Class levels 7-8

Course planning

Learning unit 1 (45 min.)

Topic / Learning phase	Time	Objectives	Basic content (What?)	Action/social form	Media / material
Introduction	20-25 min.	Introduction to the topic Arousing interest / create awareness Getting to know the different perspectives (victim, perpetrator…)	Watch the video “Let’s fight it together” from Klicksafe with the following discussion: Watch the video together with the students and stop at 5:05. Ask the students how they think the video will end Play the video until the end without any comment from the teacher. After the end of the video: discussion and reflection on what happened	training conversation/class discussion	Computer, projector, video (optionally Internet access)
Explanation of cyberbullying	10 min.	Develop a definition of the concept together with the students	Explanation of the concept through drawing on the blackboard With the help of a mind map write down sensible terms/statements from the students' answers.	Conversation during the lesson Drawing on the blackboard/Brainstorming	Blackboard
Differences between bullying and cyberbullying	5-10 min.	Raising awareness about the new kind of bullying and its wide dimensions	Clarification of the differences and similarities between “simple” bullying and cyberbullying Draw a line to divide the word into the words “Cyber” and “Bullying”	Conversation during the lesson

Learning unit 2 (45 min.)

Topic / Learning phase	Time	Objectives	Basic content (What?)	Action/social form	Media / material
Short review	5 min.	Assimilation of the teachings	Review of the most important teachings related to the concept of cyberbullying Ask the students about the most important teachings from the last lesson, especially in relation with the definition of the concept of cyberbullying and about the content of the video Are there any questions or comments concerning the last lesson?	Conversation during the lesson
Experience exchange	10-15 min.	Make a reference to the own life	Gather examples of cyberbullying: Ask the students about their experience or the experiences in their circle of friends There are interesting examples from the media / from their own or another country (the Amanda Todd case is famous)	Conversation during the lesson
Cyberbullying from the actors' point of view	25 min.	Developing a strong awareness of cyberbullying Discussion of the different point of views (victim, perpetrator, bystander…) Developing reaction options	Developing of possible rules of behavior (for the victim, classmates, parents, teachers), and also the possible causes for perpetrators to commit cyberbullying Divide the groups: Gr. 1: What can and must I do as a victim? (group of girls) Gr. 2: What can and must I do as a victim? (group of boys) Gr.3: What are the reasons/triggers/causes for the perpetrators? Gr. 4: What can the classmates do? Gr. 5: What can and must the teachers do? (in advance as well as in an actual case) Gr. 6: Was can and must the parents do? (in advance as well as in an actual case)	Work in small groups	6 posters (DIN A2) which are cut out in a puzzle form and match together, 6 thick markers, 6 prefabricated topic cards to stick on the posters, glue

Learning unit 3 (45 min.)

Topic / Learning phase	Time	Objectives	Basic content (What?)	Action/social form	Media / material
Preparation of presentation	5-10 min.		Preparation for presentation of results The separate groups meet together to discuss their results from the last unit	Work in small groups	Poster from the last unit
Presentation of the results and discussion	30-40 min.	Common presentation of what has been made Presentation/defence of the summarised supporting points	Presentation of the results The separate groups present their results one after another After each of the groups important aspects could be discussed	work in small groups/class discussion	Magnets to hang the posters on the board

Learning unit 4 (45 min.)

Topic / Learning phase	Time	Objectives	Basic content (What?)	Action/social form	Media / material
Short reflection	10 min.	Assimilation of the teachings	Reflection on the most significant teachings Ask the students about the most important/impressive teachings from the last units Are there any questions or comments?	Conversation during the lesson
Establishing class rules	25 min.	Summarise the results and make them available for everybody	Create rules of behaviour in the classroom together: Summarise the most important conclusions together with the students and write them on the post-its The supporting points have to be stuck onto the poster with the title: Cyberbullying – not to us! Afterwards the poster should be hung up on a visible place in the classroom	Group discussion / class discussion	Colourful poster sheet Din A2, in a form of a smartphone, about 6-10 round post-its, glue sticks and thick markers
Feedback	10 min.	Reflection of the lesson	Fill the feedback forms Each student receives a feedback form	Individual work	Copies from the feedback forms for each student

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