Welcome! In this unit, we will review what cyberbullying is, discuss its effects, and learn what we can do to stop it.
First, lets review what cyberbullying is. Click on the link below to watch a video about cyberbullying. Then take the quiz at the end of the video.
http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/cyberbullying/ Okay, so now lets review some of the aspects that were mentioned in the film. Click on the presentation below.
So...cyberbullying is being mean and unkind while communicating online. Think you would never do it or have never done it? You might be surprised. Click on the link below to answer a questionnaire to see if you've ever had some errors in judgement while communicating online.
If you did well on this questionnaire, congratulations. If by completing this questionnaire you discovered that you may not always have been kind when you communicated online, you can change your behavior.
So, lets talk about why cyberbullying is a big deal and why you should strive NOT to be a cyberbully.
Think about a time you felt bullied, picked on, left out or laughed at. Think about the feelings you felt when this occurred. Using the interactive website wordle.net you will type all the feelings you felt. You have five minutes. Don't worry about spelling. When you think you have typed all the feelings you can think of, click on the go button to see the word cloud you created.
What words did you come up with? Well, while that experience was awful, if you were being cyberbullied, you would have to deal with those same feelings every single day. That's how it feels to be cyberbullied.
Let me show you what I mean. Lets watch a video about the affects of cyberbullying.
Video source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNumIY9D7uY
Now, after you have watched the video, you will be broken into four groups.Once you are in your groups, you will click on the designated link for your group. You may be asked to log in. Here is the log in information:
Username: hoodmarine1
Password: semperfi
Once you click on the link, you will see one of the the following questions:
How do you think this constant bullying would affect someone?
What do you think the cyberbullies get from their actions?
What are the possible consequences for the victim?
What are the possible consequences that can happen to the bully?
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