“Cyberbullying:a non-ending story in the digital era”

Vasiliki GountsidouPhysisist MSc.,

member of the management committee of cost action for cyberbullying

iakovou@auth.gr

1.Race or ethnicity2.Gypsy, Roma, Travelers3.Refugees4.Religion or Belief5.Learning difficulty6.Disability7.Sexual orientation8.Gender9.Celebrity

Differences between traditional bullying and cyberbullying

1.Technological expertise2.Rapid historical changes3.Primarily indirect4.The perpetrator has some

anonimity5.Variety of bystanders6.No place to hide and difficult

to escape7.Reach particularly large

audience

1.Increase awareness of the problem:

a.School policiesb.Antibullying materialsc.Teacher training materialsd.Guidance for parents and children

2.Offer opportunities for children asking for help

3.More skills and opportunities of new technologies

4.Don’t criminalize them to children . It is their real world

P.Smith et alPROACTIVE STRATEGIES

WHOLE SCHOOL POLICIESPLAYGROUND WORKCURRICULUM WORK

REACTIVE STRATEGIESNon-punitive approachesProblem or emotional focused strategies

identity

Creation of identity by TEXTUAL procedures

Experiences outside and inside body Decentralization

Multiple charactersComplex nature

Types of cyberbullying

1. Flaming: a type of online fight. 2. Denigration: intentional damage the victim’s reputation or friendships.3. Bash boards: are online bulletin boards to post anything mean, hateful and

malicious4. Impersonation: breaking into someone’s account or by stealing a password 5. Outing: Private messages or images meant for private viewing, forwarded

to others.6. Trickery: when a person purposely tricks another person 7. Exclusion: intentionally exclude someone from community.8. Happy slapping: a relative new type of bullying. 9. Text wars or attacks: when several people gang up on the victim10.Online polls: ask readers to vote on specific questions, 11. Sending malicious code intentionally, to damage or harm the victim’s

system or to share confidential materials.12. Teachers and other educators are being targeted electronically. Some

teachers are insulted or humiliated and the image or video is then published online.

Mobbing-Working place cyberbullying1.Client bullying

2.Corporate bullying

3.Institutional bullying

4.Legal bullying

5.Pair bullying

6.Pressure bullying

7.Residual bullying

8.Serial bullying

Types of working place bullying1.Spreading false rumors about an employee 2.Intimidation or scare tactics about loss of job 3.Excluding or isolating a worker 4.Undermining or impeding a person’s work 5.Taking credit  work and efforts done by staff 6.Offensive conduct which is threatening orhumiliating 7.Sexual, racial or religious harassment 8.Withholding necessary information or givingfalse information 9.Establishing impossible deadlines so the

personis set up to fail 10.Removing areas of responsibility with nodocumented reason 11.False documentation of records andperformance reviews

Czech republicAGE GROUPAGE GROUP TARGETTARGET AGRESSORAGRESSOR BOTHBOTH

12-1512-15 7.67.6 1.81.8 8.58.5

16-1916-19 14.114.1 1.21.2 6.06.0

20-2620-26 14.114.1 0.90.9 5.75.7

27-3527-35 6.86.8 1.01.0 2.92.9

36-4936-49 5.55.5 00 5.55.5

50-8850-88 12.912.9 00 2.12.1

1.Promote a work culture where all bullying (includingcyberbullying) is not tolerated 2.Establish a clear, written and well-communicated policyregarding bullying and acceptable use of technology 3.Provide training for staff and management in how to dealwith bullying in the workplace 4.Give concrete examples of what constitutes cyberbullying 5.Consider blocking access to Social Networking sites fromWork computers 6.Encourage staff to use their privacy setting on SocialNetworking Sites 7.Remind staff that anything posted on the internet is out oftheir control and is potentially there forever 8.Encourage staff to draft sensitive emails and re-read

them afew hours later before sending them

Don’t forget the 4 Rs1.Recognize2.Refuse3.Respond 4.Report

Thank you very much for your attention

Vasiliki Gountsidou