Cyber Bullying Workshop

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Cyber Bullying Workshop

• Lynne Hall
• Sarah Woods
• Marc Hall
• Susan Jones
• Anne-Marie Chiswell

Barnard Castle School, 20th November 2007
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Overview

• Bullying
• Coping with Bullying
• FearNot!
• Cyberbullying
• Using cyberspace to beat cyberbullying
• Your experiences, your turn
• Final thoughts

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Bullying Experiences

• I was bullied on the way home on my bus every
  day. I was punched kicked and they even smashed
  my watch. One day I was followed to my house and
  they kicked my front door over and over until my
  mum got home and she called the police and they
  where cautioned. Daniel, 13, Bognor Regis
  (http//news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/)

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Bullying Experiences

• I was bullied for being the quiet one who
  refused to pick on other people so I was picked
  on by people who were supposed to be my friends!
  But I am proud that I refused to be like them
  even if it did knock back my confidence a lot. I
  have never forgiven them and I stopped hanging
  around them and avoid them when I can but thanks
  to my best friend Heather. She has made me
  realise that I am worth something.
  (http//news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/)

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Bullying Experiences

• It was always verbal bullying, but it hurt. Each
  time they said anything it felt like they were
  cutting into me.
• I do it just out of fun, because I know I am the
  stronger person and also just to act hard in
  front of my mates.

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True or False?

• There is no bullying at my school
• Bullying others toughens you up
• Fighting back with the bully is the best thing to
  do
• Ignoring the bullying will make it go away
• Bullying only happens among boys.
• Bullying is part of growing up you just have to
  accept it.
• Bullying only happens in disadvantaged schools
• There is more bullying in large classes compared
  to small classes.

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What is Bullying Behaviour?
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Why is bullying different to teasing?

• Bullying behaviour is different to teasing
  aggression because
• Bullying behaviour is repeated over time and does
  not just happen once.
• Bullying involves power relationships. The victim
  feels over powered and intimidated by the bully.
• Bullying is planned and deliberate and is not
  just a joke.

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How big a problem is bullying?

• Our recent research showed that up to 1/3 of
  children cited experiencing being bullied
  frequently and a few times every week.
• A recent survey carried out by CBBC News found
  that half of primary school children and more
  than 1 in 4 secondary school children said they
  had been bullied in the last year.

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Bullying Behaviour

• Direct / Physical Bullying
• being hit
• being kicked
• being punched
• being blackmailed or threatened
• people being spiteful to you
• Verbal Bullying
• Being called nasty names
• Having lies spread about you
• Receiving nasty or threatening text messages.

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Relational Bullying

• Uually involves the people who you hang around
  with
• Friends deliberately leaving you out
• Friends deliberately falling out with you
• Friends spreading nasty rumours about you or
  stories that are not true

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Bullying Personalities

• Bullying behaviour involves groups of people with
  a range of roles
• Bully
• Victim
• Bully/Victim
• Assistant to the Bully
• Bystander Defender

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Bullying Personalities

• BULLY A bully bullies other children and is
  never a victim.
• VICTIM A victim gets hurt by the bully never
  bullies others.
• BULLY/VICTIM A bully/victim both bullies others
  and is a victim at times.

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Bullying Personalities

• ASSISTANT TO THE BULLY This person helps the
  bully out and eggs them on to keep hurting the
  victim.
• DEFENDER A defender tries to help the victim and
  sticks up for them.
• BYSTANDER This person watches what happens but
  does not get involved with anything

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Why is Bullying bad?

• Bullying can result in
• health problems (stomach aches, headaches)
• Problems at school with work because you cant
  concentrate
• Bunking off school
• Psychological problems (anxiety, depression)
• Behaviour problems, children sometimes become
  aggressive
• In some instances even suicide

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Why do bullies bully?

