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Sticks and Stones and Keyboards

Molly Mulhern

Tier 1
For Schools

Quiz

Entry Ticket: Online Behavior

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Lesson Plan

Sticks and Stones and Keyboards

Students will be able to define cyberbullying and identify two ways to respond to it safely.

Understanding cyberbullying is crucial for students' well-being in the digital age. This lesson empowers them with strategies to protect themselves and others, fostering a safer online environment.

Audience

5th Grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion, slide presentation, and a scenario-based worksheet.

Materials

Smartboard or Projector, Entry Ticket: Online Behavior, The Digital World Slides, Digital Dilemmas Worksheet, and Exit Ticket: Online Ally

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

  • Review the Lesson Plan and familiarise yourself with the content.
  • Ensure the projector/smartboard is set up and tested.
  • Print copies of the Entry Ticket: Online Behavior (one per student).
  • Print copies of the Digital Dilemmas Worksheet (one per student).
  • Print copies of the Exit Ticket: Online Ally (one per student).
  • Review The Digital World Slides to ensure smooth transitions and understanding of content.

Step 1

Connect and Engage: Entry Ticket & Discussion

5 minutes

  • Distribute the Entry Ticket: Online Behavior.
  • Instruct students to complete the entry ticket silently.
  • After completion, facilitate a brief class discussion based on their responses, particularly focusing on their positive online experiences.

Step 2

Explore and Learn: What is Cyberbullying?

10 minutes

  • Present The Digital World Slides.
  • Introduce the concept of cyberbullying using the slides, defining it clearly and providing age-appropriate examples.
  • Facilitate a discussion on the impact of cyberbullying and the importance of digital citizenship.
  • Emphasize that cyberbullying is not okay and that students are not alone if they experience it or witness it.

Step 3

Practice and Apply: Digital Dilemmas

10 minutes

  • Distribute the Digital Dilemmas Worksheet.
  • Explain that students will work individually or in small groups to read scenarios and identify safe ways to respond to cyberbullying.
  • Circulate and provide support as students work.
  • Bring the class back together to discuss a few scenarios and share their proposed solutions. Focus on the two main strategies: Block and Report, and Tell a Trusted Adult.

Step 4

Reflect and Close: Online Ally

5 minutes

  • Distribute the Exit Ticket: Online Ally.
  • Instruct students to complete the exit ticket, reflecting on what they learned and how they can be a positive online citizen.
  • Collect exit tickets as students leave or as a closing activity.
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Slide Deck

Welcome to Our Digital World!

We live in a world where we connect online every day!

What are some of your favorite things to do online?


Think about: games, learning, talking to friends, watching videos...

Welcome students and introduce the idea of a digital world. Ask students to share some of their favorite online activities.

But What Happens When Things Go Wrong?

Sometimes, people aren't so kind online. This is called cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying is bullying that happens using digital technology. It can take place on social media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms, and mobile phones.

It's just like bullying in person, but it happens online where messages and images can spread quickly and be seen by many people.


Transition from positive online experiences to challenges. Introduce the term 'cyberbullying' and explain it in simple terms. Emphasize that it's just like regular bullying, but online.

What Does Cyberbullying Look Like?

  • Sending mean texts or messages
  • Spreading rumors online
  • Posting embarrassing pictures or videos
  • Excluding someone from an online game or group
  • Impersonating someone online to cause trouble

What other examples have you heard of or seen?


Provide examples of cyberbullying to help students understand. Focus on actions rather than specific apps or platforms.

How Does Cyberbullying Make People Feel?

Cyberbullying can make people feel:

  • Sad
  • Angry
  • Scared
  • Alone
  • Embarrassed

It's important to remember that words, even online, can hurt deeply.


Discuss the impact of cyberbullying on the person being targeted. Encourage empathy and understanding. Ask students how they might feel if this happened to them.

Being a Good Digital Citizen

Just like we have rules for being good citizens in our community, we have rules for being good citizens online!

A Digital Citizen is someone who uses technology responsibly and respectfully.

This means:

  • Being kind online
  • Thinking before you post
  • Protecting your privacy
  • Standing up for others (being an 'upstander')

Introduce the idea of digital citizenship. Explain that being a good digital citizen means being responsible and respectful online.

What Can We Do About Cyberbullying?

If you or someone you know is being cyberbullied, remember these two important steps:

  1. Block and Report: Most apps and websites have ways to block users and report inappropriate content. This helps stop the bullying and alerts the platform administrators.

  2. Tell a Trusted Adult: This is the most important step! Talk to a parent, teacher, counselor, or another adult you trust. They can help you figure out what to do next.

You don't have to face this alone!

Introduce the key strategies for responding to cyberbullying: Block and Report, and Tell a Trusted Adult. Emphasize that they don't have to deal with it alone.

Be an Online Ally!

Let's review:

  • Cyberbullying is bullying that happens online.
  • It can hurt people.
  • We are all digital citizens and should be kind online.
  • If you see or experience cyberbullying, Block and Report and Tell a Trusted Adult.

Let's all work to make our digital world a safe and happy place!

Summarize the key takeaways and encourage students to be positive forces online.

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Worksheet

Digital Dilemmas: How Would You Respond?

Read each scenario below. Then, write down how you would safely respond to the situation, using at least two strategies we discussed in class (Block & Report, Tell a Trusted Adult).

Scenario 1:

Your friend tells you that someone in their online game is sending them mean messages and calling them names. Your friend is feeling really sad and doesn't want to play anymore.

How would you advise your friend to respond?












Scenario 2:

You see a classmate post an embarrassing photo of another student on social media. Many other students are commenting and making fun of the student in the photo.

What would you do?












Scenario 3:

Someone you don't know keeps sending you repeated messages through a messaging app, even after you've asked them to stop. The messages aren't super mean, but they make you feel uncomfortable.

How would you handle this situation?












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Quiz

Exit Ticket: Online Ally

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