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Get creative and make a meme about digital citizenship for other young people.

Taken from: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/meme-makers/

Before you begin:
- You’ll need to print copies of popular memes with the words removed or covered.

- Brush up on your knowledge and find some examples of appropriate memes that are in line with our values. There’s plenty of information online about what makes a great meme – a quick google will reveal top images, catchy captions, and the most popular memes of the past few years.

-To meet requirement 2 of Stage 3 of the Digital Citizen Badge, ask the group to theme their meme messages around staying safe, what to do if they are made to feel uncomfortable online, and where they can find support. You could use this activity as an introduction to other activities like Is it OK? and It’s just banter.

Resources

Pens or pencils
Scrap paper

Instructions

1. Everyone should talk together about what memes are. They should try to think of some examples of memes that are popular at the moment.
In this context, memes are images, videos, or GIFs with funny text or captions that are widely shared online. People usually add to the meme or create their own version when they share it. Memes can also be text-based.

2. Everyone should split into small groups.

3. Each group should think about key messages from a national or international week such as Internet Safety Week (February), International Day of Peace (September), or Anti-bullying Week (November).
The messages could be about staying safe online, how to be responsible online, or how to make a difference.

4. Each group should choose a message and plan how they’ll create a meme to represent it. Their meme should appeal to people their age, and it should be funny and memorable. It also needs to offer information, advice, and support.

5. Everyone should choose from the printed-out memes with the words removed. They should add their own messages using marker pens, or by cutting and sticking.

6. Each group should share their meme with a different group. Everyone should make sure the memes have a positive message, are short, snappy, fun, and memorable, and appeal to people their age.

7. After the leader has checked the memes are appropriate, the person in charge of the group’s social media or website could share the best memes online.
If it’s safe and appropriate, young people could also share their memes on their own social media platform.

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Badge Links

• Creative - Internet