Cyber Bullying By: Brett Sauve

What is Cyber-bullying?Being tormented, threatened, harassed,

humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet or other technologies

Sometimes people mistake cyber bullying for when adults try and attract younger children to a off line meeting. That is not cyber-bullying

What leads to Cyber-bullying?EntertainmentRevengeAngerFrustrationSocial Standing

Cyber-bullying and you It is important to know what cyber-bullying

is because you could be harming somebody and not even know it.

Cyber-bullying can lead children and teens to suicide and sometimes even murder.

Cyber-bullying could lead you to have to deal with the law. IT can lead to a year in JAIL.

CYBER-BULLYING MUST BE STOPPED

Direct attacks!/Bullying by proxyInstant messaging, Stealing passwords,

Impersonation, and Sending porn through email are all examples of Direct attacks

Cyber-bullying by proxy is using someone else to do the bullying. Most of the time they don’t even know that they are being used as a bully

It is the most dangerous type because it can get adults involved without them even knowing that they are dealing with a child.

What is being done? (School)Schools are educating students about what it

is and what will happen if students become cyber-bullies

When schools try to get involved with off campus cyber-bullying they are often sued for taking away a students rights.

What is being done? (Parents)The one safe place for a child to go for help if

something does go wrong online is to their parents.

Yet children fear going to there parentsParents need to- 1.)Be supportive of the

victim. They are often more affected than they let off. 2.) Let guidance councilors know at the school to keep an eye out for cyber-bullying happening with in the school

Impact on schools and education.Technologies add to the possibilities of cyber

bullying in the classroom.Communication tools like IM, Facebook, and

Myspace make it easier for students to cyber-bully students from home because there is no block on the cites. So arguments that happen is school no longer stay in school.

Impact on students and teachers.Students can lose attention and be distracted

by harmful threats both leading away from school work.

Teachers should know what cyber-bullying is.They have to be prepared to deal with it and

understand when it is happening.

ConclusionCyber-Bullying is a very prevalent topic.You may not even know that you are cyber-

bullyingCyber-bullying can lead to very serious

outcomes.Realize that it is a crime and that you can be

put in jail for as much as a year.

Referenceshttp://www.stopcyberbullying.org/http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3116And all the images that I used were from

Microsoft PowerPoint clipart.