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My Media Use
Big, Big Data
My Social Media Life
Upstanders and Allies: Taking Action Against Cyberbullying
100

When we think about our own media choices, we should consider:

  • Who, what, when, where, and why.
  • Reading, writing, and arithmetic.
  • What, when, how much, and how we feel
  • What, when, how much, and how we feel
100

Which answer below is NOT an example of consumer data that an electronics company might track?

  • Websites their customers use most to purchase their laptops.
  • States where the majority of their customers live.
  • Which devices cost the most for them to make.

Which devices cost the most for them to make.

100

Julie scrolls through her social media feed and it seems like everyone's life is so exciting when hers is so ... boring! She starts to feel bad about herself. What should Julie be paying attention to right now?

  • Oversharing.
  • Red flag feeling.
  • Miscalculation
  • Red flag feeling.
100

Which statement best describes empathy?

  • Feeling happy when you watch a comedy.
  • Thinking your friend is silly for being scared of the dark.
  • Imagining the feelings someone else is experiencing.
  • Having the same feelings as your friends.

Imagining the feelings someone else is experiencing.

200

elect the statement that describes healthy media balance?

  • The goal of a healthy media-balance plan is to use as little media as possible..
  • If you follow a healthy media-balance plan, you use digital media for one hour a day. .
  • A media-balance plan may change over time as a person's interests and schedules change. 

A media-balance plan may change over time as a person's interests and schedules change.

200

How might a company use the consumer data it collects?

  • To decide which types of products it should make.
  • To decide where to open a new store.
  • To decide how much to charge for their products.
  • All of the above.
  • All of the above.
200


Decide whether each statement below describes a positive or negative impact of social media.


Connecting to family who live far away

Feeling like you have to post or share constantly

Commenting or liking posts to support friends

Oversharing something that you wish you hadn't



Positive:

Connecting to family who live far away

Commenting or liking posts to support friends

Negative:

Feeling like you have to post or share constantly

Oversharing something that you wish you hadn't

200


Decide whether the statements below describe an upstander, a bystander, or a cyberbully:

Makes people feel sad, angry, hurt, and embarrassed

Tells an adult about what's happening with a confusing or upsetting situation

Uses digital media tools to deliberately upset another person

Witnesses bullying and decides not to do anything

Tries to stop bullying behaviors when they happen

Empathizes with someone who is being cyberbullied


Upstander:

Tells an adult about what's happening with a confusing or upsetting situation.

Tries to stop bullying behaviors when they happen.

Empathizes with someone who is being cyberbullied.


Bystander:

Witnesses bullying and decides not to do anything.


Cyberbully:

Makes people feel sad, angry, hurt and embarrassed.

Uses digital media tools to deliberately upset another person.

300

Maya enjoys staying connected with friends on social media. Lately she's started to get a lot of notifications on her phone. Maya opens the app every time she sees a notification and is beginning to feel anxious about checking her friends' posts right away. What could Maya do to maintain a healthy media balance for herself?

  • Maya could complain to her friends..
  • Maya could change her phone settings so she does not receive notifications that distract her. .
  • Maya could respond to her friends' posts, telling them how annoying they are..
  • Maya could delete her account and never use social media again.

Maya could change her phone settings so she does not receive notifications that distract her.

300

Aimee watched an unboxing video of decorations she wants to get for her room. Now every time she goes online she sees advertisements from the company that makes the decorations. Why is she seeing these ads?

  • Because she only visits websites from that company.
  • Because she asked her mom if she could get the decorations.
  • Because the company collected information about the videos she watched.
  • Because everyone else online sees the same ads.
  • Because the company collected information about the videos she watched.
300

Adam wanted to go to the movies with Daniel and some other friends but couldn't make it. Daniel posted pictures he took while at the movies with their friends. After seeing the posts, Adam started feeling uncomfortable. Why might Adam get a red flag feeling from seeing Daniel's posts?

  • The movie they saw got bad reviews.
  • He is happy his friends went to see the movie.
  • He is planning to see the movie the next day and doesn't want them to tell him what happens.
  • He feels left out.

He feels left out.

300

TJ posted a video of himself on Instagram playing basketball. When he checked his post the next day, many comments were mean. They criticized what he was wearing and how he was shooting the ball. As TJ's friend, why is it important to be an upstander or ally?

  • You don't want TJ to think you wrote the messages.
  • Showing empathy might help TJ not to be discouraged by others.
  • If you do something nice for TJ, he will have to do something nice for you in the future.
  • You can brag about being a good person.

Showing empathy might help TJ not to be discouraged by others.

400

Ravi is learning to play the guitar and hopes to be in a band someday. He watches videos of people playing song covers so he can learn from them, but he usually spends more time watching videos than practicing. Whenever he picks up his guitar, he feels a little frustrated. Why might Ravi consider taking a break from the videos?

  • The videos are not helpful and might encourage him to learn a different instrument.
  • He might feel less frustrated if he spends more time practicing..
  • He might be inspired to listen to a new artist.
  • He likes watching the videos, so he should continue watching them to be less frustrated.

He might feel less frustrated if he spends more time practicing.

400

All of the following are ways to limit what is tracked about you online, except:

  • Limit what you share.
  • Turn off your screen when you're done using the internet.
  • Turn off cookies.
  • Adjust privacy settings.
  • Turn off your screen when you're done using the internet.
400

Thinking through the Feelings & Options steps, what can you do if something on social media gives you a red flag feeling?

  • Respond immediately to the person who posted it.
  • Share how you feel with everyone on your social media.
  • Identify why a post makes you feel a certain way.
  • Consider giving up social media forever.

Identify why a post makes you feel a certain way.

400

Layla tells Gloria that she keeps getting mean messages on her phone from a classmate. To be an ally to Layla, Gloria can do all of the following except:

  • Empathize with Layla and ask her if she wants to talk about it.
  • Tell an adult about the messages Layla is receiving.
  • Talk to the classmate sending the messages and tell them to stop.
  • Feel embarrassed for her friend and not say anything.

Feel embarrassed for her friend and not say anything.