Appyness Online is a peer lead Internet safety course for 3^rd-6^th class students. This program has been developed with the view of teaching pupils how to harness the opportunities offered by the Internet while remaining safe online.

Appyness Online compliments the SPHE (PSHE in the UK) curriculum addressing Internet safety and using a peer-to-peer/blended learning approach. It has been developed using a child-centered approach which is then tested in Irish and UK schools. The unique features of the program make it a useful tool for class exercises and homework. Therefore, parents can also be involved in Appyness Online tasks and learn about Internet safety themselves.

The Appyness Online program consists of the online AO software which can be accessed on a laptop or desktop computer, printed teacher and pupil notes, and an optional digital wellbeing survey - to be completed both at the beginning and the end of the program to track pupils progress. 

The number of lessons involved in the Appyness Online program differs per class group:

• For 4^th/5^th/6^th class students there are 5 lessons
• For 3^rd class student, there are 4 lessons

Each lesson takes around 30 to 45 minutes. Zeeko recommends completing one lesson each week for five weeks to give the teacher and peer leaders adequate time to prepare for each lesson.

The Appyness Online program consists of several lessons to teach pupils to navigate the Internet safely. The lessons for this programme consist of:

1. Self Esteem
2. Digital Footprints
3. Screen Time
4. Friends Online
5. Cyberbullying

Zeeko recommends for one teacher to act as the core facilitator for the program. This teacher will assign peer leader roles and monitor the progress of pupils throughout their presentations being ready to step in if needed.

Peer leadership gives students the opportunity to deliver the lessons to their classmates. Each week a group of peer leaders is tasked with delivering a lesson. Before each lesson, the peer leaders will be given an opportunity to practice at home. Then, during the lesson, some of the peer leaders will act as presenters while the remainder of the group will act as group leaders.

Peer leaders are 6th class students who will run the Appyness Online program. There are two types of peer leaders within a class:

Presenters - These pupils control the software and lead or present the lessons. For each lesson there will be 2 presenters.

Group leaders - These pupils lead group discussions on activities with pupils from the class that are receiving the lesson.

For each lesson, the two presenters will be tasked with delivering the lesson content.

Presenter 1 will stand at the top of the class and present the lesson to the class.

Presenter 2 will work the software and move the character through the virtual world while supporting presenter 1.

The Appyness Online program consists of an online software on complementary pupil and teacher's notes books. these people on teacher notes allow everyone to follow along with the program content as it is displayed on the classroom whiteboard. these notes also include helpful prompts and instructions to keep presenters on track throughout the lesson.

The role of the group leader is to facilitate collaborative learning during the lessons. It is up to the group leader to ask questions and get their group thinking more about what they just heard or learned. Group leaders should take some time to prepare questions for their group in advance of the lessons.