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Quiz

What is Cyberbullying ?

Interesting facts

Types of cyberbullying

Direct attacks

Cyberbullying by proxy

Ways to prevent bullying

What can I do if I’m being cyberbullied?

Extras

References

Click on the link below to take a quiz that lets you know if you have ever

been cyberbullied:

Quiz

“When a child, preteen, or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.”

http://www.stopbullying.org/index2.html

Cyberbullying can become a misdemeanor cyberharassment charge or a juvenile delinquency charge.

Cyberbullying usually is not a one time thing.

Children, preteens, and teens have killed each other and committed suicide when being involved in cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying messages and pictures can be distributed quickly to a large audience.

Kids, preteens, and teens can be anonymous when cyberbullying so it is difficult to trace the cyberbully.

18% of students in grades 6-8 said that they have been cyberbullied at least once in the last few months.

11% of students in grades 6-8 said that they had cyberbullied another person at least once in the last few months.

Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying.

http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx

There are two types of cyberbullying:

Direct attacks

Cyberbullying by proxy

Messages sent to kids, teens, and preteens directly

Examples: Instant messaging, text messaging, stealing passwords, blogging, and sending pictures through email and cell phones

Using others to help cyberbully the victim, with or without the accomplices knowledge

Examples: clicking the “warning” or “notify wars” buttons while instant messaging. The service provider is notified that the victim has violated the rules. The victim can lose their account.

Do not give out personal information

Do not exchange pictures or give out email addresses to people you meet online

Do not send messages when you are mad

Delete messages from people you do not know

Remember that online conversations are not private. People can copy, print, and share what you say or any pictures that you send.

Click on the link below to watch a video showing what a young girl did when she was being cyberbullied:

Video-Angela

Check out the link to learn more about cyberbullying:

http://www.mcgruff.org/Advice/cyberbullies.php

http://www.wiredkids.org/ktt_universal/games/javascript/cyberbullying_quiz_1/index.html

http://www.stopbullying.org/index2.html

http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx

http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/angela.htm

http://www.mcgruff.org/Advice/cyberbullies.php