Introduction to Cyberbullying
Created By:
Jill Swain
Title/Role:
School Librarian
Location:
Delaware
Grade Level:
3 Type of Lesson:
Stand-alone lesson Type of Schedule:
Fixed Collaboration Continuum:
Moderate Content Area:
Educational technology Content Topic:
Cyberbullying Scenario:
Bullying can begin as early as elementary school making it an important topic to introduce to students. In third grade we begin online research and computer usage increases; therefore it is also important to introduce cyberbulling. The Guidance Counselor and School Librarian will collaborate on this lesson to ensure personal and online safety. The Guidance Counselor will teach first to provide necessary background knowledge on what bullying is, the emotional and physical effects, and ways to respond. The Librarian will then work with students to identify instances of cyberbullying. Both the Guidance Counselor and Librarian will assess the final product to ensure student understanding of all facets of bullying. After this lesson, the Librarian will continue to teach Internet Safety skills with follow-up lessons on choosing safe websites and keeping personal information safe. Overview:
The lesson is designed to teach students to recognize cyberbulling in all its forms (email, chat, text and website); to respond to cyberbullies; to prevent being the victim of a cyberbully; and when to inform an adult of cyberbullying. Final Product:
Posters for each of type of cyberbullying (created using student lists) will be posted in the Library for all students to view and learn. Library Lesson:
As the students watch a cyberbulling video on BrainPOP, they will learn about the different forms of cyberbulling (email, chat, text and website) and how to recognize instances of cyberbullying. Students will use this knowledge to identify what form of cyberbullying is depicted in their group scenario and what clues from the scenario led them to their choice. Students will then generate a list of ways to respond to the cyberbullying using the information from the Guidance Counselor lesson, the BrainBOP video, and their individual group discussion. Estimated Lesson Time:
90 minutes Have you taught this lesson before:
Yes Strategies for differentiation:
Student will be assigned groups to ensure that each student has an opportunity to contribute to the practice and participate in sharing/reflecting.