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Rumi is a made-up pupil who is filling in some forms. Which boxes should Rumi leave blank?

Form 1 of 2

Star Racers: join the game

Rumi wants to play a new racing game. An adult has said it is fine. Which boxes should Rumi fill in?

  • Username

    FastComet7

  • Full name

    Rumi Story

  • Country

    Sri Lanka

  • Home address

    12 Story Street, Make-Believe Town

  • School

    Make-Believe Primary School

  • Favourite colour

    Orange

The question to ask

Could this identify me? Your country is shared by lots of people. Your home address belongs to very few. Information that can identify you should stay private.

If a form asks for private information

Stop, and ask an adult you trust. They can help you to decide whether the website is safe, and whether you need to use it at all.

For teachers

This tool goes with Unit 1, Lesson 1 (Explaining e-safety) of the Year 4 Inspire Computing student book. Use it after Safe to share?, which teaches the rule card by card. Here pupils use the rule on a form that looks real.

  • Pupils never type anything. The forms are already filled in for a made-up character, so no real information is entered.
  • Before the screen: ask pupils what games or apps have asked them for information, without saying what they typed.
  • A real game may refuse to continue without some of these details. That is a good moment to repeat the rule: stop and ask an adult.
  • The second form is a prize trick. The right answer to every box is to leave it blank, and the lesson is to close it and tell an adult.
  • Exit question: write one piece of information that is safe to share online and one that is not.

More to try

  • Write three tips to help a younger pupil stay safe when they join a game.
  • Make a made-up username that says nothing about who you are.

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