Cyber-Bullying wrap-up
By using what I learned in digital literacy I now know how to take action in an instance pertaining to cyber-bullying. Even though I doubt that I will be presented with this instance. I have witnessed cyber bullying before but I never got involved because I thought it wasn’t a big deal, and that it was just a joke. It is important to de-escalate the situation because it can prevent situations such as suicide or even just prevent the situation from leaving the computer.
For next class please complete the following:
1. Finish your “dial it down map” using Popplet and post a link to it on your Tumblr as well as a link to the article or scenario you selected.
2. In a text post, please reflect on the following:
- How could you apply what you learned in class to…
Reacting to cyber-bullying
Have you ever encountered online cruelty?
How do you think someone might feel after being the target of it?
I have encountered online cruelty.
Someone might feel isolated after being the target of cyber bullying.
KWL/Key Vocabulary- Cyber Bullying
K: Cyber bullying is the act of targeting someone over the internet and making fun of them.
W: Ways to identify and prevent cyber bullying
L: I learned that cyber bullying is a sever situation and that is is most important to de-escalate the situation.
Target: The person being cyber- bullied.
Offender: The cyber bully
Bystander: the person who knows about the bullying but does nothing.
Upstander: The person who knows about the bullying and does something about it
Escalate: To increase severity or size
De-escalate: To decrease in severity or size
