Topic: Individual responsibility in the online world.

Internet TrollsLesson 1To understand the impact of internet trolls.

Starter – Whiteboards• On your white board, write down as many words

as possible associated with internet safety.

trolling

viral

Social networks

flamingcyberbullying

selfie webcams

privacy

sexting

Learning Objectives

• To look at source at source 1 and evaluate the key information

• To consider what relevant questions might relate to source 1.

What I Am Looking For…

• EXPECTED to understand te term trolling and describe how it effects people.

• GOOD to be able to discuss the impact on the victims and the legal implications.

• OUTSTANDING to be able to discuss different views on trolling and express your view.

What is trolling?

A “troll”, in internet slang, is someone who deliberately upsets others by starting arguments or posting unnecessarily inflammatory messages on blogs, chatrooms, or forums

Sean Duffy

Colm Cross

Megan Meier

First Amendment of US Constitution

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances

Viewpoints

Professor Mark Griffiths

Arthur Cassidy

Rob Manuel

Troll Wars

Troll Wars – Read the article by Dom Jolly

The Law & Trolling

• Communications Act 2003 – governs the internet, email, mobile phone calls & text messaging.

• Section 127 – offence to send messages that are grossly offensive of an incident, obscene or menacing character

• • The offence occurs whether those

targeted actually receive messages or not.

Learning Break

• Do you know what to do next in your learning?

• What have you found out so far?

• What do you need to do next to improve your learning?

What do you need to know?• What is trolling? – definition• • Examples of recent cases

• First Amendment

• Viewpoints – Griffiths/Cassidy/Mauel/Joly

• Legal implications

• WHAT IS YOUR VIEW ON TROLLING!!!

Next Week

• You will have an assessment on Source 1• • You need to know the information on the previous slide.