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What to Do if Someone is Mean to You Online
Don’t fight back. A lot of times a bully is looking to get a rise out of you, and fighting back just gives them what they want. Sometimes they’re hoping that you’ll fight back so that they can get you in trouble!
Don’t fight back. A lot of times a bully is looking to get a rise out of you, and fighting back just gives them what they want. Sometimes they’re hoping that you’ll fight back so that they can get you in trouble!
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Cyberbullying Posters
These posters are freely available to print and hang in your schools, in libraries, or community centres.
These posters are freely available to print and hang in your schools, in libraries, or community centres.
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Some reactions hurt more than you think
Before you react, ask yourself:
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Not reacting to cyberbullying can hurt as much as cyberbullying
Ask yourself:
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What starts as a joke can end up hurting someone
Lots of times kids will say they’re not bullying, they’re ‘just joking’ – in fact, it’s the number one reason for being mean online. Other times, people will play down how serious the situation really is. |
When you react the right way to cyberbullying you can turn things around
Ask yourself:
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Cyberbullying and Civic Participation
Students explore the concepts of rules, values and ethics and learn how they influence our decision-making. Students are then invited to consider how they can contribute to create positive online cultures.
Handout: Meanness Survey, Parent Guide, First, Do No Harm: How to Be an Active Witness, Changing the World
Students explore the concepts of rules, values and ethics and learn how they influence our decision-making. Students are then invited to consider how they can contribute to create positive online cultures.
Handout: Meanness Survey, Parent Guide, First, Do No Harm: How to Be an Active Witness, Changing the World
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Cyberbullying and the Law
Students learn about and discuss the legal aspects of cyberbullying.
Handouts: Cyberbullying Scenarios, Cyberbullying Case Study
Students learn about and discuss the legal aspects of cyberbullying.
Handouts: Cyberbullying Scenarios, Cyberbullying Case Study
That’s Not Cool: Healthy and Respectful Relationships Online
Students consider why unhealthy behaviours such as pressuring others to share private content, cyberstalking, harassment and abuse of trust may be more common when we communicate through digital media and ways in which they can be avoided or mitigated.
Handout: That's Not Cool (Educational)
Students consider why unhealthy behaviours such as pressuring others to share private content, cyberstalking, harassment and abuse of trust may be more common when we communicate through digital media and ways in which they can be avoided or mitigated.
Handout: That's Not Cool (Educational)
Introduction to Cyberbullying: Avatars and Identity Grades 5-6
In this lesson students are provided with opportunities to explore the ways that digital media leave out many of the cues that prompt us to feel empathy and discuss the importance of using empathy and common sense when talking to others online.
Handout: What to do if Someone is Mean to You Online (Educational)
In this lesson students are provided with opportunities to explore the ways that digital media leave out many of the cues that prompt us to feel empathy and discuss the importance of using empathy and common sense when talking to others online.
Handout: What to do if Someone is Mean to You Online (Educational)
Understanding Cyberbullying: Virtual vs. Physical Worlds Grades 7-8
Students explore the verbal and visual cues that we rely on to understand how other people are feeling. They then consider the differences between online and offline communication and discuss how these differences may make it difficult to understand the effect our words and actions have on others online.
Students explore the verbal and visual cues that we rely on to understand how other people are feeling. They then consider the differences between online and offline communication and discuss how these differences may make it difficult to understand the effect our words and actions have on others online.
Put Downs
This lesson focuses on put-down mentality in the media. Through a series of activities and classroom discussion, students explore how put-downs are used in TV situation comedy, film, music, fashion, pop culture and advertising and how put-downs affect one’s self-esteem and social/emotional well-being.
Handout: Media Log
This lesson focuses on put-down mentality in the media. Through a series of activities and classroom discussion, students explore how put-downs are used in TV situation comedy, film, music, fashion, pop culture and advertising and how put-downs affect one’s self-esteem and social/emotional well-being.
