Facing Online Hate: Portal Page
Professional Development
Facing Online Hate Tutorial
The Facing Online Hate tutorial examines how the Internet is used to spread and incite hate – and how parents, community leaders and educators can respond. The first part of the tutorial provides an overview of hate and prejudice online and how it can radicalize young people and have a negative impact on both online and offline communities. The second part covers how teachers and parents can prepare young people to recognize online hate, to respond and to push back when they see it.
Background Articles
Introduction to Online Hate
Online Hate and Free Speech
Online Hate and Canadian Law
Impact of Online Hate
Deconstructing Online Hate
Responses and Solutions
Responding to Online Hate Guide
Responding to Online Hate
This guide assists law enforcement personnel, community groups and educators in recognizing and countering hateful content on the Internet – especially as it pertains to youth. The guide offers information on how to report online hate and highlights services available to victims who encounter hateful materials online.
Lesson Plans
Thinking about Hate (Grades 8-10)
In this lesson, students develop their critical thinking skills by learning to recognize various types of logical fallacies, including those that are used by hate mongers to spread misinformation and fuel hatred and intolerance.
Challenging Hate Online (Grades 10-12)
In this lesson students learn how digital media can be used to both promote and combat hatred and intolerance.
Free Speech and the Internet (Grades 10-12)
In this lesson students learn about the inherent tension within democratic societies between freedom of expression and freedom from hatred and how this relates to digital technology.
Online Propaganda and the Proliferation of Hate (Grades 10-12)
In this lesson students learn about the ways that propaganda techniques are used to promote hatred and intolerance online.
Scapegoating and Othering (Grades 8-10)
In this lesson, students develop a deeper understanding of scapegoating and othering and how these factors may contribute to the promotion of hatred and intolerance.
Hate or Debate? (Grades 8-10)
In this lesson, students learn the differences between legitimate debate on political issues and arguments that are grounded in ideologies of hate.
Hate 2.0 (Grades 8-10)
This lesson starts with an interactive quiz that teaches students about the ways in which hate may be encountered online. After completing the quiz, students discuss the issues that are raised and the strategies for confronting online hate that are modeled.