Cyber Bullying - Cyber SafetyWhat you can do to keep your students safe

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What?

Why?

How?

What?

Cyber Bullying - Cyber Safety

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Cyber Knowledge Matters

What is Cyber

Bullying?

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Inappropriate contact

What is Cyber Safety?

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Inappropriate contactInappropriate content

Why is it an issue now?

There are 7 billion people on the planet and 4

billion mobile devices.

technology doesn't cause

bullying, however it does change the

nature of it

Why does it matter to you?

Some Statistics

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and perspective

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Would you say it face to face?

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What to do if you are Cyberbullied

Donʼt reply to abusive messages, that may only encourage thebully.

Keep a record of events/messages or pictures

Think before you send pictures of someone via email, or mobile phone, they can spread far beyond your circle of friends.

If you receive a rude image or text about someone else do not forward it

You have a right not to be harassed and bullied online, make sure youtell someone.

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Donʼt let anyone else use it.

For Students

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What can we do as adults?

• Understand where your students are going online, what they are doing, and who they are talking to - this is absolutely vital.

• Accept and acknowledge how important technology is to your students.

• Don't ask your students if they are being cyberbullied. Use their language - have they seen mean texts circulating, humiliating photos or messages on others' Facebook walls?

• Really listen to your students when they tell you their concerns. Discuss it with them.

• Kids won't tell an adult about cyberbullying if they fear the result will be removal of the phone or internet access. Discuss this with your students and reassure them that's not how you'll deal with it.

Cyber Safety

Why?

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Staying Safe Social Networking

4 Key Safety Issues

Flirty NicknamesFlirty PhotosListing a SurnameListing a Mobile Number

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Target Shopping?

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Residence Locator?

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Navigation Assistance

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Think before you post

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Messaging

• 71% of teens (ages 13-17) reported receiving messages online from people they don’t know

Research from the National Center for Missing &

Exploited Children found

• 40% reported that they would usually reply and chat with that person

• 30% considered meeting someone that they have only talked to online

• 14% have actually had such an encounter (9% of 13- to 15-year-olds)

14% - Thats 1 in 7 students have actually met

someone that they have only talked to

online

When you set up your profile, you can select whether you want to receive anonymous questions or not.

If you do choose to allow anonymous questions on your profile, or don’t like the questions you’re asked, you can delete the question, block the user or report them.

Digital Reputation

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Think before you post

• Talk to your students about their accounts and actions

• Show them educational movies

• Ask them to block users they don’t know

What can you do?

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How do we protect your child at school?

• Email Filtering

• www filtering

• Blocking

• History

• Tracking

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Control and Check Access

Block Sites

Block Email

User Tracking

Search History

Where can you go for help?

http://groups.diigo.com/group/be-cybersmart-eliminate-cyberbullying

http://thebigquestion.edublogs.org/

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Resources

Image: 'MobilePhone'

www.flickr.com/photos/8935385@N02/567270484

Image: 'firegirl'

www.flickr.com/photos/95713476@N00/5602167

Children & Cyberbullying 2007

http://www.slideshare.net/robslides/children-cyberbullying-2007

http://www.flickr.com/photos/themonk/234455696/sizes/o/

www.kidscape.org.uk/assets/downloads/conference091104/MaryLouiseMorris-Cyberbullying.pdf

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkeefe/1457984966/sizes/o/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/29039456_7514623a34_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69108241@N00/179642445/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/2167036107/sizes/o/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mzn37/2802221141/sizes/o/

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