Putting a STOP to Online Meanness

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Putting a
STOP to Online
Meanness

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 2

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Have monster holding up as sign with the EQ.

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What should you do

if someone is mean to

you online?

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What does mean behavior look like? You will answer this on the next slide.

WARM UP

Open Ended

Tell me about mean behavior.

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KEY VOCABULARY

Online

Using a computer, phone, or tablet
to visit a website or app

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Why do you think someone would be mean

to someone else online?

WARM UP

Open Ended

Why do you think someone might be mean to someone else online?

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REVIEW
Face-to-Face (in person)

Online

• ​Not letting someone join your group

• Calling someone mean names

• Saying rude things about the way someone looks

• Making fun of someone

• ​Sending rude text messages

• Making mean comments on a post

• Sending threats in emails

• Saying mean things while playing an online game

Categorize

Options (10)

Name calling

Pushing and shoving

Making fun of someone in class

Hitting or fighting

Rude texts

Mean comments on a video

Email threats

Not letting someone play with you at recess

Name calling over a chat

Telling someone they are bad at an online game

Sort the examples of someone being mean into their category

Face-to-Face

Online

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Step away.

Tell a trusted adult.

OK sites first.

Pause and think online.

REVIEW

Match

Match the following

• S

• T

• O

• P

Step Away

Tell a trusted adult

Okay sites first

Pause and Think online

• Step Away

• Tell a trusted adult

• Okay sites first

• Pause and Think online

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ACTIVITY

Legs’ parents let her play on a website where she can
take care of a pet pony and decorate its stall. One day,
Legs was playing on her friend Michael's device and
accidentally forgot to sign out before she left. The next
day, Legs went to the site to care for her pony and found
the pony's stall was a mess and that there were some
things missing.

Scenario

Open Ended

What do you think happened to Legs' game?

Open Ended

How do you think that made Legs feel? How would you have felt?

Open Ended

How should Legs respond to this situation? Remember S-T-O-P.

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