Activity 2

Sharing Information SafelyThe Story of Amy & Emily

Amy and her friend Emily Have fallen out.

Emily has sent Amy a text.

How could Emily text those awful things about me?

Now she has sent a horrible picture of me that she must have taken at the party a few weeks ago!

She has copied it to all her friends!

What should Amy do now?

What Amy should do

She should:

Tell an adult she trusts that she is being cyberbullied.Get in touch with the phone company and ask them to block

the calls.Ask an adult she trusts to do this.

She should NOT:

Reply to the messages, as this could make things worse.

Delete the text messages. They are evidence!

Cyber-bullying is a very nasty form of bullying because bullies can bully people anywhere.

Jacks Story

My name is Jack. I am 16 years old.

My address is 12, South Street, Edinburgh EH6 3DY.

My tel no. is 07918 2388112

Hi Jack,

You sound really fun. Do you want to meet up? I think we could be good

friends.

Alex

Great …. I’ve found

a new friend on

the internet!

What should Jack do when he gets the message from Alex?

Do you have any advice for Jack that could help him stay safe?

What did Jack do wrong?

He posted personal information on the Internet.

Do not share your address or telephone number online with people you do not know!

The message from Alex is about meeting up with Jack.

Alex could be anyone!

Cyber-bullies can send their messages to lots of people very quickly.

Callums Story

Callum has just received a text from one of his friends.

The text has a photo of one of Callum’s other friends doing something embarrassing.

The message asks Callum to pass the message on to as many people as he can!

What should Callum do now?

TELL SOMEONE YOU TRUST

Do not pass on the message to other people. This will make things worse.

How would you feel if the embarrassing picture was of you?

Meaning of words

Cyberspace – global computer network

Cyber-bullying – use of technology, e.g. the Internet

or a mobile phone to deliberately hurt, humiliate, or threaten someone

Social network sites – sites that help people connect to each

other (e.g. MySpace, Facebook, Bebo) .