Internet Explorer

Topic
- Digital technology
- Communication & media
Learning skills
- Critical & reflective thinking
- Communication & expression
Activity type
- Group discussion
- Physical distancing
Materials
- Basic
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
5 - 15 minutes
2 - 4 players
Easy
Calm
Small (office, pavement)

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Everything you need to play this game

1 green bottle cap
1 red bottle cap
Strips with actions
2 bags

Make it yourself

Step 1

Prepare the paper strips

Write down/print out different things you can do on social media or the internet on different paper strips (one action per paper strip). Under “Additional game information”, you can already find a list with 40 examples. Make sure you adapt the actions to the ages and interests of the players.

Good job!

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Fold the paper strips and put them in a bag. Put the bottle caps in a different bag.

Player 1 draws a paper strip from one bag and a bottle cap from the other.

Player 1 will read the action on his paper strip. If he draws the green bottle cap, he needs to come up with one or more positive things/consequences concerning the action on his paper strip. If he draws the red bottle cap, he needs to come up with one or more negative things/consequences.

E.g.: Action “Watching a recording of an accident”.

Pro: Raise awareness about the dangers of traffic and traffic rules.

Con: The explicit images could cause nightmares.

If player 1 can come up with a good argument, he gains a point.

Then, player 2 draws a paper strip and a bottle cap and so on.

The player with most points at the end of the game is the winner!

Extra game information

Below, you can find a list of 40 examples of actions you can do on the internet and social media:

Posting a nude picture of yourself
Posting a flash mob
Listening to music on YouTube
Uploading and sharing music on YouTube
Quickly sending a message before going to sleep
Quickly going online right before going to bed
Watching movies in bed at night
Listening to the radio in bed
Watching soap operas
Watching tutorials on YouTube about repairing things (pants, bicycle, computer,…)
Watching tutorials on YouTube about making a bracelet
Learning a language online
Watching the DIY-movie: “How to let plants grow”
Watching the DIY-movie: “How to make a weapon”
Watching the DIY-movie: “How to roll a cigarette”
Watching the DIY-movie: “How to make a bomb?”
Sharing missing person’s notices
Using the internet to find people
Using the internet to find stolen items
Sharing a recording of a self-written song
Posting a self-made cover of a song on YouTube
Watching a recording of an accident
Posting a recording of an accident
Spending hours surfing the web
Continue playing until you reach the final level of a game
Sharing things that are not true or exaggerated
Posting nature photos
Posting pictures of your family
Posting “Yay, it’s my birthday!”
Showing off your possessions
Keeping an online diary
Having a photoblog
Posting someone else’s ideas
Watching a porn movie
Posting a porn movie
Answering to an add that says “You’ve won 100 000 dollars!”
Looking up and watching movies and series
Spending all your time playing videogames
Talking to each other online and not in real life
Keep on scrolling, clicking,…

Variations

Pros and Cons: Divide the players in two groups. One group will be the Pros and one group will be the Cons. One of the paper strips is drawn and a statement is read out loud. Both groups now have to come up with as many arguments as possible; the Pros with as many positive arguments and the Cons with as many negative arguments as possible. The group that can come up with the most valid arguments, gets a point. Then, another action is drawn, etc.
Argumentation Expert: In group or individually: One of the paper strips is drawn and the statement is read out loud. All players/groups now have to come up with as many arguments as possible, both pro and con. They get a point for each valid statement, so the player/group with the most valid arguments wins the round. Then, another action is drawn, etc. Whoever has scored most points at the end of the game is the winner!

Specific learning objectives

Increase awareness on the pros and cons of the internet and social media

What people said about this game

Sander Degeling

Partnership Coordinator Africa & Asia StreetwiZe • Mobile School BE

21 January, 2020

(1)

Joke Verreth

Partnership Coordinator Europe & Latin America StreetwiZe • Mobile School BE

27 January, 2020

(1)

During this game, players can develop their argumentation skills. The game can easily be adapted to talk about a variety of topics that interest the players.

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