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.
Home address
First name only
Passwords
Favorite movie
School schedule
Full legal name
Hobby (soccer, art)
Parent/guardian phone
Live location
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 item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
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.
Live location
Favorite movie
Hobby you enjoy
A screenshot that includes names
Home address
A message that shows a conflict
School login
Passwords
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 item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
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?