What factors intensify cyberbullying and online cruelty, and what can you do to lessen them?
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Key Vocabulary
Do you think Ricardo is a cyberbully? Why or why not?
What does Ricardo mean when he says that information “gets around really quick”?
Ricardo thinks that harassing others on Internet, rather than in person, appeals to some teenagers because they can’t be attacked back physically. What do you think?
Have you ever encountered online cruelty? How do you think someone might feel after being the target of it?
Who was involved in the story and what roles did they play? Who was the target? Who were the offenders? Were there bystanders and/or upstanders?
How do you think the online cruelty might be different from offline behavior?
What do you think you might have done if you were Stacey? What could you have done if you wanted to be an upstander in this situation?
How Targets and Upstanders Can De-escalate Online Cruelty
TARGETS
UPSTANDERS