🔍 Part 1: Understanding Online Bullying

1. What is online bullying? Write your definition below:

2. Circle all the behaviours that could be considered online bullying:

Sending mean messages repeatedly

Sharing someone's private photos without permission

Liking a friend's post on social media

Creating fake accounts to harass someone

Excluding someone from online group chats on purpose

Asking someone how their day was

Spreading rumours about someone online

3. List three emotional impacts that online bullying might have on someone:

🛡️ Part 2: Response Strategies

4. If you experienced online bullying, which of these would be the BEST first response?

Send an angry message back immediately

Take screenshots to save evidence

Delete your social media accounts

Ignore it and hope it stops

5. Match each response strategy with its purpose:

1. Block the bully

2. Save screenshots

3. Report to platform

4. Tell a trusted adult

A. Get professional help and support

B. Stop them from contacting you

C. Keep evidence of what happened

D. Get the bully's account suspended

6. Fill in the blanks about effective response strategies:

When experiencing online bullying, you should _______ respond with anger or retaliation. Instead, you should _______ evidence by taking screenshots and _______ the incident to both the platform and a trusted adult. It's important to _______ or mute the bully to prevent further contact.

📞 Part 3: Seeking Help and Reporting

7. List three trusted adults you could talk to if you experienced online bullying:

8. Which of these are appropriate places to report online bullying? (Select all that apply)

The social media platform where it occurred

Your school counsellor or teacher

Your parents or guardians

The bully's friends

Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800)

eSafety Commissioner

9. Describe the steps you would take to report cyberbullying on a social media platform:

💭 Part 4: Personal Action Plan

10. Create your personal response plan. If you experienced online bullying, what would you do?

Step 1 - Immediate Response:

Step 2 - Collecting Evidence:

Step 3 - Seeking Help:

Step 4 - Reporting:

11. How can you show empathy and create a more respectful online environment?

🎯 Part 5: Scenario Practice

12. Read this scenario and answer the questions below:

Sarah notices that someone has created a fake Instagram account using her photos and is posting mean comments about her classmates. Her friends are asking her why she's being so nasty online, but Sarah knows it's not her account.

a) What type of online bullying is this?

b) What should Sarah do first?

c) Who should Sarah tell about this situation?

13. Reflection: Why is it important to respond to online bullying calmly rather than with anger?