Computer Science
Grade 9
20 min
Cyberbullying and Online Harassment: Promoting Respectful Online Interactions
Students will discuss cyberbullying and online harassment and learn strategies for promoting respectful online interactions.
What you'll learn
- Identify at least three different examples of cyberbullying and online harassment, distinguishing them from respectful online communication.
- Explain the potential emotional and psychological impacts of cyberbullying and online harassment on both the victim and the perpetrator.
- Apply strategies for responding to cyberbullying situations, including reporting mechanisms on social media platforms and seeking help from trusted adults, in at least two different scenario-based examples.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different online safety tips and strategies for preventing cyberbullying and promoting positive online interactions, providing reasoned justifications for their choices.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Define cyberbullying, harassment, and digital citizenship.
Identify at least three different forms of online harassment.
Apply an ethical framework (the THINK acronym) to evaluate digital communications.
Analyze a scenario of cyberbullying and propose a sequence of responsible actions.
Explain the concept of a 'digital footprint' and its long-term consequences.
Design a simple conditional logic statement (if-else) to filter harmful language in a program.
Have you ever seen a comment online and thought, 'Ouch, I wouldn't want someone to say that about me'? 🤔 Let's explore how the code and systems we build can either help or hurt.
This lesson explores the serious issues of cyberbullying and online harassment from a computer s...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
CyberbullyingThe use of digital technology to repeatedly and deliberately harm, harass, or upset another person.Continuously sending threatening messages to someone on a gaming platform or repeatedly posting embarrassing photos of them on social media.
Online HarassmentA broader category of hostile or unwanted online interactions, which may be a one-time event or a sustained attack.A single, intensely aggressive and insulting comment on a person's video, intended to intimidate them.
Digital CitizenshipThe responsible, ethical, and safe use of technology. It's about being a good person and community member online.Citing your sources when using information from the web, protecting your private data, and treating others with respect in a class forum.
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Core Syntax & Patterns
The THINK Pre-Post Algorithm
Before you post, ask: Is it T-True? H-Helpful? I-Inspiring? N-Necessary? K-Kind?
Use this as a mental 'function' to call before sending a message, posting a comment, or sharing content. If the content fails on multiple checks, it's a strong signal not to post it. This helps prevent unintentional harm and promotes positive communication.
The Bystander Intervention Protocol
IF you witness cyberbullying, THEN execute one or more of these actions: [Support Target, Report Content, Do Not Engage Bully].
This is a conditional logic pattern for responding to harassment. Instead of ignoring the situation (the 'else' condition), an upstander actively chooses a safe and constructive action. Directly engaging the bully is often disco...
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Challenging
A school wants to design a program to promote better digital citizenship. Synthesizing the concepts from the tutorial, which of these would be the most comprehensive and effective strategy?
A.purely technical approach focusing only on teaching students to build chat filters.
B.program that teaches the THINK acronym, explains the permanence of a digital footprint, and empowers students to be upstanders using the Bystander Intervention Protocol.
C.policy that relies solely on punishment by suspending any student involved in a cyberbullying incident.
D.An assembly that only defines the key terms like 'cyberbullying' and 'bystander'.
Challenging
You are improving the chat filter from Scenario 2. Instead of checking for just `'hate'`, you need to check a list of 10 different banned words. From a programming fundamentals perspective, what is the most efficient approach to implement this check within the `if` statement?
A.Use a loop to iterate through the list of banned words and check if any of them are in the message.
B.Write 10 separate `if` statements, one for each word.
C.Write one long `if` statement with 9 `or` operators connecting each word check.
D.Convert the entire message into a numerical value and check if it matches a banned number.
Challenging
A new app markets a 'True-Erase' feature, claiming that any message you delete is permanently removed from their servers and all users' devices. Critically evaluating this claim with the Data Permanence Principle, what is the most significant hidden risk?
A.The feature probably costs extra money to use.
B.The feature is likely reliable, as technology has advanced beyond the old principles.
C.The claim is difficult to verify and doesn't prevent other users from screenshotting content before it's 'erased'.
D.The app will likely run slower because of the extra processing power needed for 'True-Erase'.
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