• Bullying isnt cool!
• Bullies sometimes have problems of their own that
  they are trying to cover up
• They are scared of not being popular or the
  tough guy
• They think aggression is a good way of solving
  problems. It is NOT!
• They do it for fun, to get a laugh
• They are jealous of the victim
• Bullies usually lose their friends when people
  realise what they are doing

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What should you do if you are being bullied?

• Tell someone - The most important thing to
  remember if you are being bullied is to tell
  somebody about it such as the teacher, your
  parents or a friend that you trust.
• You should not let the bully carry on bullying.
  The longer you leave it, the worse it will
  become.

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Useful Websites for Interventions

• http//www.antibullying.net/
• http//www.childline.org.uk
• http//www.beatbullying.org/docs/about.html
• http//bullying.co.uk/
• http//www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying/
• http//www.antibullyingweek.co.uk/
• http//www.antibullyingalliance.org.uk/Page.asp

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An Innovative Intervention FearNot!

• Aim to enable children to explore issues
  surrounding bullying behaviour
• 8-12 year olds will use FearNot in the classroom
  as part of PHSE
• 3D Virtual Learning Environment populated by
  characters
• Give advice to victim after watching bullying
  scenarios

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FearNot!

• Fun with
• Empathic
• Agents to
• Reach
• Novel
• Outcomes in
• Teaching

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Frances relational bullying
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John Physical Bullying
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FearNot! Coping and Advising
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Virtually Friends

• 345 children used FearNot!
• 8-11 years old
• Summer event (2004) at University of Herts
• They had fun learning about how to cope with
  bullying
• We learnt lots about using the software
• BUT
• Will it work in the classroom?

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Whats going on for FearNot now

• Much improved look, more AI, better interaction,
  faster
• Marc to add short movie of FearNot
• Just gone into the classroom for over 800 pupils
  in the UK Germany
• Waiting for results
• FearNot focuses on real-life scenarios, but new
  form of life emerging

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Digital Life

• Complex digital world
• Digital natives and the digitally eloquent
• Input from cinema
• Cuts, montage, flashbacks
• Input from interaction
• Engagement, entertainment, persistence
• Evolving literacy
• Being able to read and write in emerging forms of
  media
• Digital life
• Production as well as consumption
• Learning, extending, sharing

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The Virtual Life
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Same Problem - New Style CyberBullying

• Is cyberbullying a new form of bullying?
• Different definitions
• One person or a group of people aim to threaten,
  tease or embarrass someone else by using a mobile
  phone, the internet or other technologies
  (www.direct.gov.uk)

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Forms of Cyberbullying

• Threats intimidation
• Harassment or cyber-stalking
• Exclusion or peer rejection
• Impersonation
• Publication of private information or images
• Manipulation

• Mobile Phones
• Chat Rooms
• Email
• Social Networking Site
• Interactive Gaming
• Online Virtual World
• Developed nasty website about you
• Bulletin Board or online Blog

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How big a problem is cyberbullying?

• The NCH childrens charity carried out a survey
  in 2005 about mobile phone bullying and found
  that 20 (1 in 5) children had experienced some
  sort of bullying via email, chatroom, or text.
  (www.stoptextbully.com)
• Text bullying was the most frequent form of
  bullying at 14.
• 5 chat rooms
• 4 email

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How big a problem is cyberbullying?

• Anti-bullying alliance by Goldsmiths found that
  22 of 11-16 yr olds had been a victim of
  cyberbullying
• MSN cyberbullying report (2006) found that 11
  of UK teens were cyberbullied
• Noret Rivers 4 yr study involving 11,227
  children found that 15 of children received
  nasty/aggressive text and emails.
• 11 of youngsters admitted to sending a
  threatening message to someone (NCH survey)
• 73 of people bullied said that they knew the
  person that had threatened them.

