Responding to Disagreements
What is "Keeping your cool"
The name of the "social label" that people may have about you based on what they have seen or heard from others.
What is a reputation
What are the different types of bullying?
Direct: verbal and physical
Indirect: electronic and social
What is the phrase that means: interacting with trolls online makes them stronger
True or False: Talking about other people behind their backs increases your risk of being targeted by rumors
True
This shows that you have been listening to your friend and helps your friend feel heard.
What is "repeating what your friend said"
This phrase means keeping a low profile in order to avoid adding to your reputation and gives talk around your reputation the time to die down.
What is laying low
What is a short comeback you could say that shows the bully that what they said does not bother you?
"Whatever"
"So what?"
"Who cares?"
"And?"
Why is it risky to use teasing comebacks online? (hint: what is hard to understand with only written words)
It will not show a tone of indifference and it may continue to fuel the fire
We want to act shocked by the fact that anyone would even _____ or _____ about the rumor to help it die down.
believe or care
Three ways to keep your cool.
1. Take deep breaths
2. Count to 10
3. Take time away from the situation
True or False: You have to tell others every single thing about your identity and who you are in order to make and keep friends.
False
What is bullying?
A subtype of aggression that involves negative actions that are: 1) repetitive 2)chronic 3) involve a power difference
True or False: Confronting the cyberbully is risky because it can cause more of cyberbullying and gossip
True
A helpful way to get ahead of the rumor spreading from others is to ....
Spread the rumor about yourself in a helpful way that makes people believe about it less or care about it less
These type of statements focus on your own experience and make people feel less defensive.
What is using "I" statements
Steps for managing your reputation.
1) Lay Low
2) Follow the crowd
3) Change your look
4) Own up to your previous reputation and acknowledge that you are different now
Doing nothing and hoping the teasing stops on its own is risky because....
They will keep teasing you
How can you remove hurtful comments and ignore them online?
1) Do not respond to them
2) Delete them
3) Block the person who wrote them to avoid them adding more comments
Why is important to minimize the rumors spreading about you?
1) Impacts your reputation
2) If you ignore it, they can spread
3) Hurts your ability to make/keep friends
Ways to try to resolve a disagreement.
1) Agree to disagree
2) Compromise
3) Tell them what you need next time
Why does a reputation matter?
Helps or hurts you when you are trying to make or keep friends
Giving big emotional reactions to the teasing is risky beacuse....
it makes it more fun for them
What can laying low online do to help when there is cyberbullying?
Taking a break from posting or commenting that can the bullying die down and forget about the situation.
We have some natural instincts that actually do NOT help us when we deal with rumors. What are some of them?
1) Trying to deny the rumor
2) Becoming defensive
3) Confronting the person spreading the rumor