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Learn how to protect yourself from cyberbullies with this informative guide. Identify types of cyberbullying and ways to deal with it effectively. Understand the seriousness of cyberbullying and how to stay safe in the digital world. Be informed, be prepared, and take a stand against cyberbullying today.
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Cyberbullying 8/2014
Learning Target • I can learn how to protect myself from cyberbullies. Success Criterion: • I can identify 3 types of cyberbullying. • I can identify 2 ways to deal with a cyberbully. Image: http://kiwicommons.com
Bullying Happens… Whenever someone uses his or her power unfairly and repeatedly to hurt someone. Bully Behavior Hurting someone’s body or things Hurting someone’s feelings Hurting someone’s friendships
Is cyberbullying any different from regular bullying? No! The only difference is that it happens online. • Cyberbullying is never okay. • It is just as serious as “real-life” bullying.
Brainstorm Have you (or someone you know) ever been bullied on the internet? What did that look like?
Types of Cyberbullying • Flaming: fighting online with angry messages or inappropriate language • Harassment: sending rude/inappropriate messages over and over • Denigration: “Dissing” online, gossip/rumors • Impersonation: pretending to be someone and then causing problems for that person • Outing or Tricking: sharing secrets, embarrassing a person
So what if this happens to me? • Don’t continue the communication. You have some options: • Block the person. • Log off • Report the abuse to the website. *If you are bullied by e-mail, do not delete the e-mail. Show it to an adult.
So what if this happens to me? • Talk to an adult. • If you know someone else is being bullied online, don’t just be a bystander - tell an adult. *If you are bullied on your school e-mail, tell an adult immediately.
Am I in danger of becoming a cyberbully? • School e-mail is for school use. • Use good “netiquette.” • Don’t e-mail when you are upset.
Turning in your assignment to a teacher. Asking a teacher a school related question. Sending an assignment to a classmate for peer editing. Working on a collaborative assignment with a classmate. What are appropriate ways to use e-mail?
Sending mean or inappropriate messages. Threatening someone. Sending an e-mail to a friend during class. Sending pictures of someone without permission. Sending personal information, like your address or pictures/videos of yourself. Bothering someone by sending repeated emails. What are inappropriate ways to use email?
When should you not send an email? • When angry, upset, or highly emotional. • In retaliation to something someone else did, said, or wrote. • In class or when you should be doing school-related activities.
School Email Reminders • Remember: your school e-mail is NOT private. • Before you send an email, ask yourself: • Would I feel ok if my teachers, principals, or my parents were to read this email? • If the answer is NO, then you shouldn’t be sending the email.
You’ve got too much mail! • Do not use your school e-mail for “texting” • Clean up your mailbox regularly by delete e-mails that you no longer need. • Remember old emails will “disappear” from your iPad. • Go to gwweb.vansd.org to access or delete old e-mails.
Am I in danger of becoming a cyberbully? • The Camera is for school activities. • Do not take a picture or video of someone unless they have told you it’s ok. • Altering a picture of someone is cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying Scenarios • As a group look at the scenarios. Pick one and with your partner(s) discuss: • Is this cyberbullying, why? • What you would do if this happened to you? • What you would do if you saw this happening to someone else? • Is there anything you could do to prevent this from happening to you?
Scenarios • A neighbor who often calls you names at school has been posting rude comments to you over and over online. • A classmate has been sending you threatening e-mails. • A classmate has been taking pictures of you in class and is sending them to their friends. • A friend is getting into your e-mail and sending rude messages to people from you.