What are the differences between

bullying and cyberbullying?

DIFFERENCES

BULLYING

• DIRECT

• Occurs on school property

• Poor relationship skills• Fear retribution

• Physical: Hitting, Punching & ShovingVerbal: Teasing, Name calling & GossipNonverbal: Use of gestures & Exclusion

CYBERBULLYING

• ANONYMOUS

• Occurs on and offschool property

• Good relationship skills

• Fear loss of technology privileges

• Further under the radar than bullying

What is Cyberbullying?

• Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies such as email, cell phone and text messages, instant messaging, web sites, and polling web sites to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.

What is Cyberbullying?

http://www.nsteens.org/videos/cyberbullying/

How many of you know someone who has

been cyberbullied

?

How Often Cyberbullying Happens

58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online

53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful things to another online

75% had visited a website bashing 40% had their password stolen and changed by

a bully (locking them out of their own account) or sent communications posing as them http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/friendship.htm

What specific ways do students cyberbully other

students?

How Do PeopleCyberbully Others?

• Exclusion

• Outing

• Polling

• Stalking

• Blackmail

• Flaming

• E-mail

• Websites

• “Piling” via IM

• Impersonation

How do you think cyberbullying impacts

victims?

“Bully-cide”

What is the Impact of Cyberbullying?

• Psychological, physical, and emotional

• depression, anxiety, anger,• school failure, school

avoidance, suicide, and school violence

• Role modeling for others which increases likelihood of increased bullying

What is the Impact of Cyberbullying?

• Legal consequences– Appearance in court

– Probation

– Jail

• School Consequences– Detention

– Suspension

– Expulsion• Very difficult to take back once it

begins– http://www.netsmartz.org/stories/

canttake.htm

What can

YOU do to stop it??

What Students Can Do …

If you wouldn’t say it in front of an

audience…don’t put it online!

You never really are anonymous

Thursday, August 20, 2009

“Google forced to reveal bully blogger's id”

“Facebook, Teens Slapped with Cyber Bullying Lawsuit”

“Facebook Cyberbullying lawsuit against New York Teenager”

“School bullying grows from silent battle to crime”

Protect yourself online!

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

Your BullyART