Cyber Bullying Presentation

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Cyber Bullying Presentation

• Dealing with Internet Safety Issues
• that are affecting YOU!

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Prayer

• Dear Lord,
• Help us to understand why we should do our very
  best to
• STOP
• All types of
• BULLYING
• Amen.

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Types Of Bullying
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Types Of Bullying
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What is Cyber Bullying?

• Bullying which is carried out through an Internet
  service such as email, chat room, discussion
  group, website or instant messaging. 
• It can also include bullying through mobile phone
  technologies such as sms, recorded videos and
  picture messages.

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Examples Of Cyber Bullying

• Teasing and being made fun of
• Spreading of rumours online
• Sending unwanted messages, pictures or video
• Defamation
• Exclusion, blocking
• Attacks
• Stealing, hacking
• Anyone can be bullied online and the bully can
  act anonymously if he or she desires.
• People can also be bullied online by groups of
  people such as class groups or collective members
  of an online community.

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Where do people Cyber Bully?

• MSN or Windows Messanger
• SMS
• Myspace
• YouTube
• Bebo
• Blogs
• Email
• Mobile Phone pictures and video
• Online Games such as Runescape, knightonline
• And many other chat rooms and discussion areas

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Sign that someone may be Cyber Bullied!

• Common signals for children being bullied online
  include
• having trouble sleeping or having nightmares
• feeling depressed or crying without reason
• mood swings
• feeling unwell
• becoming anti-social and losing friends
• falling behind in homework

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Wise Up To IT!

• Wise Up to IT explores the lives of four young
  peopleand their experiences on the Internet.
• Four situations. Four victims. Four stories. Many
  strategies.
• They learnt the hard way...but you don't have to.
  
• Wise Up to IT.

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Laurens Ordealhttp//www.wiseuptoit.com.au/laure
n_ordeal.html

• Lauren goes to school one day and everything has
  changed. Her friends wont talk to her, people
  laugh and point when she walks past and someone
  has sent her weird text messages. She keeps
  receiving mean emails from people she doesnt
  even know, people have posted lies and rumours
  about her on the Internet and when she logs into
  Messenger, she has been blocked by all her
  friends.Lauren is being bullied in cyberspace.
  This clip is Laurens story what happened and
  how she dealt with it.

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What The?http//www.wiseuptoit.com.au/what_the.h
tml

• Does this sound familiar? Your computer takes
  ages to load programs and open files. Youre
  constantly bombarded with pop ups. Your Internet
  settings have changed and you dont know why.
  Strange things are happening to your email and
  online accounts.It could be one or it could be
  all, but if youre experiencing any of these
  symptoms, its possible that your computer has
  spyware - malicious software that is installed
  onto your computer to spy on your every
  move.This guy had these problems and morewatch
  the clip to find out what he did to protect
  himself and his computer.

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Jeremys Friendhttp//www.wiseuptoit.com.au/jere
my_friend.html

• School sucks, no one understands you and your
  parents dont seem to care. Meet Jeremy. Hes
  having a hard time at school, his parents are
  always nagging him about something and life is
  pretty miserable. But he can escape it all in
  cyberspace. Hes a gamer with friends all over
  the world who understand him and all the crap
  going on in his life. And then one day, he
  decides to meet one of his online friends. This
  clip tells the truth about Jeremys friend.

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Stalking Sarahhttp//www.wiseuptoit.com.au/stalk
ing_sarah.html

• Sarah's a pretty active Internet user. Shes a
  regular in chat rooms, often posts info in
  discussion groups and has visited a heap of
  websites. She meets some pretty interesting
  people online as well, people with similar
  interestssport, music, movies and stuff like
  that.So when some guy follows her through
  cyberspace, shes pretty freaked out. He emails
  her, posts comments about her in chat rooms and
  has somehow found out her mobile number. This
  clip could be about anyone. Find out what Sarah
  did to protect herself. .

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How do I stay protected from Cyber Bullies?

• Clear Communication
• Discuss cyber bullying with friends,
  family, teachers including any problems
  they have.
• Research
• Find out the anti-bullying policies at
  school. Talk to the Teachers and ask their
  advice
• Investigate
• Know who you are talking to or dont talk
  to them!

• Observe
• Watch out for any behaviour changes
  especially related to online activity. Be aware
  of the latest updates and understand were Cyber
  Bullies may be and stay away.
• Contacts
• Know who to contact if you or a friend is
  being cyber bullied and what the procedure is for
  removing distressing information off the
  Internet.

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Who do I contact for help?

• If you feel your child is being bullied online,
  there are a number ways you can get help.
• Local Community
• Friends
• School Counsellors
• Teachers
• Parents
• Local Police
• Local Welfare Groups

• Phone Support
• NetAlert Helpline
• 1800 880 176
• Kids Help Line
• 1800 55 1800

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New Online Cyber Education

• CyberQuoll (Primary)
• What is CyberQuoll?
• CyberQuoll is an Internet safety education
  program for primary aged students.  It forms part
  of the NetAlert CyberSafe Schools program.
• http//www.cyberquoll.com

• CyberNetrix (Secondary)
• What is CyberNetrix?
• CyberNetrix is an Internet safety education
  program for secondary school agedstudents. It
  forms part of the NetAlert CyberSafe Schools
  program.
• http//www.cybernetrix.com.au

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Online contacts for HELP!!!

• NetAlert http//www.netalert.net.au
• Australia's Internet Safety Advisory Body
• Practical advice on Internet safety,
  parental control and filters for the protection
  of children, students and families.
• Kids Help Line http//www.kidshelp.com.au
• Bullying No Way http//www.bullyingnoway.com.au