Digital Citizenship

Julie scrolls through her social media feed and it seems like everyone's life is so exciting when hers is so ... boring! She starts to feel bad about herself.

What should Julie be paying attention to right now?

• Oversharing

• Miscalculation

• Red flag feeling

• Cyberbullying

Feeling like you have to post or share constantly on social media is a positive impact.

• True

• False

Which of these is a positive impact of social media?

• Sharing experiences that you wish you hadn't

• Connecting to family who live far away

• Always connected and knowing everything about your friends life

Thinking through the Feelings & Options steps, what can you do if something on social media gives you a red flag feeling?

• Share how you feel with everyone on your social media

• Respond immediately to the person who posted it

• Identify why a post makes you feel a certain way.

• Consider giving up social media forever

Your digital footprint includes information that others post about you online.

• True

• False

Which activity makes up a digital footprint?

• Playing on a sports team

• Joining an after-school club

• Writing in a journal

• Posting messages or comments on social media

What can you do to make a positive digital footprint for yourself?

• Post only once a day

• Adjust your privacy settings to control who sees your posts

• Use only apps that make pictures and posts disappear

• Share as much as you can with your best friends

Which statement best describes empathy?

• ​​​​​​​Feeling happy when you watch a comedy

• Thinking your friend is silly for being scared of the dark

• Imagining the feelings someone else is experiencing.

• Having the same feelings as your friends.

TJ posted a video of himself on Instagram playing basketball. When he checked his post the next day, many comments were mean. They criticized what he was wearing and how he was shooting the ball.

As TJ's friend, why is it important to be an upstander or ally?

• You don't want TJ to think you wrote the messages.

• Showing empathy might help TJ not to be discouraged by others

• If you do something nice for TJ, he will have to do something nice for you in the future

• You can brag about being a good person

Layla tells Gloria that she keeps getting mean messages on her phone from a classmate. To be an ally to Layla, Gloria can do all of the following except:

• Empathize with Layla and ask her if she wants to talk about it

• Tell an adult about the messages Layla is receiving.

• Talk to the classmate sending the messages and tell them to stop

• Feel embarrassed for her friend and not say anything