Cyberbullying

What it is and how it affects YOU

What is it?

Cyberbullying is sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices

Where is it found? E-mails Instant messaging Text or digital imaging messages sent

on cell phones Web pages, Web logs (blogs) Chat rooms or discussion groups Other information communication

technologies

Cyberbullying information

Watch video on Cyberbullying (by Parry Aftab from wiredsafety.org)

Examples of Cyberbullys

The 'Vengeful Angel' The 'Power-hungry' which includes

'Revenge of the Nerds' The 'Mean Girl’ The 'Inadvertent“

Watch ‘Mean Girl’ animation

A Student Perspective…..

Watch video created by a student about cyberbullying

Discussion Questions

What are students doing when they cyberbully?

How do they do it? What hardware and software is being used?

Do we have cyberbullying at this school?

What form does it take?

Are YOU a cyberbully?

Complete ‘Are you a Cyberbully?’ survey

Calculate your score /18

Survey adapted from Stop Bullying

Survey Results!

0-5 points = Caring Cyber Citizen: Congratulations! You’re a caring cyber citizen! Your online behavior is exemplary! Keep up the good work!

Survey Results!

6-10 points = Cyber Risky: Well, you’re not perfect, but few people are. Chances are you haven’t done anything terrible and were just having fun, but try not to repeat your behaviours, since they are all offences. Keep in mind the pain that your fun might be causing others!

Survey Results!

11-18 points = Cyber Careless: You’re online behaviour needs to be reproached! You have done way too many cyber no-no’s! Keep in mind that these practices are dangerous, wrong, and punishable and try to clean up that cyber record!

Survey Results! More than 18 points = Cyber Bully:

Put on the breaks and turn that PC/MAC/text-messaging device around! You are headed in a very bad direction. You qualify, without doubt, as a cyberbully. You need to sign off and think about where that little mouse of yours has been clicking before serious trouble results for you and/or your victim(s), if it hasn’t happened already!

More Student Videos

Students at Shanghai American School created these short videos to share their ideas about cyberbullying

‘Cyberbullying Speech’ by Raymond ‘Cyberbullying’ by Matthew ‘Cyberbullying’ by Tait

Online Netiquette

Start by making sure you are sending things to the right place, that it arrives and that the right person gets it.

Is it worth sending? Don’t waste peoples’ time or bandwidth with junk, chain e-mails and false rumours

Adapted from Stop Cyberbullying (Parry Aftab)

Online Netiquette

Proofread and spell-check your e-mails and make sure they know who you are

Don’t attack others online, say anything that could be considered insulting or that is controversial

Online Netiquette

Don’t forward other people’s e-mails without their permission or share their personal information

Are you angry when you are writing this message?

Online Netiquette

Don’t reply to spam, even to ask to be removed from their mailing list

How private is the message you are sending? Are you willing to have others read this message or forward it to others without your permission?

Online Safety Activities

Discuss what rules need to be developed to ensure online safety

Create posters to help others remember how to be a ‘Caring Cyber Citizen’

Create short videos about online safety and cyberbullying

Discuss these issues with your parents

Resources

Cyberbullying wiki presentation page

http://123elearning.wikispaces.com/cyberbullying+presentation

Online Safety Resourceshttp://123elearning.wikispaces.com/onlinesafety

Julie LindsayInternational School Dhaka

BangladeshMarch 2007

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