Grade 7-8

2. What is Bullying?
Targeting an individual with repetitive negative
action to deliberately harm.
An imbalance of power so victim or target cannot
defend himself/herself.

3. Did You Know?
Bullying is a relationship issue.
Harassment can be a form of discrimination.

4. Did You Know?
Both harassment and bullying can be criminal
activities.
Harassment can be a human rights issue.

5. Did You Know?
If you stand by and watch bullying, you are part of
the problem.
Bullying is NOT a normal part of growing up.

6. 3 Types of Bullying
1 Direct Bullying
2 Relational Aggression
3 Cyber-Bullying

7. 1. Direct Bullying
Physical
Verbal

8. 2. Relational Aggression
- is indirect or covert
- is intentional damage to peer relationships and
individual reputations
- is quiet, insidious,
and difficult to detect

9. Relational Aggression
Includes behaviors such as:
*spreading rumors
*exclusion/isolation
*gossiping
*backstabbing
*taunting
*ignoring/shunning
*hostile body language
*making fun of clothing, lifestyle, or appearance

10. 3 Types of Bullying
1 Direct Bullying
2 Relational Aggression
3 Cyber-Bullying

11. Cyber-Bullying
Definition
The use of information and
communication technologies to
deliver deliberate, repeated and
hostile messages to an individual
or a group.
Also referred to as:
Online social cruelty
Electronic bullying

12. Cyberbullying
>Composed of both direct bullying as well as
relational aggression<
Can be done without adult knowledge
Is a cowardly form of bullying
Is anonymous
Can attack a wide audience
No tangible feedback to the aggressor
Often outside legal reach of school
Home is no longer a refuge
can happen any time, any place

13. Different Means of
Cyberbullying
Many ways that people bully
Through Email
Through Instant Messaging (IM)
Through Social Networks
Through Text Messages
Through Websites

14. Email
Bullies use this to send harassing and threatening
messages to the targets.

15. Instant Messaging (IM)
This type enables you to create a private chat
room with another individual and harass them by
saying mean things to hurt their feelings

16. Social Networks
One of the most popular ways to bully others
Using Social Networks such as:
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Youtube to bully
others by posting nasty comments or even pictures
about them for others to read at their own leisure
Cyber bullies use this method to post abusive
messages on your profile wall, add rude comments to
a picture, put a video or photo on their own profile
that makes fun of someone

17. Text Messages
Receiving abusive calls and/or text messages on
your phone that are meant to be hurtful
Scary Phone Calls: receive abusive phone calls from
someone who uses threats of violence to scare them.
Often they choose to stay silent on the other end.
Abusive Text Messages: send text messages that try
to scare, upset or hurt someone on purpose.
Offensive picture messages: sending pictures of you
that have been taken without your knowledge.
Also, posting pictures that a person does not want
made public – often used to embarrass the target.

18. Websites
Create web sites that mock, torment and harass
others
Post rude or abusive words, pictures or videos
of others

19. Statistics
Have cyberbullied others (lifetime)
Cyberbullying Offenders
Have cyberbullied others
4%
4%
5%
Used one or more forms, two or more
times
24%
6% Posted mean or hurtful comments
about someone online
Spread rumors about someone
online, texts, or emails
6%
Threatened to hurt someone through
texts
7% Threatened to hurt someone while
11% online
Pretended to be someone online and
was mean and hurtful
8%
Posted a mean or hurtful picture online
of someone
14% Posted a mean or hurtful video online
11%
of someone
Created a mean or hurtful web page
about someone

20. Forms of Cyber bullying
There are 6 forms of cyber bullying:
Harassment
Denigration (put-downs)
Flaming
Impersonation
Outing and Trickery
Cyber Stalking

21. Harassment
What is it?
When you repeatedly send offensive, rude, and
insulting messages
Make take several and often multiple forms online
Repeatedly sending unwanted text or instant messages
Using public forums such as message boards or
chatrooms
Tracking targets by using spyware
Sending viruses

22. Denigration
What is it?
When you distribute information
about another that is derogatory
and untrue through posting it on
a Web page, sending it to others
through email or instant
messaging, or posting or
sending digitally altered photos
of someone

23. Flaming
What is it?
When online “fighting” using electronic messages
with angry, vulgar language
This most aggressive and abrasive form of
intimidation
Use capital letters, images and symbols
to add emotion to argument

24. Impersonation
What is it?
When you break into an email or social networking
account and using that person’s online identity to
send or post vicious or embarrassing material
to/about others
Most elaborate form of cyberbullying

25. Outing and Trickery
What is it?
When you share someone's secrets or
embarrassing information, or tricking someone
into revealing secrets or embarrassing information
and forwarding it to others.

26. Cyber Stalking
What is that?
When you repeatedly send messages that include
threats of harm or are highly intimidating, or
engaging in other online activities that make a
person afraid for his or her safety (depending on
the content of the message, it may be illegal)
Victims believe that cyber stalking may escalate to
real stalking

27. Why do you think cyber
bullies bully others?
They do not think it’s a big deal.
Don’t think about and are not aware of the
consequences.
May be encouraged by friends.
Don’t think they will get caught.
They may think that everyone cyber bullies.
May not even realize they are cyber bullying
someone.

28. Effects of Cyberbullying
Some affects of Cyber Bullying include:
Undermining confidence, self-esteem, and sense of
security.
Lower performance and attendance in school.
Cause of stress that can affect your health.
Fuelling prejudice in certain areas such as
race, religion, and sexuality.
Can lead to suicidal thoughts.
Can effect you for the rest of your life.

29. Negative Emotions
Caused By Cyberbullying
Feelings of:
Anger
Sadness
Feeling hurt
Embarrassed
Afraid

30. “When people use technology, there is
a lack of tangible feedback about the
consequences of actions on others.”
-Nancy Willard