Seventh graders learn digital empathy — treating people online with the same kindness they’d show in person — by remembering there’s a real person behind every screen and choosing to be an upstander.
Students will be able to…
It’s easy to forget there’s a real person on the other side of a screen. Digital empathy means remembering — and being kind online. How do you show it?
Project each item and have students answer about digital empathy. The tool explains being kind and thoughtful online.
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It’s easy to forget there’s a real person on the other side — how do you remember?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Show empathy in digital spaces.
Take others’ perspectives online.
Communicate kindly online.
Make ethical online choices.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name one way they can show digital empathy this week. A printable digital-empathy sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.