Q8 Nobody Likes a Bully

Introduction

While you are messaging with your friend, another friend sends you a message and asks a question that makes you uncomfortable. What should you do? How would you handle that?

In this Quest, you will learn the importance of being a responsible digital citizen and take action by creating a project to show other students some of the dangers and tips you have learned about.

I Can Statements

• be safe on the Internet
• be a good digital citizen
• create an online poster about Internet Safety

Key Vocabulary

Digital citizen: A digital citizen is one who uses the internet regularly and effectively.

Podcast: A podcast is a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player. 

Screencast: A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture. 

Play the Vocabulary Game below to practice the Key Vocabulary. 

Steps

1. Review what you have learned about Cyber Safety.

1.  Review Stage 1 - Tips to Help Stop Cyberbullying
2.  Review Stage 2 - What Kids Can Do (stopbullying.gov)
3.  Review the video from Quest 1 -Online Safety Tips 
4.  Review the Ten Rules of Netiquette

2. Select one of the following topics covered in Cyber Safety and create a project that you can show other students:

• The themes of Cyber Safety
• How to stop or prevent Cyberbullying
• Netiquette

3. Your project should demonstrate your knowledge. Use tools of your choice to create a photo story, podcast, screencast, tip sheet, or online poster to share with others.  

Some free tools for your project:

• Photos for Class
• Cool Tools For Schools

Completing this Quest

Save your project to your File Space, submit your file to your teacher, and share it with others it might help. 

Bonus Optional:  Create multiple posters, one for each category.

  Check off this Quest on the 21t4s roadmap 

  Proceed to the next Quest –  Actions Can Hurt or Help