Victorian Curriculum Links

Digital Technologies

Plan, create and communicate ideas, information and online collaborative projects, applying agreed ethical, social and technical protocols (VCDTDI029)

Ethical Capability

Discuss the role and significance of conscience and reasoning in ethical decision-making (VCECD013)

Explore the significance of ‘means versus ends’ by considering two ways to act when presented with a problem: one that privileges means and one ends (VCECD012)

Activity Description

Students will design a campaign or advert to raise public awareness and help kids understand the dangers of the internet. They can share the information as a short film or animation, an advertisement or press release.

Key Learning Intentions

By the end of this lesson students will be able to:

• Identify what cyberbullying is

• Describe and use strategies in situations where they feel cyberbullied

• Recognise when to seek help in cyberbullying situations

• Be a positive bystander in a cyberbullying situation

Instructions

Tune in

Talent Show - Cyberbullying Prevention Commercial - YouTube

Discuss feelings around this clip.

Encourage discussion on how an ad/campaign can create an impact.

As a class or individually watch some more clips on youtube – search #endcyberbullying 

Discussion

Ask students to share what they know about Cyberbullying. Create a mind map together.

Come up with a shared definition of Cyberbullying such as Cyberbullying is the use of Internet and mobile technologies to harass others. It includes spreading mean rumours, posting embarrassing images, impersonating others, and sending threatening messages. Cyberbullying usually involves a victim, one or more bullies, and one or more bystanders. Victims of cyberbullying may react in a number of ways. Some kids and teens shrug it off; others are more severely affected. They may have low self-esteem, get bad grades, avoid going online or going to school, and change schools.

Discussion Prompts

• Do you think cyberbullying is a problem in your school/community? Why or why not?

• How do you think people who are cyberbullied feel?

• Have you ever witnessed anyone being cyberbullied? What did you do

• Have you ever made a report about cyberbullying

• What happened next? Did you feel like the problem was solved?

• Brainstorm some ways you/your school/community can fight cyberbullying.

There are many dangers to the internet. Cyberbullying is the focus of today’s lesson; however some students may feel strongly about a different aspect of internet safety. If so, allow some freedom in choosing their focus for the campaign/advertisement.

Activity

Students work in pairs to research and create an animation, short film advertising and educating the dangers of the internet, such as cyberbullying.

Encourage students to have a clear focus as to who their audience is and what the purpose of their production is. As well as creating awareness, the end product should also educate or inform the audience about useful strategies in managing the problem.

Assessment

Student animations and an ability to show an understanding of the dangers of cyberbullying in a creative and informative way.

Useful resources

Bullying and cyberbullying | Education and training | Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au)