Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying, your digital footprint, online privacy and healthy screen time. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.
Know it already? Jump straight to the quiz
What to do
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Block | Stop someone contacting or seeing you |
| Report | Tell the platform a post breaks the rules |
| Online exclusion | Leaving someone out of a group chat |
Examples of cyberbullying: nasty or threatening messages, spreading rumours online, posting embarrassing photos or videos, pretending to be someone else, and leaving someone out of a group chat on purpose. A bystander supports the person and tells an adult. Sharing a cruel post makes it worse, because it reaches far more people. Some people bully more easily online because they feel hidden behind a screen.
Smart online
- Strong password: long, with letters, numbers and symbols; share it only with a parent or guardian.
- Keep personal details offline: they can be used to find or harm you. A stranger messages you? Tell an adult straight away.
- Ask your friend before you share a photo of them. Check whether a reliable source confirms something before you believe it.
- Set a daily screen-time limit and switch screens off before bed: screen light delays the body’s sleep signals.
Remember this and test yourself
- Cyberbullying: using a phone, the internet or social media to hurt, threaten, embarrass or leave someone out on purpose, usually again and again. It follows you home and can go on day and night.
- First step: save the evidence with screenshots. Don’t reply: it feeds the behaviour.
- Your digital footprint is the trail of everything you do online; posts can stay forever.
- Catfishing: pretending to be someone else online.
- Cyberbullying can be a criminal offence in South Africa.
Write these points in your book. Read them again the night before the test.
S-B-T: Screenshot, Block, Tell. Never reply.
Important words
First say what the word means, then turn the card over.
Match column A to column B
Tap a word in column A, then its meaning in column B. You can also start in column B.
True or false?
Read the question and the answer. Is the answer right? Tap True or False.
Now the real quiz!
The quiz has many more questions on this topic. Every question shows straight away whether you are right and explains why.
Take the quiz: Cyberbullying- Read one part together and ask your child to tell it back in their own words.
- The ticks (“I know this”) are saved on this device only. We never ask for names or emails.
Follows CAPS for Grade 7 Life Orientation. Always check your teacher’s notes and textbook too.