The New Bullies

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Vital StatsMore than 1/3 of teachers surveyed said social networking Web

sites have disrupted their school’s learning environment.

• 69% Posting of R-rated content

• 62% Too much personal information online

• 42% Cyberbullying

• 42% They’re wasting time!

• 26% Creation of fake sites for principals/teachers

TMI, Dude

Survey by a recent National School Boards Assn. survey

Divagirl: Hey, loser, watch your back.tmt323: What r u talking about?Divagirl: Why don't you kill yourself while u r ahead?tmt323: Why can't you just leave me alone?Divagirl: Ugly girls like u need to be put in their place.

Example of cyberbullying on iChat (Apple’s instant messaging)

How common is cyberbullying? 90% of middle school students have had

their feelings hurt online. 75% have visited a Web site bashing

another student. 40% have had their password(s) stolen

and changed by a bully. Only 15% of parents polled knew what

cyberbullying was.

Source: wiredsafety.org

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How common do you think cyberbullying is at your school?

Take the a few minutes now to talk with two of your colleagues from other districts about the prevalence of cyberbullying taking place among your students.

8 Forms of Cyberbullying

Flaming: Using inflammatory or vulgar words to provoke an online fight

Harassment: Continually sending vicious, mean, or disturbing e-mails to an individual

Denigration: Spreading rumors, lies or gossip to hurt a person’s reputation

Impersonation: Posting offensive or aggressive messages under another person’s name

8 Forms of Cyberbullying, cont.

Outing: Posting or sharing confidential or compromising information or images

Trickery: Fooling someone into sharing personal information which you then post online

Exclusion: Purposefully excluding someone from an online group

Cyberstalking: Ongoing harassment and denigration that causes a person considerable fear for his/her safety

Taking action on cyberbullying!Cyber bullying is everyone’s business and the best

response is a pro-active or preventative one.

What do we do now?

What do you have in place? AUP - Who signs it? What are the consequences if its broken? How can students report being bullied?

Are there anonymous alternatives? What education is currently being

delivered is this area? How early is it being done?

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Web Site Tools for Help to Combat Cyberbullying

WiredSafety www.wiredsafety.org www.stopcyberbullying.org/

Media Awareness Network www.media-awareness.ca

Bully Online www.bullyonline.org/related/cyber.htm

More…

Internet Super Heroes www.internetsuperheroes.org/cyberbullying/

NetSmartz Workshop Real Life Stories www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm

National Crime Prevention Council - Cyberbullying www.ncpc.org/parents/cyberbullying.php

iSafe www.isafe.org

www.cyberbullying.wikispaces.com

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Looking ahead…….. Cyberbullying is harmful to children, and it

happens more often than we know. Educators and parents must teach children

Cybersafety from an early age so that they can safely interact with others online

Communications and conversations with your child/student is important in deterring and detecting cyberbullying.

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