Handout: Media Log
Impact! How to Make a Difference When You Witness Bullying Online
In this lesson, students discuss reasons why they might be reluctant to intervene when they witness cyberbullying and identify ways that they can help without making things worse. They then use the interactive tool Impact! How to Make a Difference When You Witness Bullying Online to help them decide how to navigate scenarios relating to being a witness to bullying, and share their experiences to help them understand how important it is to think carefully before you act.
Overhead: Infographic Flowcharts
Handout: Witness Dilemmas, How you react to cyberbullying can help a lot
In this lesson, students discuss reasons why they might be reluctant to intervene when they witness cyberbullying and identify ways that they can help without making things worse. They then use the interactive tool Impact! How to Make a Difference When You Witness Bullying Online to help them decide how to navigate scenarios relating to being a witness to bullying, and share their experiences to help them understand how important it is to think carefully before you act.
Overhead: Infographic Flowcharts
Handout: Witness Dilemmas, How you react to cyberbullying can help a lot
Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)
This interactive tutorial teaches students the critical thinking skills they need to apply to their online experiences, including online safety, authenticating online information, recognizing online marketing ploys, protecting their privacy, managing online relationships and dealing with cyberbullying. Subscription Required |
Promoting Ethical Behaviour Online: My Virtual Life
In this lesson, students learn about ways to manage their privacy and reputation online by exploring their digital presence and to make good choices about sharing other people’s content online. Students explore how they are portrayed online through their own content and content posted or shared by others, and research tools for controlling access to their online content. Finally, students explore moral dilemmas relating to posting and sharing personal material.
Handout: What's Your Opinion (Yes or No Questionnaire), My Online Portrait, What Should I Do?
In this lesson, students learn about ways to manage their privacy and reputation online by exploring their digital presence and to make good choices about sharing other people’s content online. Students explore how they are portrayed online through their own content and content posted or shared by others, and research tools for controlling access to their online content. Finally, students explore moral dilemmas relating to posting and sharing personal material.
Handout: What's Your Opinion (Yes or No Questionnaire), My Online Portrait, What Should I Do?
Online Hate
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Framed around key concepts of media literacy, the Facing Online Hate tutorial examines how the Internet is used to spread and incite hate, how radicalization occurs, and how youth encounter hate online both through traditional hate sites and “cultures of hatred”. The tutorial also provides strategies for building critical thinking skills in young people to help them understand the nature of online hate, how they may be targets and how to respond appropriately when bias, stereotyping and hatred are encountered online.
Framed around key concepts of media literacy, the Facing Online Hate tutorial examines how the Internet is used to spread and incite hate, how radicalization occurs, and how youth encounter hate online both through traditional hate sites and “cultures of hatred”. The tutorial also provides strategies for building critical thinking skills in young people to help them understand the nature of online hate, how they may be targets and how to respond appropriately when bias, stereotyping and hatred are encountered online.
Allies and Aliens: A Mission in Critical Thinking
This interactive module for Grades 7 and 8 is designed to increase students’ ability to recognize bias, prejudice and hate propaganda on the Internet and in other media. Start Game |
Hate or Debate?
In this lesson, students learn about the difference between legitimate debate on a political issue and arguments that are based on hate. Through a science-fiction scenario they see how a controversial issue can be discussed rationally, and then learn how purveyors of “reasonable racism” use the trappings of legitimate debate to conceal their true message. Finally, students read newspaper editorials and letters to the editor to see whether a currently controversial debate is characterized by legitimate debate or by ideologies of hate.
Handouts: Aliens Among Us, Ideologies of Hate, Protect Your Planet!
In this lesson, students learn about the difference between legitimate debate on a political issue and arguments that are based on hate. Through a science-fiction scenario they see how a controversial issue can be discussed rationally, and then learn how purveyors of “reasonable racism” use the trappings of legitimate debate to conceal their true message. Finally, students read newspaper editorials and letters to the editor to see whether a currently controversial debate is characterized by legitimate debate or by ideologies of hate.
Handouts: Aliens Among Us, Ideologies of Hate, Protect Your Planet!