You have already published a piece of your own. Today you will think about what it means to publish responsibly. First you will audit six sample pieces, which means looking at each one carefully using four checks. The pieces were made up for this lesson and are not anyone's real work. Then you will write the standards you will stick to whenever you publish.
Publishing responsibly means checking your work before it goes public, using these four checks.
- Credits: say who made each image, clip, quote or fact you borrowed, where it came from, and what its licence allows. The licence is usually shown where you found the item, and it tells you whether you may reuse it.
- Safe and respectful: you can give a strong opinion, but do not attack or shame anyone or put anyone at risk, including yourself.
- Consent and rights: consent means permission, so nobody else’s photo, message, name or story goes in unless they have clearly said yes.
- Honest AI: if an AI tool wrote or changed any part of the piece, say so plainly.
As a class, go through all three sample pieces in the activity below: Piece A, Piece B and Piece C. For each one, think about the four checks, and then decide whether it should get Pass or Needs fixing. Be ready to say which check made up your mind.
- Talk for about a minute with the person beside you, and agree on a call and the check that decided it.
- When your teacher asks, put your hand up for Pass or Needs fixing.
- Your teacher taps the call the class chose, and the reasoning appears.
In the class poll next, you will each vote on three new pieces on your own device.
Responsible publisher audit
Now you each vote on three new pieces on your own device. These were made up for this lesson too, and they are not anyone's real work. Join with the code on the board.
There is no score and no time limit. When everyone has voted, the board shows how the class split, and then it shows the reasoning. After the discussion, your teacher can open the vote again to see who changed their mind.
- Read the piece and make your call.
- When the reasoning comes up, compare it with your own reason.
Being able to explain why matters more than getting it right, so pay close attention to the reasoning for each piece.
Class Poll
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