Trolling - What is it?

L/01 To understand what trolling means
L/02 To understand the consequences of trolling


STARTER

What is trolling? Open up your blog and give your own definition, do not copy and paste from the internet?

Some people believe that the word derives from a fishing term for towing bait behind a boat? What does this analogy mean?


MAIN TASK



Create a presentation on the topic of trolling using one of these techniques:

• Movie
• Podcast
• Prezi presentation
• Animation

Make sure you answer the following questions:

• What is trolling (include some statistics)
• Who is affected, what age groups? (Give examples, perhaps even celebrities)
• Why do people do it?
• What are the affects of trolling?
• How can we prevent people from trolling?
• Is trolling illegal?

Links to help you

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14898564

http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/netiquetteonlineculture/f/What-Is-Trolling.htm

http://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2014/feb/25/internet-trolls-are-also-real-life-trolls

http://www.knowthenet.org.uk/knowledge-centre/trolling

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2559860/Online-trolls-really-ARE-horrible-people-researchers-Narcissistic-Machiavellian-psychopathic-sadistic.html

PLENARY

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