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Introduction (5 Minutes) - Online behavior describes actions by netizens, both positive and negative.
- Positive online behaviors include communicating (emails, messages, social networking, donating) and researching.
- Negative online behaviors include harassment (non-consensual actions and cyberbullying), plagiarizing, and scamming (phishing/malware).
- These behaviors can create negative or conflicting feelings.
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Activity – Choose Your Own Adventure (20 Minutes) - Each person gets a starter card directing them to the next location.
- Once they get a card, they will choose their own adventure until they encounter a dead end explaining the negative online behavior they fell victim to.
- The room will reconvene and discuss the series of events which led to the negative online behavior (insecurities, social comparison, anonymity, etc.).
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Reflection (5 Minutes) - Tracing back the series of events, what were some actions you noticed?
- How could they have impacted your character’s decision-making?
- What could have made you more prone to committing negative online behaviors?
- Why do you think some people behave negatively online?
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Connector (10 Minutes) - People can behave negatively online for a variety of reasons.
- Some of them include desires for validation, personal insecurities, social comparison, sense of anonymity, and hatred.
- Social comparison is when we compare aspects of ourselves to that of others; it is extremely common among teenagers. It can range from basic topics, such as our clothing, to heavier topics.
- If you experience harassment while online, make sure to let a trusted adult know about the situation and step away from it.
- Since we know the root of these issues, we can prevent them too!
- Understand that much of what we see on social media is deceptive.
- Filters, misinformation, and marketing tactics all make social media posts seem much brighter than it truly is.
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Closing Activity – Picture Perfect (10 Minutes) - Each group of 4-5 gets a set of pictures showing various aspects of a character.
- Groups will be asked if they want to switch based on the first impression.
- Groups who did not switch will flip their pages; groups who did switch will receive another set at random. This continues for three rounds.
- Groups will discuss with the room about why they made such decisions.
- Come to the conclusion that “picture perfect” is an illusion which we should not expect ourselves to become.
- Even for media portraying a “casual” illusion, the media is handpicked to portray a specific image, making for unrealistic standards of comparison.
- Distribute closing survey.
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