Welcome

1. Welcome • Introduce Self • Overview – Growing problems of cyberbullying and sexting

2. What is Cyberbullying? • Bullies used to be visible: • Teasing in hallways • Shoving nerd in locker • Threaten or harass someone, to get something, money, homework, etc. • Cyberbullies are invisible • Electronically sending text, emails or instant messages to others.

3. Cyberbullying Video First 5 – 7 minutes.

4. Stop – Block – Tell • Stop – don’t respond. Walk away and cool down. • Block – block the person, report the person to the site for inappropriate use – Andrea • Tell – Tell a parent, an adult, if necessary, the police due to threats.

5. Are you a cyberbully? • Teasing your brother or sister, or your friend, or when you are teased. At some point, it becomes harassment and you want it to stop. • Take the quiz – be truthful. • Parents, review the quiz with your child to discuss their actions

6. Sexting Video 2 minutes.

7. What is Sexting? • Students sending nude photos of themselves electronically through text messages, emails, or instant messages. • Cannot be recalled, erased, removed, etc. • Can be forwarded and posted at anytime.

8. What is Sexting? • By having it on your phone, considered in possession of child pornography. • Sending it on, considered distribution of child pornography. • Can be labeled as a sex offender.

9. Signs of a Problem • Unexpectedly stops using the computer • Appears uneasy about going to school or outside in general • Appears nervous or jumpy when an Instant Message, text message, or Email appears

10. Signs of a Problem • Appears to be angry, depressed, or frustrated after using the computer • Becomes abnormally withdrawn from usual friends and family members • Avoids discussions about what they are doing on the computer

11. Resources Found on page 2