3. Why study cyberbullying? Teens everywhere are being attacked About 1/3 of teenagers admit to being targets of cyberbullying The impact can be damaging “Instead of an incident being seen or heard by a few surrounding students, embarrassing moments can be caught on video or camera from a cell phone and be broadcast to the entire school, community, and across the nation.” Cathy Smith
4. The Purpose The goal of this research is to make students aware of cyberbullying, the consequences and how to prevent cyberbullying.
5. Significance of the study Cyberbullying is one of the most prevalent forms of harassment Students need to: Become aware Learn how to prevent Learn what to do when it happens
6. What is cyberbullying? “It’s when one child targets another child using interactive technologies” Such as: Cell phones Social networking websites Bashing website Internet games Chat rooms Death threats Stealing someone’s password/hacking into computer
7. Comparison of bullying and cyberbullying Bullying Physical Strength Face to Face Usually occurs at school Cyberbullying Can be anyone Online anonymity Can happen at anytime Tend to say things online that you wouldn’t normally
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10. Victims of cyberbullies Often fearful of telling adults because: Bullying may become more intense Don’t want to lose access to technology
11. The impact Embarrassment Depression Poor academics Violence Suicide Ryan Halligan- taunting emails and messages led him to hang himself Megan Meier- fictitious boy became her friend on MySpace
12. Tips for Stopping Cyberbullying Don’t engage the person Print everything out Change your screen name Don’t share personal information Try to identify the sender “Almost 50% of cyberbullying incidents involve former close friends,” says Parry Aftab. Get your parents, teachers or administrators involved
13. How to stop cyberbullying http://stopcyberbullying.org/
14. What can educators do? Discuss Cyberbullying “We must focus on peer leadership, or bystander, strategies,” says Nancy Willard. “Peers have the ability to support the bully directly or…to challenge the bully by refusing to take part.” Discuss the consequences Activities from www.netsmartz.org
15. School Policy Right to discipline the student for actions taken off-campus if: They are intended to have an effect on a student or They adversely affect the safety and well-being of student while in school.
16. What’s the law? Law Enforcement look for: The kind of threat Lewd language Insults child directly Insults with bodily harm or death Serious threat The frequency The source The nature
