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How Online Meanness Escalates

How can online meanness escalate?

What happens when one mean comment online turns into something bigger? Help students explore what makes online meanness unique. By examining how negative online interactions can escalate, students develop an understanding of cyberbullying and discover the power of choosing kindness in digital spaces.

Objectives

  • Identify what makes online meanness different from in-person meanness
  • Understand how online meanness can escalate into cyberbullying

Vocabulary

Escalate · Cyberbullying
Escalate causing a situation or interaction to become more intense
Cyberbullying using digital devices, sites, and apps to intimidate, harm, and upset someone
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Time
20 mins.

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