My CyberlifeWhat Does it Mean to Live Online?

Research – Why do lessons• 95% of all students ages 12-17 are now

online

• 80% of those online students are social media users

• 88% of social media-using students have witnessed other people being mean or cruel on social networking sites

• 95% of these social media users who have witnessed cruel behavior on social media sites say they have seen others ignore the mean behavior

• 67% of teenagers who have witnessed online cruelty have also witnessed others joining in

• 21% of teens say they have joined the harassment themselves

(Pew Research Internet Project, 2011)

Research – Why do lessons• Peer victimization in children and

adolescents is associated with higher rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts

• Cyberbullying was strongly related suicidal ideation in comparison with traditional bullying

(JAMA Pediatrics, 2014)

Research – What to knowPlease watch: Cyberbullying: The Substantial Disruption Test by: Carolyn Stone, Ed.D., Dec. 2013Found in ASCA Webinar Archive:http://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/professional-development/webinar-archive

Learning Outcomes1. Learn how the courts have ruled on cases involving cyberbullying2. Understand how legal rulings help or hinder a safer and more respectful environment for their students3. Apply the principles of law to the

prevention of cyber bullying

ResearchBroad generalizations about cyberbullying:

• Adolescent girls are just as likely, if not more likely than boys to experience cyberbullying (as a victim and offender) (Floros et al., 2013; Kowalski et al., 2008; Hinduja & Patchin, 2009; Schneider et al., 2012)

• Cyberbullying is related to low self-esteem, suicidal ideation, anger, frustration, and a variety of other emotional and psychological problems (Brighi et al., 2012; Hinduja & Patchin, 2010; Kowalski & Limber, 2013; Patchin & Hinduja, 2010; Wang, Nansel, & Iannotti, 2011)

• Cyberbullying is related to other issues in the ‘real world’ including school problems, anti-social behavior, substance use, and delinquency (Hinduja & Patchin, 2007; Hinduja & Patchin, 2008; Kowalski & Limber, 2013)

• Traditional bullying and cyberbullying are closely related: those who are bullied at school are bullied online and those who bully at school bully online (Hinduja & Patchin, 2009; Kowalski & Limber, 2013; Ybarra, Diener-West, & Leaf, 2007)

MY CYBERLIFEUnit Lessons

My Cyberlife Unit Lessons:

1.Digital Life 101: What is your cyber knowledge?

2.My Media: Where does your time go?

3.Cyberbullying: Being an Upstander

4.Cyberbullying: Crossing the Line

5.Digital Footprint: Where does Yours Lead? *

Digital FootprintsWhere does yours lead?

Learning Objective(s):The students will demonstrate the knowledge of or ability to:1.Learn what makes up an individual’s digital

footprint.2.Recognize that a digital footprint can be

helpful or harmful to their reputation and image.

3.Consider own digital footprints and what they want those footprints to be like in the future.

What is a Digital Footprint?

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Actively volunteere

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Profiles, texts,

comments

Passively volunteere

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Cookies from sites

visited, search

histories

The Digital FootprintWatch for the 5 key ideas about digital

footprints.The Digital Footprint Video

1.Searched2.Copied3.Shared4.Broadcast5.Permanent

The Grandma Rule

If you wouldn’t want your grandma to read it, see it or hear it… then don’t put it online!

Your Digital FootprintActivity

Does “Grandma” Approve?

Your Digital FootprintActivity

Use or Used?

YesApprove or Disapprove?

Approve: Add to Left

Disapprove: Add to Right

NoLeave off

of footprint

How do your digital footprints look?Would “Grandma” be proud? How does your

footprint make you feel?

What could make your footprint better?

What can you change to have a better looking footprint?

Managing Your Digital FootprintNever post anything that you might find embarrassing

later. Be careful with the pictures you post on your public

profiles. Remember others will see them. Do not disclose your personal address, phone number,

passwords...even in private messages.Do not post things to bully, hurt, blackmail, insult, or afflict

any kind of harm on others. Always keep in mind that once information has been

posted online, it can be almost impossible to remove because of archiving and file sharing. Even though you deactivate your accounts, the information may still be retrieved by others.

You DO want a positive digital footprint to exist for yourself!

How to Build a Positive FootprintView social media spaces as forums for learning

1st and entertainment 2nd. Use the internet as a vehicle for collective action

around ideas you believe in – make a difference!

Raise awareness of current events/global initiatives. George Mayo's students created a project to stop genocide in Darfur (http://stopgenocide.wikispaces.com)

Get involved in things “Grandma” would be proud of -- doing a good deed every day for a month and sharing about it online. 10-year-old Laura Stockman did so by honoring her grandfather's life (http://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com)

Footprint Knowledge1. True or false: Your digital footprint is all the

information about you online that only you post.2. What kinds of information can make up a digital

footprint?a) Online photosb) Comments that others post about youc) Both a and b

3. What kinds of information would make a POSITIVE digital footprint? Circle all that apply.a) Photos of you doing work in the communityb) A newspaper article about your soccer teamc) A mean comment that you made on a friend’s websited) A blog you created to showcase your artworke) Inappropriate photos of you on a social network site

4. True or false: I don’t really have to worry about my digital footprint because I don’t do much online anyway.  

5. True or false: If I see something bad posted on my Facebook page I delete it; so I know my Facebook footprint is clean.