Cyberbullying: Be an Upstander

An upstander is someone who:

• Someone who helps when they see cyberbullying 
• Someone who sees cyberbullying happening, but does nothing to help.
• Someone who is standing on a ladder.
• Someone who tells his or her friend so they can both watch

To imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing is called being:

• Empathetic
• Sympathetic
• Optimistic 
• Characteristic 

How can you show bravery if someone is being cyberbullied and you are a witness? 

• Getting help from a trusted adult
• Go to the bathroom
• Do nothing because you don't know the kid anyway
• Do nothing because you don't want to get into trouble

What can a bystander do to become an upstander?

• Show understanding for the target.
• Don't react to the bully.
• Tell the bully to stop.
• All the above

Standing up for someone who is being cyberbullied shows bravery.

• True
• False

What is NOT the definition of an upstander?

• Someone not involved in a cyberbullying incident, but steps in the help anyway.
• Does not spread rumors or go along with cyberbullies because of peer pressure. 
• Someone who tells a trusted adult about a cyberbullying incident. 
• Tells others about the cyberbullying incident.

Who were the bystanders in the scenario with Kevin and Jose' we talked about in class?

• Students at school who watched the video.
• The people that work for the website where the video was uploaded.
• Kevin and his friends
• Jose' and Kevin

Why should you care about cyberbullying?

• You shouldn't care. It's not happening to you. 
• Because Ms. Wainscott told you to care, and you want to get good grades.
• Because caring about cyberbullying is a Common Core State Standard
• So I can learn ways of how to deal with cyberbullying situations if it happens to me or one of my friends.

What would be considered cyberbullying?

• Posting pictures of you and your friend on Instagram. 
• Looking at pictures of your friends on their Instragram story.
• Posting a comment on a friend's picture online, "Why did you wear that outfit?"
• Posting a comment on a friend's picture online, "That looks really bad on you. Just sayin, but then you rarely put things together that look good.

You can always judge the intentions of another person.

• True
• False