Cyberbu//y Questions

Please answer these as a COMMENT to this post:

1. During the first scene, Taylor’s mother says “What you do online isn’t exactly private.” What do you think she meant by that? How true do you think that statement is? Explain your answer.

2. Lindsay leaves a mean comment (Lardo and Dogface) on a picture. There is a chat room where people from the school talk trash. Why do you think it’s easier to say things through internet conversation rather than face-to-face conversation?

3. How do bullies get punished? Do you think cyberbullies should be punished like regular bullies? Why can’t cyberbullies be punished like regular bullies?

4.  Lindsay’s dad defended her cyberbullying by saying it was Lindsay’s right of freedom of speech. Do you think he handled the situation correctly? Why or why not?

5.  Why do you think Samantha finally admitted to Taylor that she was “James”?

6. The counselor says that bullying back “adds fuel to the fire”. What do you think that means? Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

7. Do you think schools should get more involved in helping to prevent cyberbullying? What has your SWA done about this issue? What else SHOULD we do?

Fundamentals Presentations

With a partner or alone, you will come up with a presentation based on one of the following topics:

- Hardware
- Viruses
- Piracy
- Hacking
- Online safety

Sign up with your group HERE. (you can see examples from last semester as well)

You will need to make a presentation that is 10 minutes if you're working alone and  15-20 minutes if working with a partner.  You must also have some sort of activity that the rest of the class will participate in. They could answer questions on their own blogs, or they can comment on a post you've made on your own blog.

- both members of the group must be a part of the presentation
- you must have visuals to show on the projector
- include resources of different types (presentations, videos, websites, games, etc)
- you will also be responsible to make a poster based on your chosen topic

Format must be in EITHER Prezi or Google Presentation (no Keynote or PowerPoint for this one!).

 

Grade 9 Fundamentals Presentations

In your groups (or alone), you will come up with a presentation based on one of the following topics:

- Hardware
- Viruses
- Piracy
- Hacking
- Online safety

Sign up with your group HERE.

You will need to make a presentation that is 10 minutes if you're working alone and  15-20 minutes if working with a partner.  You must also have some sort of activity that the rest of the class will participate in. They could answer questions on their own blogs, or they can comment on a post you've made on your own blog.

- both members of the group must be a part of the presentation
- you must have visuals to show on the projector
- include resources of different types (presentations, videos, websites, games, etc)

Format must be in EITHER Prezi or Google Presentation (no Keynote or PowerPoint for this one!).

Cyberbullying

http://old.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullFilm.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5HLOZQcf1Q&feature=relmfu

http://www.puresight.com/Real-Life-Stories/phoebe-prince.html

Choose one of these three activities

1) Answer these questions on your blog:

1. If you and your friends know this is happening and do nothing about it, what
message does this send to the bully?
2. What are some things you can do or say?
3. If you choose to stand up for your classmate, how have you impacted your school
climate regarding cyber bullying?
4. In standing up for your classmate, what message is communicated to your classmate?  To the bully?

 

2) Read the following scenario and picture yourself as part of this group:

Eating pizza around the computer on Saturday with her friends, Jan sees that Chris, an
unpopular kid in their class, just logged on to Instant Messenger. Someone suggests they
tease Chris, who is always trying to join their friend group. Your friends all join in and
provide suggestions and start pressuring Jan. You are beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable.
At the request of the group, Jan starts asking personal questions of Chris like who he likes
best -- Drew or Jamie? Chris shares a lot of personal information thinking it’s a good way to
be a part of the group. Your friends have fun stringing Chris along and decide to create an
anonymous blog. There they post the IM transcript and share the blog URL with lots of kids
at school – including Drew and Jamie. By Monday, they know half the school will have read
it and Chris will be a total joke.

Assignment: What would you do if you were a part of this group of friends? Write 1-2
paragraphs explaining how this situation would make you feel, how you think you would
respond or participate and why.

 

3) Pick one scenario below to answer. Write 1-2 paragraphs explaining your thoughts.

1. How will Chris feel? What could Chris do? . If you were one of the kids who got the URL, how would you feel knowing that you were
never supposed to have seen this? What would you do when you saw Chris? Would you post
a response to the blog?
3. It doesn’t matter that this situation didn’t happen at school. It’s now all over school and
everyone is reacting. What should the school do about it?
4. What would you do if you saw Chris very upset at school?
5. Do you think Jan and the group of friends feel sorry? Or do they like watching Chris’
humiliation and start looking for new targets?
6. If you’re targeted next what are you going to do? Are you as comfortable sharing
information now or trusting others to be respectful of you?