1. CYBERBULLYING
Introduce ourselves, ask what are the three things that make something bullying

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Ask students to recall the three characterisitcs of bullying.

3. Play video

4. Review the three characteristics and ask students to think about how each applies to cyberbullying.
“It happens over and over again” = once something is posted on the internet, it is on there forever (even if you deleted it). if something is posted once, it is still “happening over and over again”
“Abuse of power” = # of friends, followers, profiles, etc.

5. Cyberbullying presents new challenges:
Aggressors find it easier to hide their identity and may have greater accessibility to their target due to the 24/7 nature of digital/online communications.
Ask students to raise hands if:
They have a cellphone
They have social media profiles
They personally know everyone on their friends list on social media/gaming platforms/apps
They have talked/interacted with someone they do not know on social media/gaming platforms/apps
They have seen cyberbullying/a mean post online
They did something in response to cyberbullying/a mean post online
They know what to do when you see cyberbullying/a mean post online

6. CYBERBULLYING STATISTICS
43% of kids have been cyberbullied
1 in 4 kids has had it happen more than once
70% of kids report seeing bullying online
80% of kids use a cell phone regularly making it the most common medium for cyberbullying
81% of kids think bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person
dosomething.org

7. YOU SHOULD KNOW
Lying, spreading rumors, telling secrets, and posting hurtful words and images hurts as much online as offline
Hurtful messages can make both the target and the sender look bad
What you do online has consequences offline
On the receiving end of your online messages or postings are real kids with real feelings

8. A rumor or embarrassing photo of another person, if shared online, has the power to impact the subject’s social life, emotional and mental well-being, and school performance.

9. Is This Cyberbullying?
Sarah posts a group photo on Facebook with her friends at their school’s track meet. Other students can been seen running in the background, including Alex, who is making a weird, unflattering face. Alex feels bad and embarrassed.
Scenario 1: Is this cyberbullying?
No, it is not on purpose.
However, when posting a photo online, it is polite to ask everyone in the photo before if it is okay.

10. Jessica took Sarah’s photo from the track meet and reposted it on Instagram, but cropped it so it’s only focused on Alex. A few classmates like the photo, Sarah is upset and posts a comment telling Jessica to knock it off, while Alex is humiliated.
Is this cyberbullying? Yes.
What did the students do wrong? What should they do next?
> If there’s time, ask individual students what they would do if they were Jessica/Sarah/Alex

11. WHAT YOU CAN DO
Acknowledge that cyberbullying happens, and tell students the “game plan” of what to do next.

12. IF YOU POSTED IT Delete it. Don’t make excuses. Make it right.
“It was just a joke.”
“Nobody else is saying anything about it.”
“It wouldn’t bother me.”
Make it right.
Reach out, either in person or online.
BULLY
Acknowledge that we all make mistakes, and sometimes do offend/hurt people when we don’t mean to (refer back to teasing vs. taunting), but it is important to recognize it and make it right.

13. IF YOU ARE THE TARGET Know it isn’t your fault. Don’t realitate.
Remember, you are not alone.
Don’t realitate.
Block the aggressor from your profiles.
Report it.
Tell an adult (parent, guardian, teacher, or guidance counselor).
Save the evidence.
Report it on the website, app, or platform.
VICTIM

14. IF YOU SEE IT Don’t engage. Tell someone.
Don’t share or forward the post.
Do not tag others or like it.
Do not start fighting in the comments.
Tell someone.
Let an adult (teacher, parent, etc.) know what is going on.
BYSTANDER
While it may be hard to not defend your friend online, let the students know that the more you comment/like/engage with a post, the more the post is “bumped” up on someone’s feed.

15. Post positive messages.
Do give support.
Let the target know you do not agree.
Post positive messages.
Also stress how making things right/showing friendship in person says a lot more than doing so online.

16. Theresa started a Twitter account pretending to be David
Theresa started a Twitter account pretending to be David. As David, Theresa tweets embarrassing personal stories and even makes fun of other classmates. Alexis thinks the fake David account is hilarious, and shares it on her Facebook page for her friends to follow.
The following scenarios are examples of cyberbullying. Feel free to replace these with your own examples.
Ask the students what they would do next as the poster, victim, and bystander.

17. Remember, everyone has feelings and different sensitivity levels.
If you think something you post might offend someone, don’t post it.
Think before you post!
Teasing vs. Taunting

18. Jenny posted several pictures making fun of Taylor on her Snapchat
Jenny posted several pictures making fun of Taylor on her Snapchat. Even though the snaps have disappeared, several of their classmates took screenshots and continue to share the pictures through text messages.

19. Mandy posts a photo of herself on Instagram
Mandy posts a photo of herself on Instagram. Jane posts several comments on her photo making fun of Mandy’s appearance. Mandy replies to those comments, telling Jane to knock it off, but now Jane makes fun of her for being too sensitive.

20. Don’t forget the human behind the screen.
Don’t say anything online you wouldn’t say to someone’s face.

21. YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
How you are projecting yourself online?
What’s your image?
Ask the students to think about all their online profiles – Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Xbox Live Profile, YouTube Profile, etc, and how all those together can add up/build into an image/profile online.

22. INTERNET DANGERS
Giving out your personal information (purposely or not purposely)
Hacking
Predators + stranger danger
Addictive quality
Inappropriate material
Ask how you give out personal info in person vs. online - filling out forms/profiles to sign up for websites/apps.
Ask how students interact with people they don’t know online (gaming, apps, public profiles, etc).

23. PRIVACY Check your settings – is it really private?
Even if you know and trust a friend, you don’t know and trust all of that person’s friends and followers.
Everything is searchable - if someone Googled you, would you like what they see?
Talk about tagging - even if you know everyone on your friends list, you may not know eveyrone on your friend’s list, and their friend of friend’s, etc.
Let students know privacy settings on social media/apps may change from time to time.

24. ONLINE ETIQUETTE
Respect your friends’ privacy and feelings before you post
How would you feel if the same thing were posted about you?
It is polite to ask permission first when posting photos of other individuals
Respect others’ work and property when posting something you don’t own
Videos, music, and images are property of the original creators – remember appropriating someone else’s work is plagiarism

25. Once something is online, it is likely it’s out there forever.
There is no delete button or eraser for the Internet.
www = whole world is watching
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