Digital Media and Cyber bullying

What does it mean to be a good digital citizen?

Be kind and respectful online at all times

If someone is getting mean messages online, what can someone do in response to the mean messages?

Block the bully's account, tell an adult, or report the bully to the website

What is the most appropriate use of technology in schools?

Find resources to help learn the class topics

What would a good digital citizen do if he sees his classmate left her email account open on a school computer by mistake?

Log out of her email and let her know that he closed it for her

What are some similarities between in person bullying and cyberbullying?

Makes people feel sad, angry, hurt and embarrassed, can cause emotional harm and can be witnessed by a bystander, and can be stopped or made better

What are some examples of cyberbullying?

Making a physical threat online and saying something mean about someone else online

What are some examples of good digital etiquette?

Never use text language when sending a message to your teacher, never use all caps for every word, get permission from friends before posting their picture, use only reliable internet sites such as sites that end in .edu or .gov, and put phones on silent during meetings or class.

When digital media is described as being interactive, this means what?

People can make friends on the internet and communications can be "two way"

What kinds of information would make a POSITIVE digital footprint?

Photos of you doing work in the community, a newspaper article about your soccer team, a blog you created to showcase your artwork

What are some things that can be done to become an upstander?

Show a friend support, ask the bully to delete messages, let an adult know or report the bully

What do you need to get before you share a picture of a friend online?

The friend's permission

Why do people use the term "24/7" to describe digital media?

This type of media is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Can pictures posted online be copied, printed, or passed around by anyone?

Yes

community

a group of people with a common background or shared interests

citizen

a member of a community

digital citizen

a member of a worldwide community linked by the internet

habit

a regular behavior or practice

hate speech

a verbal attack targeting someone because of their race, gender, religion, ability, or sexual orientation

log

a written record of an occurrence over time

digital footprint

all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally

responsibility

an obligation or duty you have to yourself or others

invisible audience

anyone who can see information about you or posted by you online

harassing

bombarding someone with messages over digital media, or repeated contact when it is least expected

media

communication, including television, radio, and newspapers, that often reaches and impacts a large audience

Friends on social network sites, players in online games who chat with one another, and teammates on soccer teams are all members of what?

communities

imagery

drawings or illustrations, often symbolic

digital media

electronic devices and media platforms such as computers, cell phones, the internet, digital video, social networking sites, video games, and virtual worlds that allow users to create, communicate, and interact with one another or with the device or application itself

persistent

lasting a long time, if not forever, such as information that one posts online that does not go away because it is passed on and spread

Dean is a target of cyberbullying. He gets a text message from Eric that says, "You are such a loser. I can't believe you made us lose the game yesterday with that lame shot." Dean notices that all of the other members of his soccer team got the message about him too. How does Dean probably feel?

sad and hurt

upstander

someone who helps when they see cyberbullying occur

bystander

someone who sees cyberbullying happening, but does nothing to help

Flaming

the act of saying mean things online, usually in ALL CAPS, and often in a public forum with the intention to humiliate. Flame wars occur easily online, as it can be difficult to figure out people's intentions or emotions online.

target

the person being cyberbullied

empathize

to imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing

deceiving

using fake names posing as someone else or creating a fake profile about someone else

cyberbully

using technology tools such as the internet and cell phones to deliberately upset someone else, often over and over again