identity, and recognising cyberbullying. Today those three topics become something the class can use: the first draft of a digital safety charter.
A charter is a short set of rules a group writes for itself. It only works if the people who have to live by it wrote it. M2 KA2 will eventually need a class digital safety charter the group has agreed; today is brainstorm and why only. Your job is to propose specific clauses and say why each one matters. Later lessons polish this work.
Done today means: at least one clause under each heading plus three why-sentences saved in one portfolio file, m2_l45_charter_brainstorm_<your-initials>, even if the period is short.
A useful charter clause is specific, names a real situation, and tells people what to do. A vague one sounds kind but nobody can act on it.
| Term | What it means for you | Real example |
|---|---|---|
| Charter clause | One clear rule a group writes for itself. Each clause you propose today could end up in the class charter. | We ask before posting a match or trip photo that somebody else is in. |
| Collective agreement | Rules written by the people who live by them. You are helping write rules the class will actually use, and this draft counts toward M2 KA2 prep. | Our class wrote and signed the phone-use rules we follow in this room. |
| Digital safety | Habits that protect information, reputation and wellbeing online. Your clauses sit under guarding information, social identity, or cyberbullying strategies. | Checking who can see a story before you post it to the class group chat |
Weak clause: Be nice online.
Strong clause: If you would not say it to the person’s face in front of their family, do not post it.
The strong one names a test you can actually run. Aim for that shape when you build your list.
Build your Charter Brainstorm list under the three headings. Add at least one specific clause under each heading (guarding information, managing social identity, cyberbullying strategies). More are welcome if you have them. Keep each clause short, specific, and something this class could actually keep.
The list on this page is not saved. When your clauses are ready, copy the full list once into your Communication Portfolio file m2_l45_charter_brainstorm_<your-initials> before you move on. In the next step you will open that same file and add the why-sentences under the list.
Take three of your proposed clauses. Write one clear sentence for each saying why it belongs in the class charter. Vague praise is not enough: name the harm it prevents or the habit it builds.
Compose the three clauses and why-sentences below. When you finish, paste this block once under your list in the same portfolio file from the brainstorm step. Paste once; do not retype. Do not put this in your Reflective Journal.
Talk this through with the person beside you, or sit with it for a minute:
If one answer sticks, you can park it in your Reflective Journal after class.
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