Learning objective
Kind Online Behaviour
Kindness & Respect Online
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Developing digital empathy, positive online etiquette, constructive messaging, cyberbullying prevention, and respectful communication across digital communities.
Kind Messages
Understand that digital messages should be kind, polite, and encouraging to others.
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When we chat or leave comments online, our words travel through screens to real people. Using encouraging words, smiley emojis, and polite phrasing makes our digital spaces happy and safe for everyone.
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Send a Kindness Note
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identifies happy/kind emojis and friendly words in simple digital messages.
Developing
Composes simple polite messages with teacher support.
Secure (Goal)
Independently sends kind comments and encouraging feedback on peer work.
Mastery
Explains how kind digital words make others feel supported and builds positive class culture.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Kind Messages includes:
- Core Deliverable: Send a Kindness Note
- Target Quality: Independently sends kind comments and encouraging feedback on peer work.
- Excellence & Polish: Explains how kind digital words make others feel supported and builds positive class culture.
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Routine: See-Think-Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identifies happy/kind emojis and friendly words in simple digital messages.
- Developing: Composes simple polite messages with teacher support.
- Secure: Independently sends kind comments and encouraging feedback on peer work.
- Mastering: Explains how kind digital words make others feel supported and builds positive class culture.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety
Outcome: OS.01.B.1.1 — Understand that digital messages should be kind, polite, and encouraging to others.
PYP: Form · Positive digital communication builds a caring classroom community.
Learner profile: Caring
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Level 2: Digital Boundaries
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Digital Boundaries
Practice digital etiquette by asking permission before sharing photos or work created by peers.
Learning objective
Students will ask permission before sharing photos, audio, or projects belonging to classmates.
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Before taking a photo of a classmate, recording their voice, or sharing their project, always ask: "May I share this?" Respecting their choice ensures everyone feels safe and respected.
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Ask Before Sharing
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Understands that peer work and photos belong to the creator.
Developing
Asks a peer for permission before showing their work to others.
Secure (Goal)
Consistently seeks explicit consent before recording or sharing peer creations.
Mastery
Advocates for digital boundaries and respects peer privacy preferences in all projects.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Digital Boundaries includes:
- Core Deliverable: Ask Before Sharing
- Target Quality: Consistently seeks explicit consent before recording or sharing peer creations.
- Excellence & Polish: Advocates for digital boundaries and respects peer privacy preferences in all projects.
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Routine: Think-Pair-Share
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Understands that peer work and photos belong to the creator.
- Developing: Asks a peer for permission before showing their work to others.
- Secure: Consistently seeks explicit consent before recording or sharing peer creations.
- Mastering: Advocates for digital boundaries and respects peer privacy preferences in all projects.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety
Outcome: OS.01.B.1.2 — Practice digital etiquette by asking permission before sharing photos or work created by peers.
PYP: Function · Respecting others' digital boundaries protects individual rights and feelings.
Learner profile: Communicator
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Level 3: Cyberbullying & Upstanding
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Cyberbullying & Upstanding
Recognize cyberbullying behaviors and demonstrate upstander strategies to support targeted peers.
Learning objective
Students will distinguish between accidental mistakes and repeated cyberbullying, applying upstander tactics.
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Cyberbullying is when someone repeatedly uses digital tools to hurt, exclude, or embarrass others. Instead of standing by or forwarding mean content, an UPSTANDER supports the target, saves evidence, and tells a trusted adult.
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Upstander Action Plan
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Defines cyberbullying as repeated mean behavior online.
Developing
Identifies the difference between a bystander and an upstander.
Secure (Goal)
Applies upstander strategies: comforting targets, reporting mean posts, avoiding re-sharing.
Mastery
Role-models proactive upstander habits in digital group spaces.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Cyberbullying & Upstanding includes:
- Core Deliverable: Upstander Action Plan
- Target Quality: Applies upstander strategies: comforting targets, reporting mean posts, avoiding re-sharing.
- Excellence & Polish: Role-models proactive upstander habits in digital group spaces.
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Routine: Chalk Talk
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Defines cyberbullying as repeated mean behavior online.
- Developing: Identifies the difference between a bystander and an upstander.
- Secure: Applies upstander strategies: comforting targets, reporting mean posts, avoiding re-sharing.
- Mastering: Role-models proactive upstander habits in digital group spaces.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety
Outcome: OS.02.B.1.1 — Recognize cyberbullying behaviors and demonstrate upstander strategies to support targeted peers.
PYP: Connection · Upstanders use empathy and reporting tools to counter online harm.
Learner profile: Thinker
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Level 4: Text Tone & Feedback
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Text Tone & Feedback
Evaluate text tone and deliver constructive, respectful peer feedback during collaborative digital work.
Learning objective
Students will analyze how text formatting affects emotional tone and compose constructive critique.
