Cyberbullying & Digital Drama

Students take on these tough topics and play the active role of upstander to build positive, supportive online communities and combat online cruelty.

Family Tips: Help Kids Fight Cyberbullying and Other Online Mean Behavior Grades K – 12

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else electronically. Using digital tools appropriately and positively is necessary to be a good digital citizen.

By the end of 5th grade, our students will understand the following learning targets:

Recognize similarities and differences between in-person bullying, cyberbullying, and being mean.
Empathize with the targets of cyberbullying.
Identify strategies for dealing with cyberbullying and ways they can be an upstander for those being bullied.

By the end of 8th grade, our students will understand the following learning targets:

I consider the different perspectives of those involved in a cyberbullying incident.

I identify ways to be an upstander or ally to someone being bullied.

I problem-solve potential challenges of responding to cyberbullying.

By the end of 12th grade, our students will understand the following learning targets:

I can identify how to act with empathy and positivity when online.

I can counter online hate speech and xenophobia.

I can discuss how online disinhibition sometimes leads to cyberbullying.

I can debate if online hate speech should be censored.

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