You’ll practice key digital citizenship skills using realistic scenarios: (1) cyberbullying & upstander moves, (2) copyright & plagiarism, and (3) privacy & data. Answer honestly and be ready to explain your reasoning during discussion.
Today’s focus (3 equal skills):
Cyberbullying & upstander moves
Copyright & plagiarism
Privacy & data
How to respond:
Pick the best option(s) you would actually do.
If you’re unsure, choose the safest choice and explain why.
Some questions are meant for discussion—use complete thoughts.
Reminder: In online spaces, screenshots and forwards can spread quickly, even when you didn’t mean for them to.
True or False: If you delete a message you sent in a group chat, it’s guaranteed that nobody can share it later.
Sort each piece of information by how safe it is to share.
Live location
School schedule
Parent/guardian phone
Full legal name
Favorite movie
Hobby (soccer, art)
Home address
First name only
Passwords
Safe to share publicly
Share only with trusted adults
Don’t share
Privacy & data scenario (school device):
A free homework app on your school Chromebook asks for access to your contacts and microphone, even though it’s just for turning in assignments.
What is the safest choice?
Privacy / Data
True or False: If you delete a message you sent in a group chat, nobody can ever share it again.
Privacy / Data
Sort each item into the category that best fits for most middle schoolers.
Favorite music genre
A hobby you enjoy
A screenshot of a threat
A message asking for nudes
Home address
School schedule
Safe to share publicly
Share only with trusted adults
Don’t share (keep private)
Privacy / Data
A free app asks for access to your contacts and your location “all the time,” even though the app is just a photo editor.
What’s the safest choice?
Copyright / Plagiarism
One word: What do you call giving credit to the creator/source?
Copyright / Plagiarism
Match each action to the correct label.
| Draggable emne | arrow_right_alt | Korresponderende emne |
|---|---|---|
Use quotation marks and name the source | arrow_right_alt | Plagiarism |
List sources you used at the end | arrow_right_alt | Direct quote with citation |
Copy-paste with no credit | arrow_right_alt | Paraphrase with citation |
Rewrite in your own words and name the source | arrow_right_alt | Bibliography/Works Cited |
Copyright / Plagiarism
You find a perfect paragraph online for your project. You change a few words but keep the same sentence structure and don’t credit the source.
What is this called?
Cyberbullying / Upstander
Describe a response you could make that:
supports the person targeted,
does not escalate the conflict, and
could work in either a group chat or a gaming chat.
Write 2–4 sentences.
Cyberbullying / Upstander
You see someone being targeted in a gaming/Discord chat. Which actions are good upstander moves? Select two.
Cyberbullying / Upstander
In a class group chat, someone posts: “Kai is so annoying. Everyone agrees.” Two students add laughing emojis and a screenshot gets shared.
What is the best first upstander move?
True or False: If you delete a message or picture you sent in a group chat, it’s guaranteed that nobody can ever see it again.
Sort each piece of information into the best category.
Passwords
Favorite movie
Hobby you enjoy
Home address
Live location
A message that shows a conflict
School login
A screenshot that includes names
Safe to share publicly
Share only with trusted adults
Don’t share (keep private)
Privacy & data scenario (school device + apps):
A new app asks for permission to access your contacts, photos, and microphone—even though it’s just a simple photo editor.
What is the best next step?
What is the word for using someone else’s words or ideas without giving credit?
Match each action to the best label.
| Draggable emne | arrow_right_alt | Korresponderende emne |
|---|---|---|
List where you got info (link/title/author) | arrow_right_alt | Quote with citation |
Copy exact words without quotes or source | arrow_right_alt | Paraphrase with citation |
Copy exact words + quotation marks + source | arrow_right_alt | Plagiarism |
Rewrite idea in your own words + source | arrow_right_alt | Citation |
Copyright & plagiarism scenario:
You’re making a slideshow. You find a paragraph online that explains your topic perfectly.
Which option is the best way to use that information?
Discussion prompt (cyberbullying):
Describe one time you could be an upstander without calling someone out publicly (a “quiet upstander” move). What would you do, and why might it work?
Gaming/Discord chat scenario:
In a voice/text chat during a game, someone starts targeting a player with insults about their appearance and says, “It’s just trash talk.”
Which responses are strong upstander moves? (Select 2.)
Cyberbullying / group chat scenario:
In a class group chat, someone posts an unflattering screenshot of a classmate and adds “LOL” emojis. A few people start piling on.
What is the best upstander move you can make right now?