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Without facial expressions or tone of voice, written text can easily be misunderstood. Typing in ALL CAPS feels like shouting. Effective digital collaborators use neutral, polite language and frame critique constructively using the sandwich method (Compliment - Suggestion - Encouragement).
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Tone & Feedback Audit
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Recognizes that ALL CAPS can feel like shouting text online.
Developing
Edits rude or aggressive text to sound polite and neutral.
Secure (Goal)
Provides balanced feedback using Praise-Suggest-Praise structure.
Mastery
Mentors peers on maintaining professional, respectful tone in digital collaborations.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Text Tone & Feedback includes:
- Core Deliverable: Tone & Feedback Audit
- Target Quality: Provides balanced feedback using Praise-Suggest-Praise structure.
- Excellence & Polish: Mentors peers on maintaining professional, respectful tone in digital collaborations.
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Routine: Sentence Strip Rewrite
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Recognizes that ALL CAPS can feel like shouting text online.
- Developing: Edits rude or aggressive text to sound polite and neutral.
- Secure: Provides balanced feedback using Praise-Suggest-Praise structure.
- Mastering: Mentors peers on maintaining professional, respectful tone in digital collaborations.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety
Outcome: OS.02.B.1.2 — Evaluate text tone and deliver constructive, respectful peer feedback during collaborative digital work.
PYP: Responsibility · Thoughtful digital tone and constructive feedback strengthen collaborative projects.
Learner profile: Principled
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Level 5: Gaming & Sportsmanship
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Gaming & Sportsmanship
Demonstrate digital empathy and sportsmanship in multiplayer environments and online communities.
Learning objective
Students will analyze online gaming interactions and implement strategies to counter toxic gaming behavior.
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Online games are global meeting places. Toxic behavior (griefing, rage-quitting, trash-talking) ruins fun for everyone. Digital citizens practice good sportsmanship by encouraging teammates, congratulating opponents ("GG"), and reporting toxic players.
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Draft Gaming Code of Conduct
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identifies good sportsmanship vs bad sportsmanship in online games.
Developing
Responds calmly to losing or winning in online multiplayer matches.
Secure (Goal)
Demonstrates inclusive habits by inviting new players and shutting down toxic chat.
Mastery
Designs community guidelines for respectful multiplayer gaming servers.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Gaming & Sportsmanship includes:
- Core Deliverable: Draft Gaming Code of Conduct
- Target Quality: Demonstrates inclusive habits by inviting new players and shutting down toxic chat.
- Excellence & Polish: Designs community guidelines for respectful multiplayer gaming servers.
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Routine: Perspective Taking
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identifies good sportsmanship vs bad sportsmanship in online games.
- Developing: Responds calmly to losing or winning in online multiplayer matches.
- Secure: Demonstrates inclusive habits by inviting new players and shutting down toxic chat.
- Mastering: Designs community guidelines for respectful multiplayer gaming servers.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety
Outcome: OS.03.B.1.1 — Demonstrate digital empathy and sportsmanship in multiplayer environments and online communities.
PYP: Perspective · Empathy and sportsmanship foster inclusive global gaming and learning communities.
Learner profile: Knowledgeable
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Level 6: Advocacy & Leadership
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Advocacy & Leadership
Lead digital citizenship initiatives to combat online harassment and champion inclusive digital culture.
Learning objective
Students will design and publish a school-wide campaign promoting digital kindness and countering online hate.
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As senior primary students, you are leaders in digital spaces. Beyond personal kindness, you can advocate for systemic change by raising awareness against hate speech, creating campaign media, establishing peer support networks, and modeling digital citizenship.
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Design a Kindness Campaign
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Recognizes hate speech and discriminatory online behavior.
Developing
Analyzes school digital interaction patterns and identifies areas for improvement.
Secure (Goal)
Designs and presents an anti-cyberbullying or digital kindness campaign.
Mastery
Leads peer mentoring workshops and evaluates campaign impact across school community.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Advocacy & Leadership includes:
- Core Deliverable: Design a Kindness Campaign
- Target Quality: Designs and presents an anti-cyberbullying or digital kindness campaign.
- Excellence & Polish: Leads peer mentoring workshops and evaluates campaign impact across school community.
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Routine: Compass Points
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Recognizes hate speech and discriminatory online behavior.
- Developing: Analyzes school digital interaction patterns and identifies areas for improvement.
- Secure: Designs and presents an anti-cyberbullying or digital kindness campaign.
- Mastering: Leads peer mentoring workshops and evaluates campaign impact across school community.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety
Outcome: OS.03.B.1.2 — Lead digital citizenship initiatives to combat online harassment and champion inclusive digital culture.
PYP: Reflection · Student advocates shape positive digital cultures through education, policy, and creative campaigns.
Learner profile: Reflective
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