Lesson Plan:

							Lesson Plan:          The ABC’s of Cyberbullying

Contributor(s):       Chuck Gill
                      Gloria Mitchell
                      Ieva Bolsteins
                      Cathie Deadrick

Subject:              Guidance

Level:                Grade(s) 3-5

Duration:             40-45 minutes

Essential Curriculum:
GU.300.100 Students will demonstrate an understanding of bullying, including
prevention skills and appropriate intervention
GU.300.100.01 Define bullying, harassment, and cyberbullying
GU.300.100.02 Identify behaviors that are considered verbal, physical, or electronic
                 bullying
GU.300.100.03 Identify techniques to avoid being bullied and to avoid bullying others
GU.300.100.04 Identify and demonstrate refusal strategies and skills
GU.300.100.05 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of immediately
                 reporting bullying to a parent, school staff member, or other trusted
                 adult
GU.300.100.06 Identify the responsibilities of a bystander to bullying
GU.300.100.07 Identify school, health, and counseling resources in cases of bullying
(Indicators GU.400.100 through GU.400.100.07 when lesson is taught in Grade 4 and
Indicators GU.500.100 through GU.500.100.07 when lesson is taught in Grade 5.)

Abstract or Goal:     Students will learn and recognize that one type of bullying is
                      cyberbullying, and that it is defined as “using the Internet or
                      other mobile devices to send or post harmful or cruel text or
                      images to bully others.” (Nancy Willard, Director, Center for
                      Safe and Responsible Internet Use)

Lesson Type:          Mastery Teaching

Action Plan:

         Anticipatory Set: DVD video clip from An American Girl
                           Chrissa Stands Strong, Ch. 5, “The Ways People Bully”
Objectives: Students will understand that the term “bullying” may include
            offenses which occur through electronic mechanisms when such
            behavior negatively impacts the health or safety of students
            and/or proves disruptive to the educational environment.

Instructional Input: Say, “When we think of bullying or the term
               “harassment”, what kind of behaviors come to mind?” Ask for
               responses, make a list on the board or use the document
               camera and write a list. “Today we are going to discover how
               much you understand about electronic bullying behavior, also
               known as cyberbullying.” Check to see how many students
               have heard of the term “cyberbullying” by a show of hands.
               Point out that the word “cyberbullying” is a compound word,
               have students identify the two parts of the word, define the
               parts that they know, discuss as a class. Ask “why would it be
               important for us to have a discussion about this word?” Point
               out that one major reason is safety – “if we don’t feel safe at
               school or home (or when using the computer or other
               electronics) learning becomes much more difficult.”
               “We are going to watch a short movie clip, and afterwards we
               are going to discuss what we have seen.” Show clip from An
               American Girl movie Chrissa Stands Strong, Chapter 5 “The
               Ways People Bully.” Clip lasts for about 1 minute.
               Allow time for student comments.

Modeling:    The counselor will give age-appropriate examples of
             inappropriate as well as appropriate use of electronic devices.

Guided Practice: ABC’s of Cyberbullying. Distribute “ABC strips” to each
             student, one letter per student. As time permits, call out a
             letter and allow student with that letter to read their ABC strip
             to the class, allow time for student and/or counselor comments.
             Optional: Counselor may have students place their sentence
             strips on a poster board to leave as a visual reminder to the
             class after lesson is completed.

Independent Practice: Students will complete the Online Safety Quiz
             independently and share their findings during follow-up class
             discussion. Another option is to do this quiz collectively as a
             class.
      Assessment: Online Safety Quiz http://www.safekids.com/quiz/


Source or Copyright Information: see Resources and Appendix

Resources/Materials: An American Girl Chrissa Stands Strong, Chapter 5`”The
                    Ways People Bully”

                    ABC’s of Cyberbullying for Students (see below) – one copy
                    pre-printed and cut up into sentence strips ahead of time.
                    Counselor may want to print in larger font or on card stock to
                    facilitate placement on a poster board or large construction
                    paper during lesson. Also make a copy for each student to take
                    home; print front and back to save paper.

