Digital Citizenship: Digital Drama

What does de-escalation mean?

• to lessen the intensity of anger in a conflict

• make a situation worse

• to go down an escalator

• to keep things calm or make them calmer in a stressful situation

What is digital citizenship?

• when people use devices, apps, or websites to start or further communication between people

• to be a person who is on social media

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

• True

• False

Which is an example of de-escalation?

• responding to a mean comment by being mean

• supporting a friend who is criticizing someone else

• posting a kind comment on a friend picture

• leaving a supportive comment on a post making fun of someone

You're using a headset to game with other people online. One person just makes a huge mistake and costs 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. Doing this makes you recognize that:

• posting something mean will cause drama and hurt feelings

• saying something mean will probably make the person try harder the next time you play

• online comments don't really mean anything, so it's okay to make fun of people

• this person deserves to be kicked off the team

Laila and Aaron 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 Aaron do to de-escalate the situation?

• Aaron could add a positive comment or change the topic

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

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

• Aaron could share the joke with friends outside the group chat

The definition of drama is an emotional conflict between people.

• True

• False