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Cyber Bullying
Cyber Bullying
CYBER BULLYING IS
Being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material using technological means; an individual or group that uses information and communication involving electronic technologies to facilitate deliberate and repeated harassment or threat to an individual or group.
Cyber bullies often also become victims of cyber bullying. People frequently change roles when it comes to cyber bullying.
to cyber bully a victim, this proxy may know they are cyber bullying and they may not.
Direct Attacks
Instant Messaging Text Messaging Blogs Websites Emailing Pictures Stealing Passwords Internet Polling- Hot or Not!
By Proxy
Someone else does the dirty work for the
main cyber bully. Bullies may hack into the victims account or steal their password. They may set up a new account pretending to be the victim. Friends get angry with the victim. This form of cyber bullying is very dangerous because many people are involved, not just the bully and the victim.
DIFFERENCES
BULLYING
DIRECT Occurs on
CYBERBULLYING
ANONYMOUS
Occurs off
school property
Poor relationships
school property
Good relationships with
with teachers
Fear retribution
Physical: Hitting, Punching & Shoving Verbal: Teasing, Name calling & Gossip Nonverbal: Use of gestures & Exclusion
teachers
privileges
impacts children. Children of all ages can be victims of cyber bullying, Young children, Preteens and Teenagers. Once adults get involved with Cyber Bullying it becomes Cyber Stalking or Cyber Harassment.
Power-Hungry
Want reaction Controlling with fear
Vengeful Angel
Righting wrongs Protecting themselves
Mean Girls
Bored; Entertainment Ego based; promote own social
bullies Throw cyber-weight around Not school-yard bullies like Power-Hungry & Mean Girls
status Often do in a group Intimidate on and off line Need others to bully; if isolated, stop
using angry, vulgar language Harassment repeatedly sending offensive, rude, and insulting messages Denigration posting information about another that is derogatory and untrue
and sending vicious and embarrassing materials to others. Pretending to be someone else and sending or posting material online that makes that person look bad, gets that person in trouble or danger, or damages that persons reputation or friendships Outing and trickery sharing someones secrets or embarrassing information, or tricking someone into revealing such and forwarding it Exclusion/Ostracism blocking someone from buddy lists, chat rooms, etc.
messages that include threats of harm or of intimidating, or engaging in other online activities that make someone fear for their safety Happy slapping slapping someone usually a stranger, recording it, and posting the image online
technology
messages Harassment, stalking, or hate crimes Child pornography If you are uncertain if cyber bullying violates your jurisdictions criminal laws, contact your local police, who will advise you.
Testing... Testing...
Golden-Rule Test. How would you feel if someone else did this to you? Favorite-Adult Test. If your favorite adult was watching, what would they think? Front-Page Test. If your actions were reported on the front page of the newspaper, what would other people think? If-Everybody-Did-It" Test. What would happen if everyone did this? Real-World Test. Would it be OK if you did this in the "real world" (vs online)? Would you do or say the same thing face-to-face?
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