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Cyberbullying Experiences

• One time I kept getting calls, I was getting
  really scared I phoned my friend and she wasn't
  home so I couldn't talk to her.
• You can have 60 people bullying you on the
  internet, but in real life there wouldnt be 60
  people beating you up.
• DCSF (Department for children, schools
  families) by Childnet International

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Cyberbullying Experiences

• I felt that no-one understood what I was going
  through. I didnt know who was sending me these
  messages, and I felt powerless to know what to
  do.
• The accusation about me which the students put
  on their website was horrendous. Within hours, it
  seemed that the whole school had read this
  message.

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Cyberbullying?
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Virtually publicising real bullying
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what is it? how it works why cyberbully?
prevention take action what's the law?
http//www.stopbullying.org
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• Wired Safety Worlds largest Internet safety,
  help and education organisation
• Special sections for all ages
• Provides advice and interesting information
• On-line
• Phone
• How to get the best out of the net
• Ssafe interactions
• Secure purchases
• Ms. Parry's guide to correct online
• etiquette (Netiquette)

http//www.wiredkids.org/teens/index.html
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Information, resources and advice for young
people and for people working with young people.

• Information for Young People
• Bullying
• Financial support
• International students
• Learning
• Tests and qualifications
• Thinking of going to university or college?
• Voluntary work
• Bullying
• Beat bullying
• Are you being bullied? Know someone who is?
  Perhaps you're doing the bullying? Whatever the
  reason, it's important to remember that bullying
  is not normal. Find out more at Need2Know.
• Bullying
• Don't suffer in silence. If you're being bullied,
  or you're worried about bullying in your school,
  help and advice is at hand.
• Talk to someone
• Connexions Direct Advisers are here to listen,
  seven days a week from 8am to 2am, and won't
  judge you. You can phone, text, email or chat
  online.

http//www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying
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Beat Bullying Bullying can mean doing or saying
something that deliberately hurts, threatens or
frightens someone. People who bully do so for all
kinds of reasons. It can be because of things
like race, religion or sexuality. It can even be
because of the way someone looks or because they
are bright and intelligent. Whatever the reason,
it's important to remember that bullying is not
normal. No one deserves to be bullied - simple as
that. Use this site to find out how to sort out
the situation you're in or where to go if you
need help. If you need to talk to someone right
now, you can call ChildLine free and
confidentially on 0800 1111.
http//www.need2know.co.uk/beatbullying
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•                                                 
            
• Are you part of it
• Think you know what's what? Lots of people become
  part of a cyberbullying gang without even
  realising it. Take our quiz to make sure you're
  not one of them...
• The facts
• Find out about the different forms of
  cyberbullying, why it happens and how it can
  affect those on the receiving end...
• Take a stand
• It's not just harmless fun. Get some tips on how
  to deal with cyberbullying and what you can do to
  stop it happening to you and your mates...
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• Directgov Young People
• Accessibility
• Your privacy
•                       

http//www.yp.direct.gov.uk/cyberbullying
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Stopping Cyber Bullying

• IT good way to explore bullying
• FearNot based on what the pupils wanted, not what
  we and other adults thought they should have
• Significant difference in response of adults and
  pupils to FearNot
• No brainer - clear benefits of including the
  pupils in the design process
• Involving pupils
• Creating a virtual space to help prevent Cyber
  Bullying
• Not just for victims but to get everyone on board
• Bullying can be stopped
• Moving from bystander to defender

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Your Turn

• What would be a good way to learn about how to
  stop cyber bullying on-line?
• What should it look like?
• What content should it have?
• Should it be interactive
• How can it be made interesting?
• How can it be made fun?

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Designing the future

• Into groups of 4
• Poster to tell us
• What this place would look like
• What people would do in it

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Final Thoughts

• Bullying, real or in cyberspace, is bad for
  everyone involved
• Bullying can be stopped
• Best of all, dont let it start
• Cyberspace has little physical risk when you get
  involved in preventing bullying
• Be pro-active, defend and prevent, dont watch
  and ignore

ChildLine 0800 1111
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Any Questions?