Digital

Citizenship:
Cyberbullying
By: Julia Pinkus
Standards and objectives
of the lesson: Cyberbullying
● Understand that it's important to think about the
words we use, because everyone interprets things
differently.

● Identify ways to respond to mean words online

● Decide what kinds of statements are OK to say

online and which are not.
That’s Surprising!!
Did you know... Nearly 42% of
kids have experienced
Cyberbullying online. That’s
almost half of all kids!
 What is
Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying can look like a lot of
different things. Typically it is when
someone sends, posts or shares
negative or untrue information about
you online. If something said about
you makes your sad, this is
cyberbullying.
 What if something
If you feel sad or
makes me feel sad on the unsafe while chatting
internet? or browsing online,
talk to an adult!
Cyber-bullying is a
serious issue that can
be stopped if you talk
to a trusted adult. Let
someone know that
you are not feeling
comfortable, and they
will help you.
 How should you respond?

STAY CALM! BLOCK AND SCREENSHOT!

REPORT!

Bullying can bring a lot Block to person who is Screenshot the mean
of emotions, so do no being mean and report comment to show an
respond until you have a them to the website or adult!
clear mind app moderators.
 Which statements are OKAY
to say?
This is a nice
way to
This is okay to say!
You are allowed to
disagree with
people, as long as
compliment
someone's you are respectful
work! about it!

I really don’t like

that picture you
posted. It’s ugly.

I like that you used

I enjoyed reading a lot of research to
what you thought back up your
about this topic. This is NOT okay!
argument, but I
It is mean and
would make disagree.
someone sad.
 Stop
Cyberbullying!
Let’s fight against
cyberbullying by
speaking up and
letting an adult
know if there is a
problem online!
References:
Common Sense Education. (n.d.). The power of words [Webpage].
Common Sense Education. https://www.commonsense.org/education
/digital-citizenship/lesson/the-power-of-words

WebPurify. (2023, April 6). Cyberbullying statistics [Blog post]. WebPurify.

https://www.webpurify.com/blog/cyberbullying-statistics/

Shutterstock. (2024, April 18). Search results for screenshot. Retrieved 2024,
from https://www.shutterstock.com/search/screenshot