Digital Drama Unplugged

It's always best to express how you feel online, even if it might hurt someone's feelings.

• True

• False

Mark is watching a video a classmate posted online. Some of his classmates have left comments making fun of it. If Mark doesn't want to be a part of the negativity, he could. (Select all answers that apply.)

• Leave a positive comment.

• Play the video for his friends after school but not post anything.

• Make up a fake account to disguise his mean post.

• Ignore the post.

You're using a headset to game with other people online. One of them just made a huge mistake and cost your team the game. You feel angry and want to say something, but you remember to pause and consider the other person's point of view. In doing so, you recognize that. (Select all answers that apply.)

• Online comments don't really mean anything, so it's OK to make fun of him or her.

• He or she deserves to be kicked off the team.

• He or she didn't purposely try to make your team lose.

• Posting something mean will cause drama and hurt feelings.

Laila and Arjun are on a group chat with friends from school. A friend in the group starts to make fun of Laila's favorite sports team. Other friends in the group think this is funny and add to the comments. What could Arjun do to de-escalate the situation?

• Arjun could add to the mean comments because he doesn't want to feel left out of the group.

• Arjun could add a positive comment or change the topic.

• Arjun could send a private message to the person being mean to support their opinion.

• Arjun could share the joke with friends outside the group chat.

What is an example of de-escalation?

• Responding to a mean comment by being mean.

• Posting a kind comment on a friend's picture.

• Leaving a supportive comment on a post making fun of someone.

• Supporting a friend who is criticizing someone else.

How confident are you in knowing how to de-escalate digital drama before it goes too far?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I don't feel confident.