Common Sense Media: Being an Upstander
How can you be an upstander to cyberbullying?

Online conflicts can quickly escalate into cyberbullying, with serious impacts both online and in-person. Through analyzing a realistic scenario and perspective-taking activities, students identify the different roles in cyberbullying situations and develop practical strategies to become effective upstanders rather than passive bystanders.

Objectives

  • Understand what cyberbullying is
  • Consider the different perspectives of people involved in a cyberbullying incident
  • Identify strategies for being an upstander

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Common Sense Media: Being an Upstander
How can you be an upstander to cyberbullying?

Online conflicts can quickly escalate into cyberbullying, with serious impacts both online and in-person. Through analyzing a realistic scenario and perspective-taking activities, students identify the different roles in cyberbullying situations and develop practical strategies to become effective upstanders rather than passive bystanders.

Objectives

  • Understand what cyberbullying is
  • Consider the different perspectives of people involved in a cyberbullying incident
  • Identify strategies for being an upstander
Common Sense Media
Middle School
7th Grade

What are you looking for?

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Common Sense Media

Website URL

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Lesson Plan

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