Cyberbullying: Be an Upstander!

An upstander is :

• Someone who helps when they see cyberbullying/bullying.

• 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 watch the bullying take place together.

When I am anonymous online...

• I will behave as a good digital citizen anyway. It's the right thing to do.

• I will treat people as I would want to be treated. It's the right thing to do.

• There will still be respect to my posts and comments as if my name were visible. It's the right thing to do.

• All of the above

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

• Getting help from a trusted adult

• Look away or walk away.

• Do nothing because it's not your friend being bullied.

• Do nothing because you don't want to get into trouble or bullied.

What can a bystander do to become an upstander?

• Show support for the target.

• Get help for the target.

• Tell the bully to stop if it is safe to do so.

• All the above

Standing up for someone who is being cyberbullied shows bravery.

• True
• False

Which is NOT a statement that defines an upstander?

• Someone not involved in a cyberbullying incident, but steps in to help anyway.

• Someone who does not spread rumors or go along with cyberbullies because of peer pressure.

• Someone who tells a trusted adult about a cyberbullying incident.

• Someone who tells other friends about the cyberbullying incident so that they can see it too.

Why should you care about cyberbullying?

• I shouldn't care. It's not happening to me.

• Just because my teacher told me to care, so I should listen.

• Because caring about cyberbullying is probably going to be on a test.

• Because I am a Digital Citizen and it is my responsibility to Be Safe, Smart and Kind online. If cyberbullying happens to me or one of my friends, I will know what to do!

Which is an example of a negative post?

• Posting pictures of you and your friend on Instagram with their permission.

• Posting a comment on a classmate's account, "Nice job in the play today."

• Posting a comment on a friend's picture online, "I like that shirt!"

• Posting a comment on a friend's picture online, "That looks really bad on you. Just sayin."

You can always judge the intentions of another person.

• True
• False

UPSTANDER OR BYSTANDER : When my friend posts mean messages about a girl on our basketball team, I help her realize that she is being a cyberbully. I also help her find a good way to apologize.

• Upstander

• Bystander