4th GRADE
BUILDING A GOVERNMENT SYSTEM
LESSON 3: I AM COMMUNICATIONS INVESTIGATOR
THE LESSON MISSION
Communications Investigator
A communications investigator is a police detective or FBI agent that investigates cyberbullying. Today, you are going to learn what communications investigators teach people about respectful behavior online, strategies for handling cyberbullies, and the consequences of cyberbullying. What is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is when someone repeatedly uses their power to hurt or upset someone online. Cyberbullying comes in many forms. It can be constant ugly comments on a game chat or it can be a meanly worded email. It can be using another person's username and password to say and do things that get the person in trouble or it can be slanderous words on social media. Let's watch the video below to learn more about cyberbullying.
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communications investigator: a police detective or FBI agent that investigates cyberbullying
cyberbullying: when someone repeatedly uses their power to hurt or upset someone online slanderous: using false statements that damages another person's reputation cyberbully: a person who repeatedly uses their power to hurt or upset someone online target: a person who is being cyberbullied observer: a person who sees cyberbullying bystander: a person who sees someone is being cyberbullied and does nothing to help the them co-bully: a person who sees a target of cyberbullying and joins in with the cyberbully to hurt them too upstander: a person who sees someone being cyberbullied and stands up for the target against the cyberbully |
The Players in Cyberbullying
The first things you need to realize is that when cyberbullying happens, there are several types of people involved. First, there is the cyberbully. This person is the one hurting others online. Secondly, there is the target. This is the person who is being cyberbullied. Then, there is the observer. The observer is someone who sees that someone is being cyberbullied. The observer takes on one of three roles. They are a bystander, a co-bully, or an upstander. If an observer is a bystander, they see that someone is being cyberbullied and do nothing to help the target. If the observer is a co-bully, they see that someone is being cyberbullied and join the cyberbully in hurting the target. If the observer is an upstander, they see that someone is being cyberbullied and stand up for the target against the cyberbully.
Types of Cyberbulling
Now that you know the people involved, you need to be able to identify cyberbullying. Cyberbullying comes in many forms. Let's look at a few of these.
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Why Do People Cyberbully Anyway?
So far, you have learned about the people involved in a cyberbullying situation and different types of cyberbullying. Now, let's dive into why people cyberbully others.
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What Can You Do If You Are the Target of Cyberbullying?
Understanding who is involved in cyberbullying, the types of cyberbullying, and the reasons why people cyberbully will help you to stand up for yourself and others against cyberbullies. There are several things you can do if you are the target of cyberbullying.
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What Do You Do If You Observe Cyberbullying?
If you see someone being cyberbullied, take a stand! Don't be a bystander! Here are some things you can do to be an upstander.
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APPLY IT!
Now, you are going to show what you know. You will create a comic strip about a cyberbullying situation. Make sure that those who read your comic strip can identify one type of cyberbullying and how either the targeted person or an upstander stood up to the cyberbully.
Click on the Pixton link below. The information to login is on the board. Watch the brief tutorial and get started. If you do not finish today, you may work on these anytime you like at home. When you finish, I will post your work in a gallery!
Click on the Pixton link below. The information to login is on the board. Watch the brief tutorial and get started. If you do not finish today, you may work on these anytime you like at home. When you finish, I will post your work in a gallery!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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Congratulations! You did it!
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Original Lesson by April Smith
Constructed to meet:
Constructed to meet:
- Alabama Digital Learning and Computer Science Recurring Standard 2 - Recognize and demonstrate age-appropriate responsible use of digital devices and resources as outlined in school/district rules.