France

You have entered cyber-region of Western Europe and are now in the cyber-country of: **France** You have a mission to learn about **Connected Culture (pt 2)** dealing with:

**// Taking Prespectives on Cyberbullying //** Your job, if you chose to accept this mission, is to complete as many "**//Activities"//** below that will allow you to earn up $20 American Dollars. Remember, to earn that many American dollars you will have to complete at least 2 (//two//) "Activities"

Don't forget to complete the "Covert Ops" that may be available and log your travels within your page under the discussion forum for each topic.

**Key Vocabulary**

 * **Perspective:** The view or outlook of someone, based on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and background
 * **Target:** A person who is the object of an intentional action
 * **Offender:** A person who intentionally commits acts to hurt or damage someone
 * **Bystander:** A person who passively stands by and observes without getting involved
 * **Upstander:** A person who supports and stands up for someone else

**In** any situation, the people involved generally hold different perspectives, which influence the way you may feel about a situation and how you react to it. **Have** you ever had a conversation with someone when you had a different point of view? What happened? How did you feel? //(You might note that you may not have realized someone had a different point of view or felt differently about something. Or that hearing a different point of view from another person might be uncomfortable, as we like people to have the same opinions as us. But it could help you to understand the other person’s perspective better than before, which can strengthen the relationship or your understanding of the situation.)// **Why** is it important to understand someone else’s perspective? //(Understanding someone else’s perspective can help us understand how others feel, help us have empathy for them, and help clear up misunderstandings.)// **You** will be viewing some video clips that show how different characters react or think about an incident of online cruelty //(cyberbullying).//

**Introduction of Characters ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">TV show //**Friday Night Lights** was a// show that took place at Dillon High School, in a fictional small town in Texas, where much of the activity revolves around the school’s football team, the Panthers.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Below are each of the characters in this story.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Lyla**: Lyla is head of the cheerleading team at Dillon High School. Her boyfriend was the football team’s quarterback. Recently, she cheated on her boyfriend with another football player named Tim. Her classmates participated in a website that slams Lyla for her behavior.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Brittany**: Brittany is Lyla’s alternate on the cheerleading team. She set up a website where she and others at school slam Lyla.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Tim**: Tim is a player on the football team. He secretly dated Lyla while she was still seeing the team’s quarterback, who was his friend.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Tami**: Tami is the school’s guidance counselor. She often has to intervene in interpersonal conflicts at the school.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Ben**: Ben is Brittany’s father.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Buddy**: Buddy is Lyla’s father and a successful car dealer in the town of Dillon.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Review** the **Key Vocabulary** words:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Target:** A person who is the object of an intentional action
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Offender:** A person who intentionally commits acts to hurt or damage someone
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Bystander:** A person who passively stands by and observes without getting involved
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Upstander:** A person who supports and stands up for someone else

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">You will be figuring out who is playing these roles in the situation you will view on //Friday Night Lights//.

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Activity #1 = <span style="color: #638e57; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Taking Perspectives <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Downlad and read the [|9-12-connectedculture-takingperspectives-handout.pdf]

**WATCH** the //Friday Night Lights// Video Clips below:
media type="file" key="Clip Friday Night Lights.wmv" width="402" height="364"<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Clip 1 - Lyla sees her locker

media type="file" key="Clip 2 Friday Night Lights.wmv" width="402" height="335"<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Clip 2 - Brittany is mean to Lyla

media type="file" key="Clip 3 Friday Night Lights.wmv" width="400" height="350"<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Clip 3 - Lunch table gossip about Lyla

media type="file" key="Clip 4 Friday Night Lights.wmv" width="399" height="344"<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Clip 4 - Ben tells Buddy about the website

media type="file" key="Clip 5 Friday Night Lights.wmv" width="403" height="351"<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Clip 5 - Lyla sees the website and Buddy checks in

media type="file" key="Clip 6 Friday Night Lights.wmv" width="402" height="349"<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Clip 6 - Tami and Lyla discuss the situation & <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Clip 7 - Lyla and Brittany at the cheerleading competition

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Complete** the handout, note any differences in perspectives among members of their group.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**Write a** **summary** of answers you have written on your handout from the following questions in your Travel Logs within your discussio tab; 'Intellegence Activities' and title your post; "**Friday Night Lights**".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Are actions in an online community //(like the slurs on the website)// different than actions taken offline //(like the notes left on Lyla’s locker at the school)?// Why, or why not? //(Online actions can spread easily, can be seen by large audiences, are persistent, and hard to control. The target can feel more powerless than if the situation is a face-to-face encounter or confined to school.)//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">How are anonymous actions – like posting on a website or leaving a note – different from things done face-to-face? //(Anonymous as “without any name or identifying information.” Anonymity makes people act in ways they wouldn’t in person. People can hide behind anonymity. Participants in an a situation of online cruelty may act differently if they put themselves in the shoes of the target and take the target’s perspective about how they would be affected.)//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">Imagine you were a bystander at this school, watching this situation unfold. What do you think you would have done? Do bystanders have a responsibility to do anything? (//Your responsibilities as digital citizens should be aware that even when you are not directly involved in incidents of online cruelty, you play a role and are accountable for your actions. Most often, you will face a choice between becoming upstanders or remaining bystanders. The choice you make can affect the situation as a whole.)//

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">[Worth upto $10 American Dollars]

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Activity #2** = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">**BRAINSTORM** ways you can be upstanders when it comes to online cruelty. Write your brainstorming thoughts and answers to the questions below in a summary format and post on your Travel Logs in the discussion tab; "Intellegence Activities" and title your post; "**Upstanders**".
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">How can upstanders help those who face online cruelty?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">How can they help defuse online cruelty before it escalates?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">[Worth upto $10 American Dollars]