                    SafeKids Online Safety Quiz http://www.safekids.com/quiz/

                    Note from student to Parents/Guardians about the
                    SafeKids quiz


Special Needs:      Accommodations will be provided as needed.

Editors:            Sharon Boettinger

Appendix/Attached Files: ABC’s of Cyberbullying for Students (adapted from
                         Patti Agatston, Ph.D. at http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com)

                         Note to Parents/Guardians about the SafeKids quiz

                         Cyberbullying Contract (optional)

                        www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx
      ABC’s of Cyberbullying for Students

          Adapted from list by Patti Agatston, Ph.D
              http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com

 A Avoid posting or sending mean comments toward
                    others online.

   B Block the senders who repeatedly send nasty
           comments or messages to you.

 C Clarify the intent of a message that bothers you.
  Maybe the sender was just joking, although that
                 doesn’t make it okay.

D Don’t reply to mean messages or comments, but be
                       sure to
save the evidence should the cyberbullying continue.

E Encourage your friends to post positive comments
                       and
               messages online.

 F Forward abusive messages to the internet service
       provider so that it can warn the abuser.

G Generate a positive cyber atmosphere by avoiding
         disrespectful treatment of others.
H Help others who are targeted by posting positive or
              encouraging messages.

I Invite a classmate who has been targeted online to
           participate in an activity with you.

   J Join with others to stamp out cyberbullying by
      addressing it in student leadership groups.

 K Keep a record or log of cyberbullying incidents to
       assist you in reporting the incidents.

L Limit the “friends” on your social networking sites or
   buddy lists to people you know in the real world.

  M Make a public service announcement or start a
  campaign in your school to prevent cyberbullying.

N Name aggressive, mean, online behavior as cyber-
   bullying when you see it. It is not just “playing
                     around.”

O Open your eyes to bullying incidents everywhere.

 P Protect yourself by using the privacy features on
              social networking sites.
Q Quickly report cyberbullying that includes threats of
  violence, self-harm, or harassment. Report it to a
             trusted adult or the police.

  R Respect others in the real world and the digital
                       world.

  S Support targets of bullying online and in the real
  world through words of support and offers of help.

 T Tell an adult at home and at school if you or your
         classmates are being cyberbullied.

   U Understand how words can be weapons and
                    choose
               your words wisely.

  V Verify with the sender that it is okay before you
           forward their message to others.

  W Write an article for the school newspaper about
  cyberbullying to educate other students about this
                       problem.

X “X” amine your own behavior online. Treat others as
            you would like to be treated.
Y Yelling online is viewed as rude. Avoid typing in all
                        caps.

Z Zip your lips and your keyboard when it comes to
                 gossip and rumors!
Dear ________________________,

Today my School Counselor
presented a lesson to my class about Cyberbullying. We
learned how to be safe when we use the computer (what we
should and should not share with others when we’re online).

As part of our lesson we visited a website called SafeKids
(www.safekids.com/quiz) and took a short quiz.

I’m hoping that we can take this quiz again together at home
so you can see some of the things we learned. It was
actually pretty fun!

Sincerely,

_____________________________          
                       Cyberbullying Contract
I, _______________________________________,

as a student of __________________ Elementary School, I believe
that our school’s guiding principles include Trustworthiness,
Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship – the
pillars of Character Counts! I will make every attempt to act
according to these pillars of character at all times.

As a student, I understand that my emailing and electronic messaging
must reflect our school standards and rules. Therefore, I recognize
that the following behaviors and types of text messaging, emails, and
instant messages are in direct conflict with our standards:

          Gossiping in a mean or hurtful way
          Using another person’s password without their permission
          Changing someone’s profile
          Hiding one’s presence while another person talks to someone
           else electronically

I promise to be a student of good character and to uphold the pillars
of Character Counts! I will also encourage and expect my
classmates to do the same.



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