The New Bullies

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The New Bullies
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The Talent Show
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Vital StatsMore than 1/3 of teachers surveyed
said social networking Web sites have disrupted
their schools learning environment.

• 69 Posting of R-rated content
• 62 Too much personal information online
• 42 Cyberbullying
• 42 Theyre wasting time!
• 26 Creation of fake sites for
  principals/teachers

TMI, Dude
Survey by a recent National School Boards Assn.
survey
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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 (Apples
instant messaging)
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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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The Kitchen Table
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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.
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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 persons reputation
• Impersonation Posting offensive or aggressive
  messages under another persons name

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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

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Taking action on cyberbullying!

• Cyber bullying is everyones business and the
  best response is a pro-active or preventative
  one.
• What do we do now?

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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
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• 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

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www.cyberbullying.wikispaces.com
All resources used today can be found at
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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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