Common Sense Media: What's the Move? Responding to Online Conflict

Common Sense Media: What's the Move? Responding to Online Conflict
When something’s wrong online, how do you decide the best way to step in?

Stepping in when you see something harmful online is harder than it sounds—and the instinct to help doesn’t guarantee you’ll provide the right kind of aid. This lesson has students analyze real online conflicts to figure out how to help resolve them and which response actually fits the situation, including when the smartest move isn’t going public at all.

Objectives

  • Analyze an online conflict to identify who’s involved, what kind of harm is happening, and what that means for how to respond
  • Explain why a well-meant response can still backfire if it doesn’t fit the situation

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Common Sense Media: What's the Move? Responding to Online Conflict
When something’s wrong online, how do you decide the best way to step in?

Stepping in when you see something harmful online is harder than it sounds—and the instinct to help doesn’t guarantee you’ll provide the right kind of aid. This lesson has students analyze real online conflicts to figure out how to help resolve them and which response actually fits the situation, including when the smartest move isn’t going public at all.

Objectives

  • Analyze an online conflict to identify who’s involved, what kind of harm is happening, and what that means for how to respond
  • Explain why a well-meant response can still backfire if it doesn’t fit the situation
Common Sense Media
High School
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

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