Internet+Bullying

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 * Cyber Bullying **



= Definition = Cyber bullying is harassment of an individual or group using computers, the internet, or cell phones to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. It grows faster and larger because of technology and, once on the internet, what is posted can never really be erased ([|National Crime Prevention Council]).

= General Overview of Cyber Bullying = Bullying does not just happen on the playground or at school. When people are mean and cruel to others on the internet and via cell phones, they are engaged in cyber bullying. According to [|TheBeeHive.org], cyberbullying can be manifested in a variety of ways including:
 * Pretending to be someone else and sending hurtful or embarrassing messages
 * Telling someone's secrets
 * Spreading rumors
 * Making threats
 * Hate speech based on race, religion, appearance or sexual orientation

Cyber bullying can cause low self-esteem, skipping school, depression and even suicide. Online threats can be more harmful than face-to-face bullying, because there’s no escape. It can happen 24/7 and it can happen from anonymous bullies. Sometimes from bullies you don't even know in your life outside of the internet. Kids may be afraid to tell their parents, because they don’t want their online access to be restricted.

= What the?!? = I don't know if anyone else heard about this but I think it is terrible!- [|link to news post] Michigan passed a law essentially allowing bullying- and named it after a 14 year old boy who committed suicide because he was gay and was bullied. The justification for this bill was that stopping bullying should be a school issue and not a government issue... Help speak out against this outrageous law! Contact the Michigan senators!

= **Videos** = Here is a really cool video on what one Maryland school did to get all the students involved in standing up to bullying! = media type="youtube" key="cppUbwAumXM?version=3" height="360" width="640" =

The Buffalo Bills take a stand against bullying in this Public Service Announcement media type="youtube" key="Fhrs-HIa0L0?version=3" height="346" width="616"

A Good Morning America clip about a girl who committed suicide after cyber bullying media type="youtube" key="59kniHIw4uY?version=3" height="315" width="560"

Check out the [|We Stop Hate] YouTube Channel where their goal is to raise teen-esteem! media type="youtube" key="5MszTggx_JA?version=3" height="315" width="560"

= Articles =
 * [|Science Daily] documents the growing problem of cyber bullying.
 * [|The Huffington Post] documents one teen's journey to create a movement to stop hate.
 * [|The New York Times] discusses the growing dilemma over what schools can do about cyber bullying that occurs while students are at home.
 * Article for parents and teachers on [|Protecting Kids from Cyber bullying] from PBS.org

= Movies = //Cyberbully//

[|Watch the Cyberbully Trailer] or take a sneak peak at the [|New Preview for Cyberbully]

" Cyberbully follows Taylor Hillridge (Emily Osment), a teenage girl who falls victim to online bullying, and the cost it takes on her as well as her friends and family. Taylor is a pretty seventeen-year-old student dealing with her parents' recent divorce and painfully aware of her lower social status in high school. When her mom gives her a computer for her birthday, Taylor is excited by the prospect of going online to meet new friends without her mother always looking over her shoulder. However, Taylor soon finds herself the victim of betrayal and bullying while visiting a popular social website. Obsessed with the damaging posts, she begins to withdraw from her family and friends, including her life-long best friend, Samantha Caldone (Kay Panabaker). Tormented and afraid to face her peers at school, Taylor is pushed to an extreme breaking point. It is only after this life-changing event that Taylor learns that she is not alone – meeting other teens, including a classmate, who have had similar experiences. Taylor's mom, Kris (Kelly Rowan), reels from the incident and takes on the school system and state legislation to help prevent others from going through the same harrowing ordeal as her daughter" ([|ABCFamily.com]).

You Can also watch the movie on YouTube in five 15 minute parts [|Click here to Watch!]

= **Books** = [|Confronting Cyber-Bullying: What Schools Need to Know to Control Misconduct and Avoid Legal Consequences] by Shaheen Shariff Ph.D. - "This book is directed to academics, educators, and government policy-makers who are concerned about addressing emerging cyber-bullying and anti-authority student expressions through the use of cell phone and Internet technologies." (Amazon.com)

[|Cyberbully Prevention and Response: Expert Perspectives Edited] by Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja - "Unfortunately, a small but growing proportion of our youth are being exposed online to interpersonal violence, aggression, and harassment via cyberbullying. The mission of this book is to explore the many critical issues surrounding this new phenomenon." (Amazon.com)

[|Cyber Bullying: Protecting Kids and Adults from Online Bullies]by Samuel C McQuade III, James P. Colt, and Nancy Meyer - "This book provides, however, a thoroughly developed, well-researched analysis of cyber bullying - what it is, how it is carried out, who is affected, and what can and should be done to prevent and control its occurrence in society." (Amazon.com)



= Blogs =
 * I have had a few blog posts on bullying so far this semester so if you're interested in reading more about it check out my blog at mbarbetta1.wordpress.com
 * Another blog created in 2008 and updated regularly dedicated completely to cyberbullying research can be found here []
 * Facebook has created a blog about cyberbullying

= Websites = >
 * Here is a cool website run by the government on bullying.
 * [|Tips to Stop Cyber Bullying] from SafeTeens.com
 * [|We Stop Hate] is "raising teen-esteem because we believe that teens who love themselves won't put others down." Created by 17 year old Emily-Anne Rigal.
 * [|The Beehive]is a great website with both video and text resources on cyber bullying and bullying in general. Check out the [|Top 5 Ways Boys and Girls Bully]
 * The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children provides audience-specific websites containing information about cyber bullying through the Net Smartz Workshop Program.
 * [|For Teens] [[image:CyberB0.png align="right"]]
 * [|For Tweens]
 * [|For Kids]
 * [|For Educators]
 * [|For Parents and Guardians]
 * [|For Law Enforcement]
 * Watch and listen to powerful, [|Real-Life Stories] of cyber bullying from The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
 * [|Stomp Out Bullying] is a comprehensive resource for all-things cyber bullying for adults and kids. The site has blogs, opportunities for involvement, PSAs, merchandise and global connections.