(Music playing)
Oh no, this isn’t fun anymore.
Hey, are you ready to work on our project?
Wait, is something wrong?
Well, yeah. Player 3 got online and started saying mean things.
Really? That’s not nice at all!
Yeah, I know I should ignore it, but words can hurt sometimes.
I totally understand. Once, I posted a picture of my dog, and I forgot to make it private. So, anyone could comment on it.
What happened then?
The comments were really mean, and I didn’t even know those people!
What did you do about it?
Well, after I got upset, I remembered the rules of S-T-O-P…
I tried to follow this advice, and believe me, it’s not easy.
So, I talked to my big sister. She reminded me that true friends support each other and that we shouldn’t allow negativity. Remember, there’s always a real person on the other side of the screen.
How do you treat others online? It’s important to be kind and supportive, just like you would be in person!
Role-Playing Kindness: Pair up with a classmate and take turns acting out different scenarios where someone might say something unkind online. Practice using the S-T-O-P rule to handle the situation. After each role-play, discuss how it felt to use the rule and how it helped manage the situation.
Kindness Jar: Create a “Kindness Jar” in the classroom. Throughout the week, write down kind words or compliments you can say to others on small pieces of paper and add them to the jar. At the end of the week, read them aloud and discuss how these words can make someone feel good and why it’s important to use kind words online and offline.
Observation Challenge: At home, observe how people communicate online, such as in comments on videos or posts. With a parent’s permission, find examples of kind and unkind words. Discuss with your family how the words might make the person receiving them feel. Think about how you can use the S-T-O-P rule if you ever encounter unkind words.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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(Music playing)
Well, this isn’t fun anymore.
Hey, what’s up? Ready to work on our project?
Wait. Is something wrong?
No. Well, yeah. That Player 3 got online and was being negative.
Being negative? Really?
Yeah, and I know I should ignore it, but words can hurt sometimes.
I understand how you feel. I once posted a photo of my dog, and because I forgot to make it private, anyone could comment on it.
What happened?
The comments were really unkind, and I didn’t even know those people.
What did you do?
You mean after I got really upset? Well, I remembered the rules of S-T-O-P…
S-T-O-P… step away.
T… tell a trusted adult.
O… okay sites first.
P… pause and think online.
I tried to follow that advice, and believe me, it’s not easy.
So I told my big sister, who said that true friends support each other. No negativity allowed. Remember, there’s always someone else on the other side of that screen.
How do you treat others online?
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