Understand and practise
Safe habits
Four key topics to understand the risks, five actions to protect yourself, a joker so you are never alone: the educational heart of B@O.
Understand
Four key topics covered by the game
Pupils learn to recognise different situations: cyberbullying, requests for personal information, meeting a stranger, sharing an image, advertising, dubious information, dangerous behaviour, excessive use… and also positive experiences.
Cyberbullying
Mockery online, being left out of a group, a photo being shared… Understand how it works and the vocabulary: bullying, bystander, victim, reporting.
In the game: Report, Block and Screenshot cards and the joker “Talk to an adult”.
Critical thinking
Fake news, hoaxes, disguised advertising: ask yourself who wrote it, when and why before believing or sharing it.
In the game: the Ignore card (don’t pass it on) and group discussions about the tiles.
Internet safety
A shared password, a stranger asking for an address, a trick link: protect your personal data and your privacy.
In the game: Block, Report and Disconnect cards; the path of tiles, an image of browsing.
Digital addiction
Look after your health and well-being: switching off every day is a habit, not a punishment.
In the game: the Low battery card and the Goal cards (sport, fresh air, relaxing, offline games).
Act
Five actions and a joker
The wording below comes from the labels in easy French (level A1), translated here: simple and short, ready to display in class or at home.
It allows no action. Its message: “Go and get some fresh air. Do some sport.” and “Go and see a friend.” Why can a card that doesn’t let you play still be important? A great question for talking about taking breaks, sleep, sport, relationships and screen-free activities.
Practise
Activity: one situation, several answers
The heart of the teaching scenario. Read the situation, decide whether it is a good experience or a problem, choose the actions that could help… then compare with the suggestions. To project in class or do as a family.
Don’t ask “What is THE right answer?” but “Which answer could be useful here? Why?”. The same situation may call for several actions. Situations inspired by the teaching guide.
Learning to justify
“I choose this action because…”
It is not just about knowing the actions: pupils should gradually be able to explain their choice. Three routine questions structure the progression.
“What is happening?”
I recognise and I act.
“What can you do? Why?”
I choose and I explain.
“Which strategy makes the most sense here and how can you justify it?”
I justify, I debate and I create.
Need help? Call 3018 (France)
French national helpline, free, anonymous and confidential, for young victims or witnesses of online violence, and for their parents. Available 7 days a week, by phone, chat, the 3018 app or the website 3018.fr (new tab) .