Conversation questions (teenagers)

The Norwegian word «nettvett» means how to have safe, responsible, and respectful behavior on the internet. If you are not very familiar with the Norwegian language, you will find the conversation questions from «Barnevakten» in English below.

Conversations for evening classes or at home for grades 8-10 in Norwegian schools:

Favorites: What are your favorite apps or games?

Role models: What do you think about adults’ screen usage?

Sleep: What are good screen habits to get enough sleep?

Well-being: What can each person do to make the online environment a positive place for everyone?

Annoyances: Mention something irritating in games, social media, or chat. What could be done about it?

Challenges: What would make it easier to talk to adults about difficult or upsetting things that happen online?

Language: Is there a lot of inappropriate language in your class and online? Why do you think this happens? What could we do about it?

Image sharing: Someone has shared an uncomfortable image with you. What do you do?

Social Media: TikTok makes me happy. Agree? Disagree? Discuss.

Popularity: 50,000 social media followers or five close friends in real life?

Phone use: Ideally, how would you like to have used your phone today?

Prevention: What can adults and students do to create a positive environment at school and online to prevent bullying and exclusion?

Community: Would you like to spend more time with friends or family? What is fun to do together without screens?

Fun: What’s positive about gaming and social media?

Algorithms: What can you do to influence the algorithms?

(Some of this text has been translated from Norwegian to English using AI.)