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