Cyberbullying

Students learn…

1. Online bullying, just like offline bullying, can have major consequences.
2. That nasty messages can be spread very quickly to many different people using the internet.
3. What they can do themselves when they are being bullied online.
4. That the role of spectators is very important when it comes to online bullying, and that you also have a responsibility in this.

Hacking

Students learn…

1. How to explain what cybercrime is.
2. That as a hacker you can decide to join the good or the bad people.
3. The parallel or link between online and offline crime (breaking into a house is illegal, breaking into a digital environment is also illegal).
4. What consequences cybercrime can have for themselves and for victims.
5. How they can train their digital skills safely and in a good manner.

Link to DigComp*

1. D2 communication and collaboration
2. D4 safety, wellbeing, and responsible use

*DigComp (the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens) is an EU framework that describes the digital skills people need to use technology confidently, safely, and responsibly. For primary school teachers, it provides a clear reference for helping children learn basic skills such as finding information online, creating simple digital content, staying safe on the internet, and behaving respectfully in digital environments. DigComp supports a shared European understanding of what “being digitally competent” means at different ages.

1. Interactive board
2. Create an account here in advance. If you want to practice a quest beforehand, click ‘practice’ at the start. This takes about half an hour.

1. Trolls: fake accounts used to harass one person with many accounts at the same time.
2. Bystanders: People who witness a situation where someone is being bullied and not participate in it, but also not defend anyone.
3. White hat hacker: as an ethical hacker you use your talent for good things. You're not trying to hack into systems to get money or data steal but you try to hack them to show how they can make the systems more secure.
4. Black hat hacker: a criminal hacker who uses his skills to get information or steal money.
5. Firewall: an online defense system that tries to keep your network and computer safe and virus & spyware free.
6. Malware: a combination of 'malicious' and 'software', thus malicious software. It is a piece of code that is written for the purpose of stealing, damaging or disrupting data, networks or hosts.
7. Virus scanner: a program that checks the computer for the presence of viruses.
8. Server: computer that provides services to other computers, such as sending messages, online searches, or store data.

Hacking

Explain to the students that you are going to talk about hacking. What is hacking? Why would you do it? And is that actually possible?

Introduction questions

1. Has it ever happened to you or do you know someone who was hacked?
2. What did you do to fix this?
3. What do you do to prevent hacking of your account?
4. Have you ever logged into an account that didn't belong to you?
5. Have you ever hacked yourself? Why did you do that?

Cyber bullying

Explain to the students that you are going to talk about cyberbullying. How does cyberbullying differ from other forms of bullying, what consequences can it have and what can you do about it?

Introduction questions

1. How do you think cyberbullying differs from other forms of bullying?
2. On what types of social media have you encountered cyberbullying?
3. Should you give back if you are being bullied online?
4. Was it easier in the past or now for parents and teachers to know when someone is being bullied?
5. What could you do to prevent cyberbullying?

Optional

Have students take a piece of paper and calculate how quickly a nasty 'meme' about someone can spread if everyone in a class forwards it again, and those people forward it again… and those people forward it again… How fast do you think that will happen? ? Make the bridge to going 'viral' of a message, photo or video.

Indicate that you are now going to start the game as a class and discuss in advance the rules and divisions between students or groups that suit your class. Start the quest on the interactive whiteboard! Look under the heading "tips" for extra explanations about the lesson on the digital whiteboard.

Class activities in the quest

As a teacher, you can choose whether you want to do the activities (during the quest). You can of course also discuss the questions at another time!

The following questions are offered as classroom activities by Koi (see illustration):

Cyberbullying

What do you think could be a reason for someone experiencing cyberbullying?

Suggestions:

1. Afraid of being bullied yourself and therefore joining the other 'camp'.
2. Being angry or sad and wanting to vent to feel better.

Hackhing

Sanne hacks here because she is being bullied. But what could be other reasons to start hacking?

Suggestions:

1. To check whether a website is safe.
2. To steal money
3. Curiosity
4. Recognition or appreciation
5. Just very cool
6. “He must have hacked someone at one point or another”
7. “He had a bad password”
8. “It's not our fault he doesn't secure his computer/account”
9. “There are no victims anyway”
10. “There is no (financial) damage after all”
11. “It's not like we're breaking anything”
12. “He learns from this again”
13. “It's just a joke”
14. “I'm not doing anything wrong”
15. “The whole class participates” (peer pressure)

What could be the consequences of hacking? What can you expect?

1. Community service
2. Pay compensation
3. A fine! Can add up quite a bit..
4. Getting expelled from school
5. Appearing in court
6. Reported to the police: getting a criminal record
7. Not getting pocket money
8. Losing friends
9. House arrest
10. Made someone sad
11. A bad conscience
12. Account banned on xbox/PS/steam etc.
13. Apologize to victim

Puzzles and Energizers

In addition to classroom activities, each classroom quest includes at least one puzzle and energizer. The puzzle and solution can be found in appendix 1.

The energizer in this quest is “Stand up if...”. In the quest, you are guided step by step through the rules of this game. But you can also read them here:

Everyone sit down and stand up if: You think Sanne should get back at the school and her class because she is being bullied. Discuss why you stood up or stayed seated.

What do you consider to be online bullying? Everyone sit down again, and stand up if: You have ever been bullied online. Discuss why you stood up or stayed seated.

Then sit down again, and stand up if: You have ever bullied someone online. This is really important to discuss as a class!

Hacking

Ask the students what they have learned. Can they now tell what was wrong with Sanne?

Final questions:

What can you do to make sure you can't be hacked easily?

Answers:

1. Make sure you have a good password, or better yet, a passphrase!
2. Provide different passwords for different accounts
3. Ensuring two-step verification
4. Never share your password with anyone!
5. Using a virus scanner
6. Using a firewall

What are you allowed to do if you are good at hacking? What can you do with those skills?

Answers:

1. Become an ethical hacker / White hat hacker to ensure that companies or individuals know where they are not properly protected and can do something about it.
2. Create an account at HackShield.

Cyber bullying

Ask the students what they have learned. Can they tell what was going on with Sanne?

Final questions

What can you do if you are being bullied online?

Answer: no matter how much you want it, it's not the best option to get back at someone, in the end the fight gets bigger and you don't feel better either. These are things you can do:

1. Telling your friends or/and your parents; someone you trust. Then they can support and help you.
2. Telling the teacher/confidant at school can help you further.
3. Talking to someone about how you feel is a relief.

What can you do if you see someone else being bullied online?

Answer: The same if it happened to you. See the points above.

1. To add a dynamic touch, consider having students take turns reading the text, making the experience even more engaging.
2. If you prefer a silent quest, you have the option to turn off the sound. Simply navigate to the game's options menu, and you'll find the accompanying images on the right.
3. Now, let's dive into the heart of our quest! Navigate to the game’s options menu where you can turn off the music.

Hacking

1. Video - NOVO PBS Official: The Secret Lives of Hackers

Cyberbullying

1. Video - Common Sense Education: What's Cyberbullying?
2. Video - ReachOut.com Australia: Roseanna's cyberbullying story

Puzzle

Solution