Grade 4
Be a Super Digital Citizen
How can we be upstanders when we see cyberbullying?
Online tools are empowering for kids, and they also come with big responsibilities. But do kids always know what to do when they encounter cyberbullying? Show your students appropriate ways to take action and resolve conflicts, from being upstanders to helping others in need.
Key Vocabulary: cyberbullying · digital citizen · upstander Show definitions
Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.4.4,L.4.5,L.4.6,RF.4.4,RF.4.4a,RI.4.4,RI.4.7,RI.4.10,SL.4.1a,SL.4.1b,SL.4.1c,SL.4.1d,SL.4.4,SL.4.5,SL.4.6,W.4.4,W.4.10
CASEL
1c,1d,1e,3a,3b,3c,3d,4a,4b,4c,4d,5a,5b,5c,5d,5e,5f
AASL
I.A.1,I.A.2,I.B.2,I.B.3,I.C.1,I.C.4,I.D.1,I.D.3,I.D.4,II.A.3,II.B.1,II.B.2,II.B.3,II.C.1,II.C.2,II.D.1,II.D.2,II.D.3,III.A.1,III.A.2,III.B.1,III.B.2,III.D.1,III.D.2,IV.B.1,IV.B.2,V.A.1,V.A.2,V.B.1,V.B.2,V.C.1,V.C.3,V.D.1,V.D.2,VI.A.2,VI.D.1,VI.D.2,VI.D.3
ISTE
1d,2a,2b,2c,2d,6a,6b,6c,6d
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Lesson Plan
Warm Up: Secret Superhero
5 mins.Learn: Being an Upstander
10 mins.Create: Your Digital Citizen Superhero
15 mins.Wrap Up: Save the Day! Comic Strip
15 mins.
Extension Activity:
Have students brainstorm and write an opinion piece on what the quote "with great power comes great responsibility" means in the digital world. How is having access to the internet a "great power"? What responsibilities do we have to ourselves and others? Students can post their work to a blog or your class page.
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Lesson last updated: July 2020
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