Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

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Education and Prevention

Technology & Responsibility

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“A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself." - Dan Olweus

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pattern of behavior repeated over time

aggressive behavior that

involves unwanted,

negative actions

imbalance of power or strength

3 Components

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Traditional Bullying

"Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by

an individual or group, that is intended to harm others." – Bill Belsey

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Unique Characteristics of Cyberbullying

Anonymity – Who is the bully?

Accessibility – Bullying can happen day or night.

Punitive Fears – Fear of Retribution

Bystanders – The number is unlimited.

Common Forms of Cyberbullying

Denigration

Harassment

Flaming

Impersonation

Outing and Trickery

Cyber Stalking

http://www.cyberbullying.us/research.php

83% of adolescents sampled used cell phones at least weekly.

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78.3 % of adolescents sampled reported using text messaging at least weekly.

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49% of adolescents reported using facebook weekly and 37.6% reported using myspace.

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http://www.cyberbullying.us/research.php

Why Students Bully

Strong need for dominance

Find satisfaction in causing injury and suffering to other

students

Warning Signs of Cyberbullying

A child may be experiencing cyberbullying if he or she: • appears sad, moody, or anxious • avoids school • withdraws from or shows a lack of interest in social

activities • experiences a drop in grades or decline in academic

performance • appears upset after using the computer or being

online • appears upset after viewing a text message on a cell

phone

Physical sickness

Scared

Poor academics

http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/index.htm

http://www.cyberbullying.us/research.php

What do we do?

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Get Involved!

• Review the school district guidelines for computer safety with students.

• Supervise students during the school day using computers or digital devices.

• Recognize bullying behavior and take action.

• Follow school discipline procedures and board policy for cyberbullying incidences

Help Prevent Cyberbullying

We Must Teach Students Necessary Skills

Social skillsEthical decision-makingConflict resolution

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Digital Responsibility is a must!

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So….

and make our school and community a…..

Works Cited

Belsey, Bill. “Cyberbullying: Always On? Always Aware!” Cyberullying.ca. Cyberbullying.ca, n.d. Web. 1 May 2010.

<http://www.cyberbullying.ca/>

Halligan, John. “Ryan’s Story.” Ryan’s Story Presentation, LLC. 2009. Web. 1 May 2010. <http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/>

Hinduja, Sameer and Justin W. Patchin. “Research.” Cyberbullying.us. Cyberbullying Research Center, Feb. 2010. Web 1 May 2010.

<http://www.cyberbullying.us/research.php>

Olweus, Dan. Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Olweus.org. Hazeldon Foundation, 2010. Web 1 May 2010.

<http://www.olweus.org/public/index.page>

Palfrey, John, and Kurt Eisele-Dyrli. "Educating Digital Natives." District Administration 45.10/11 (2009): 25-26. Academic Search

Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 May 2010.

Willard, Nancy. "Social Networking, Part 2: A Toolkit for Teachers." MultiMedia & Internet@Schools 13.4 (2006): 18-21. Academic

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