Think – pair - share (IMS-M6-02-EN)

• Reflecting on dilemmas and ways to handle certain online situations.
• Stimulation of critical thinking and self-reflection

• First-liners

This activity takes place in three phases:

1. Students are presented with scenarios or dilemmas and are invited to think about it individually (how would they handle the situation, why, …?). Let the students analyze potential outcomes, pros and cons, and reflect on influencing factors. The teacher gives the students a sheet of paper where the scenario is written out and where some questions are asked to guide their thinking. This activity stimulates critical thinking and self-reflection and encourages them to consider consequences of decisions.

The scenarios provided are about negative online experiences, such as witnessing cyberbullying, online hate, encountering potential harmful disinformation.

2. After individual reflection, pair students so they can discuss. Did they come to similar conclusions? What were the differences? Why did they think about different things?

3. End the activity with a group discussion to encourage collective discussion.

Scenarios relating to online events, serving as prompts for the reflection task

• Self-reflection
• Group discussion

Scenarios to be used as prompts have been provided in the handout, but the teacher can always add own scenarios relating to topics currently being taught or current issues at school or in the classroom.

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Institute for Media Studies