SAFETY & CYBERBULLYING

THE REALITIES OF THE DIGITAL WORLD FOR A YOUNGER AUDIENCE

By Elsa Rodriguez
University of Houston
CUIN 3313
April 29, 2019
WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?

Posting Leaving people

Mean messages embarrassing out of online
photos groups

Posing as
Spreading rumors someone to make
them look bad
KEEPING YOUR DEVICES SAFE

Store somewhere safe

Password protect

Do not use the same password for everything

GOOGLE YOURSELF

Know what Prospective

information universities or
about you is employers
publicly could decide
accessible and to do some
clean up your research on
social media you.
accounts
PROTEC T YOUR PRIVACY

Personal Info • Avoid putting personal information like

your phone number, address, and etc.

• Avoid posting during an event this can

Posting give people your exact location, you
can always post after the event is over.
BE CAUTIOUS

It is best practice to only connect with people

you know and interact with in real life.
When you connect with strangers you are giving
them the opportunity to steal your information
and they can even go as far as create a fake
profile with your pictures.
STAY INFORMED – FOR PARENTS

• Know who your kid interacts with.

• Who are his/her friends?
• Are they going through anything in school? Outside
of school?
• Cyberbullying often starts in school as bullying and
then transitions to online.
STRANGER DANGER – MESSAGES FROM STRANGERS

Do not give out any If messaging

personal Respectfully decline continues report &
information block
SETTING RULES & BOUNDARIES

Limit
your time Schedule
on social time away
medial

Track how Use your

much time devices
you spend to set
online
timers
GET CONSENT TO POST

When posting pictures online if the

picture includes others make sure
you get consent from everyone in
the picture even if they are your
friends!
GIVE CREDIT

 When posting something you found online always

make sure to give credit.
 You can also share the original post.
 This can help you avoid online arguments with the
original content creator.
BE KIND TO OTHERS

Being kind and respectful to people

you interact with goes a long way!
Avoid going online when you are
upset.
REMEMBER THE SAFETY TIPS!

Google Keep your Protect your

Be cautious
yourself devices safe privacy

Stay Stranger Set Rules & Get consent

informed Danger Boundaries to post

Give credit Be kind to

when its due others
REFERENCES

 “5 Ways We All Can Generate More Positivity Online.” 5 Ways We All Can Generate More Positivity Online,
www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting/5-ways-we-all-can-generate-more-positivity-online/.
 “Cyberbullying & Digital Drama.” Common Sense Education, 1 Oct. 2017, www.commonsense.org/education/digital-
citizenship/cyberbullying-and-digital-drama.
 “Digital Citizenship Activities for Educators.” Cyberbullying Research Center, 17 Feb. 2019, cyberbullying.org/digital-
citizenship-activities-for-educators.
 “Make Sure Your Kids Have a Digital Checkup.” Make Sure Your Kid's Have a Digital Checkup, www.fosi.org/good-
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 “You Need to Have JavaScript Enabled in Order to Access This Site.” Digital Citizenship: Cyberbullying: Initial Student
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