cYBerBULLYING

Caitlin OwensKutztown University

Summer IIITC 525-801

cYBerMENUWhat is Cyber Bullying?

Are you a Cyber Bully?

Why are they Cyber Bullies?

Cyber Bullying Quick Facts

What do you do if you are being Cyber Bullied?

ABC Family Addresses Cyber Bullying

Cyber Bullying in the News

EducationalStandards Credits

Cyber Bullying Questions

What is cYBerBULLYING?

Cyber Bullying is when adolescents or teens use communication via electronic devices to bully, pick on, torment, taunt, or harrass other adolescents or teens

This communication may include:› Texting› Instant Messaging› Facebook› Twitter› MySpace› And more…

cYBer Bullying Quick Facts 43% of 13-17 year olds have been cyber bullied

There are more female cyber bullies than male

About one third of those who have been involved in cyber bullying have been both a bully and the one being bullied

About 80% of teens believe that it is easier to get away with bullying online than in person

Cyber Bullying can cause a person to harm themselves or others

Why are they cYBer Bullies?

Reasons why teens cyber bully› They think it’s fun› They want to be mean› They want to embarrass the

other person› They want to show off in front of

their friends› They feel the other person

deserves it› They want to get back at

someone

What do you do if are being cYBer Bullied?

Talk to your parents Talk to a friend Report the bully to an

internet service provider Do not read bully messages

and delete any you might receive

Cut off all communication with the bully

Are You a cYBer Bully? Go to http://

www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html

› Pick your age group› Take the Cyber Bully quiz to see where

you rate on the Cyber Bully scale.

Work to reduce your own Cyber Bullying by paying attention to the small things that can be considered Cyber Bullying

Cyber Bullying in the News

Phoebe Prince, age 15, hung herself after months of being cyber bullied. Teens at fault expelled and criminally charged.› Read a news article on the tragedy http://

abcnews.go.com/Technology/TheLaw/teens-charged-bullying-mass-girl-kill/story?id=10231357

› Or Watch a news videohttp://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXf6-X1AXII&feature=relmfu

Megan Meier, age 13, hung herself because of cyber bullying. Someone was pretending to be a teenage boy who liked her and then bullied her.› Read her story http://

www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/us/28hoax.html

ABC Family Addresses CyberBullying

ABC Family and Seventeen magazine have started a program called “Delete Digital Drama” to raise awareness and to end cyber bullying› Watch Youtube video of Behind the Scenes of Delete Digital Drama › http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bBnN1pidO4

Go to http://abcfamily.go.com/movies/cyberbully/delete-digital-drama to add the “delete” badge to your facebook or twitter account to support the cause and remind yourself and others to be nice online

New ABC original movie, Cyberbully premieres on July 17th at 8pm on the ABC Family channel› Watch the informative preview of this movie

› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMaG0j9X1Hw

cYBer Bullying Knowledge Quiz

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3

True or False:

Texting mean things to others is not really a big deal because nobody ever gets physically hurt.

TRUE FALSE

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Sorry! That answer is incorrect!

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Why do kids say they cyberbully?

a. Because it’s fun.b. Because they are seeking revengec. Just to embarrass the person.d. Just to be mean.e. All of the above.

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True or False

About a third of people who are involved in cyber bullying have been a cyber bully and have been cyber bullied in the past

TRUE FALSE

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That one’s wrong…Try Again!

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Educational Standards

From the PDE standards for technology:3.4.12.B1: Analyze ethical, social, economic, and cultural considerations as related to the development, selection, and use of technologies.

From the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students:

5. Digital Citizenship   Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:   a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

CreditsStandards:

http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/Views#25387|25394 http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007.aspx

Information:

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html http://www.internetsafety101.org/cyberbullyingstatistics.htm http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/us/28hoax.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bBnN1pidO4 http://abcfamily.go.com/movies/cyberbully/delete-digital-dramahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMaG0j9X1Hw http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/TheLaw/teens-charged-bullying-mass-girl-kill/story?id=10231357http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXf6-X1AXII&feature=relmfu

Images:

http://hooverlaw.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/cyberbully.jpg http://www.salempd.org/Cyberbullying.htm http://strategicallycommunicating.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/social-media-the-lovehate-relationship/cyber-bullying/ http://www.webdesignfront.com/rants/stop-false-rumour-messages-reduce-cyber-bullying-facebook/ http://j17productions.com/blog/tag/cyber-bully/ http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/current/ED101fa10/meganmm/ http://www.cheepstickers.com/details.php?brand=Smiles+%26amp%3B+Stars&prod_id=272 http://abcfamily.go.com/movies/cyberbully/delete-digital-drama