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An introductory presentation on Cyberbullying for parents of elementary school students.
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The Digital Playground
How do kids today communicate?
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I.M Cell phones Blogs Social Networks
Who is supervising this digital playground?
Who is teaching students about responsibility online?
When do we start to teach these skills?
What role do parents play?
The Talent Show
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What we know…..…….. Cyberbullying is harmful to children, and it happens
more often than we know. Educators and parents must teach children Cybersafety
from an early age so that they can safely interact with others online
Communications and conversations with your child/student is important in deterring and detecting cyberbullying.
The Kitchen Table
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8 Forms of Cyberbullying
Flaming: Using inflammatory or vulgar words to provoke an online fight
Harassment: Continually sending vicious, mean, or disturbing e-mails to an individual
Denigration: Spreading rumors, lies or gossip to hurt a person’s reputation
Impersonation: Posting offensive or aggressive messages under another person’s name
8 Forms of Cyberbullying, cont.
Outing: Posting or sharing confidential or compromising information or images
Trickery: Fooling someone into sharing personal information which you then post online
Exclusion: Purposefully excluding someone from an online group
Cyberstalking: Ongoing harassment and denigration that causes a person considerable fear for his/her safety
Action Items
Where is the computer in your home? What sites do your children visit often? Does your child have their own cell phone? Who are your child’s friends online? Do you talk about these things at home?
Think Before You Post
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Parent Tools for Help to Combat Cyberbullying
WiredSafety www.wiredsafety.org www.stopcyberbullying.org/
Media Awareness Network www.media-awareness.ca
Bully Online www.bullyonline.org/related/cyber.htm
More…
Internet Super Heroes www.internetsuperheroes.org/cyberbullying/
NetSmartz Workshop Real Life Stories www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm
National Crime Prevention Council - Cyberbullying www.ncpc.org/parents/cyberbullying.php
iSafe www.isafe.org
What we know…..…….. Cyberbullying is harmful to children, and it
happens more often than we know. Educators and parents must teach children
Cybersafety from an early age so that they can safely interact with others online
Communications and conversations with your child/student is important in deterring and detecting cyberbullying.