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CYBERBULLYING

Cyberbullying is the use of technology for social cruelty, which can include harassment, impersonation, denigration, trickery, exclusion and stalking.

Cyberbullies may use email, chat rooms, discussion forums, instant messaging, cell phone text messaging or popular teen web sites such as Facebook.com. (Info from CTAP)

CyberBullying Resources

*Cyberbullying Lesson Plans & Student Activity Sheets
An integrated K-12 approach for addressing cyberbullying. Content is based on current research findings and using best practices from the fields of cyber security, school violence prevention, and character education to impact behavioral change. (Grades 2-12)

Cyberbullying Policies
Check this section of our CTAP Cybersafety web site for many great examples. Also, check the Code of Conduct section of the site.

Cyberbullying Video Clips
Looking for video clips to show in class? Here is a great list of videos on cyberbullying from the Diigo social bookmarking group on Digital Citizenship.

*Cyber Bullying Project [Video]
This video was made by a student for his teacher-mom and would be good to show middle or high school students to launch a discussion. The original site was created by an educator and has additional teaching materials related to CyberSafety, including 10 Steps To Prevent Cyberbullying.


Educators' Guide to Cyberbullying (.pdf download)
Nancy Willard and The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use offers this comprehensive guide to Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats. Great resource to post on your district site or to review with your district technology committee, school safety committee, classroom teachers and administrators.

*NetSmartz Real Life Stories
Short video clips on the effects of cyberbullying with accompanying lesson plans in the form of activity cards for both middle and high school. (grades 7-12)

NCPC Cyberbullying
In partnership with Sony Creative Software and the Ad Council, NCPC selected the winning PSAs that are designed to raise awareness about preventing cyberbullying.

*Stop Bullying Now
From the US Dept of Health & Human Services. Episode Five deals with cyberbullying and is followed by an online guided discussion. Additional games, webisodes and characters help students understand the effects of bullying. (grades 4-8)

Taking Center Stage: Bullying Prevention
In middle schools students are increasingly subject to “cyber-bullying.” Like face-to-face bullying, cyber-bullying can make students fearful of coming to school. According to a poll released by the nonprofit organization Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, one-third of teenagers have been subjected to threats or verbal abuse online.