Purpose: Students need to distinguish good-natured teasing from cyberbullying. Students must learn about serious forms of cyberbullying, which include harassment, deception, “flaming,” and threats to safety.
Essential Question: When does inappropriate online behavior cross the line to cyberbullying, and what can you do about it?
Key Vocabulary:
• Harassing: Bombarding someone with messages over digital media. Repeated contact when it is least expected
• Deceiving: Using fake names, posing as someone else, or creating a fake profile about someone else
• Flaming: saying mean things, usually in ALL CAPS, and often in a public forum with the intention to humiliate
• Hate Speech: A verbal attack targeting someone because of their race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation
Things to consider:
a. What are some of the ways that you and your friends tease each other online for fun?
b. What are signs that online teasing has moved from being harmless to crossing the line? How might it feel?
It is often hard to decide what to do in cyberbullying situations, but there are some situations when you must report cyberbullying. It is important to tell a trusted adult (someone who will listen and who you believe will have the skills, desire, and authority to help you) immediately if any of the following situations arise:
a. You are being bombarded by messages repeatedly.
b. Many kids get involved, making you feel as if you cannot get away.
c. Any physical threats are made.
d. People engage in hate speech (verbal attack targeting someone because of their race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation).
Student Activity:
Cyberbullying Worksheet
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