Be a Super Digital Citizen
From Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship · 2020
2 min4thTechnologySocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Bystanders can become “upstanders” by speaking up when they see cyberbullying. This video (2:12) gives fourth graders concrete steps for stepping in to help.
Viewer safety
All agesEmotional themes
Talks through cyberbullying scenarios in an age-appropriate way — useful to preview if a student in class has experienced it.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
“Be a Super Digital Citizen” helps children think about how to be an upstander when they see cyberbullying.
- What is an upstander, and how is it different from a bystander?
- What's one thing an upstander can do when they see someone being cyberbullied?
- Who is a trusted adult you could tell if you saw cyberbullying happening?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: upstander, bystander, cyberbullying.
Try it: Write one sentence you could say to support someone who is being cyberbullied.