Activity Presentation
The Mini Quiz is a learning-through-play tool – it is not an evaluation. The exercise should include, at least in part, simple and accessible questions in order to build young people’s confidence in addressing the subject and thus encourage greater engagement.
The Mini Quiz “Social networks, where do you stand?” is a fun and collaborative exercise in which young people are invited to answer questions about the risks linked to the daily use of social networks.
This exercise allows facilitators to:
- Raise awareness of the vulnerability of internet users (especially the youngest ones) and the reflexes to adopt to use social networks in the best conditions.
- Observe young people’s knowledge on the subject and thus guide the development of the workshop based on their practices and opinions. It is recommended to specify or justify the answers, or to encourage young people to give their opinions in order to explore certain topics further.
Objectives:
- Enable students to exercise their citizenship in an information and communication society
- Train active, informed, and responsible “cybercitizens.”
- Encourage responsibility in young people’s digital practices
Activity Process
- From the list of questions and answers provided below, the facilitator prepares a mini quiz. (The facilitator may also create additional questions/answers using teaching sheet 6).
- The facilitator divides participants into groups of 4 to 5 people.
- Presented as multiple-choice questions, each group will be asked to collectively answer the quiz.
- For each answer given, the facilitator asks each team to justify their choice with a short oral explanation.
- The facilitator then reveals the correct answer. They record the points obtained by each team (repeat for each question, counting 1 point per correct answer).
Some questions (and their answers):
1 – What are the three most used social networks among 13-17 year olds worldwide? (Please select 3 correct answers)
- Snapchat
- TikTok
Answer:
The first is Snapchat (84%) – 2: Instagram (72%) – 3: Facebook (38%) – 4: Twitter (30%) – 5: TikTok (13%). While Snapchat is the most used network by young people… the others are still not abandoned!
2 – My online profile is…
- My photo
- My first name, last name, and username
- All the information about me
Answer:
My online profile is all the information about me – Everyone must now manage a digital identity made up of the information and contributions they leave online. For example, carefully choosing the information on your profile helps you describe yourself and build a positive image with others. A digital identity is: who you are, who you know, what you do, where you are… and much more!
3 – Deleting your Facebook account is immediate:
- True
- False
Answer:
False. It is deactivated but not deleted! Facebook does not let go that easily. For a certain period, the account remains active. Check Facebook’s terms of use to learn more.
4 – E-reputation is… (Please select 2 correct answers)
- What I would like people to say about me
- What search engines display about me
- What I post, “like,” comment on, etc.
- Unpleasant comments about me
Answer:
- What search engines display about me
- What I post, “like,” comment on, etc.
E-reputation is a big part of digital identity. Knowing your e-reputation means knowing the image you project, and knowing what others say about you. The approach involves searching for your name on search engines and checking the results. Some of the information found is important because it is difficult to control. Often the first results will not be your own social networks but articles about you.
5 – How old must you be to sign up for Facebook?
- There is no age limit
- You must be 13
- You must be 16
Answer:
To sign up for Facebook, you must be 13. Facebook applies American law with COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), which prohibits sites from collecting data from children under 13 without parental consent. And indeed, it is data collection that interests Facebook!
