UbD Stage 1

Title of Cyberbullying
Unit
Curriculu Digital Citizenship
m Area

Grade 5th
Level
Time 30-45 minutes
Fram
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Stage 1 Identify Desired Results

Content Standards:
NET*S Standard 5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal
issues related to technology and practice legal and
ethical behavior.
a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible
use of information and technology
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology
that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for
lifelong learning
d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

Understandings
Students will understand that:
Students will recognize what Cyberbullying is.
Students will evaluate whether they are susceptible to Cyberbullying.
Students will understand how to prevent and stop cyberbullying.

Essential Questions
Overarching Questions:

What is cyberbullying
Who does cyberbullying effect
and how?

Topical Questions:

Are you practicing safe online

habits?
How are your online actions
affecting others?
What can be done to prevent or
stop cyberbullying?

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge

Skills

Students will know:

Vocabulary related to
internet, social media,
Cyberbullying, derogatory.
Current statistics about
Cyberbullying.

Students will be able to:

Define cyber-bullying in their
own words
Identify the difference between
bullying and cyber-bullying.
Identify who is affected by
cyber-bullying in addition to the
target of the bullying.
Identify the different ways that
cyber-bullying affects the
parties involved.
List steps they can take to
prevent others from using them
as target for cyber-bullying
List steps they can take if they
become a target for cyberbullies.
Educate others on how to
prevent cyber-bullying

Stage 2 - Evidence
Performance Task(s)
Students will:

Give their own definition of cyber-bullying

Compare and contrast cyber-bullying vs.
regular bullying.
Watch a video clip about Cyberbullying and the effects it can have.

Other Evidence
(e.g. tests, quizzes, work samples, observations)

Oral Discussion
Handout with real-world scenarios of how to deal with cyberbullying
(Appendix A)
Follow-up with counselors, if needed.

Student Self-Assessment and Reflection

Students will reflect on their behaviors and the behaviors of their friends
throughout the lesson. They will evaluate their encounters with
Cyberbullying and discuss ways to improve and overall eliminate
Cyberbullying.

UbD Stage 3 Plan Learning

Experiences
Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences

Students will discuss what they think contributes to

Cyberbullying and how they could prevent it.
Students will view surprising statistics based on student and
parent Cyberbullying facts.
Students will see the long term impact of Cyberbullying and see
that it can lead to death and can have very serious
consequences.
Will also send presentation out to parents because they need to
be aware of Cyberbullying and that they are an integral part in
putting an end to it.