Keeping It Clean - CyberSmart TABO

What is cyberbullying?

Who is a friend?

A “friend” is NOT a person:

• You first met online
• You have only met once
• Who is a friend of a friend
• Who only “likes” you online

Cyber bullying is sending or posting

mean text or images using the Internet

or things like cell phones and video

game devices

Types of Cyberbullying

Flaming: Online fights, angry messages or swear words

Outing: Sharing someone’s secrets or embarrassing information or photos online

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Keeping it cybersmart

Types of Cyberbullying

Harassment: Always

bothering someone

by sending mean messages

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Trickery: Tricking someone into revealing secrets or embarrassing information, then sharing it online

Teens Against Bullying Others

6th Grade Training

2013. Monica Lobenstein, 4-H Youth Development Agent and Alex Galston, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Jackson County UW-Extension adapted from Annie Lisowski, Buffalo County UW-Extension 4-H Youth Development Agent.

Dealing with Cyberbullies

Four R's of Cyberbullying

• Recognize
• Refuse
• Record
• Report

Why do kids cyberbully?

No Escape

• Angry at someone
• Want revenge
• Bored
• Get Attention
• Do it by accident
• Be more popular
• Defend self or friends

No matter the reason it can get you in trouble at school or with the police!

Types of Cyberbullying

Meanness Multiplies

Types of Cyberbullying

1 in 2 cyberbullying messages is forwarded to more people

It’s hard to stop rumors from spreading online and their effects can be permanent.

Water = Rumor

Powder = Truth

What would you do?

Chris takes a picture of Sam in the locker room and posts in on Facebook. You’re friends with both of them on Facebook and see the picture. There are a lot of mean comments about it and several people have shared it.

Unlike being bullied at school cyberbullying can invade every aspect of your life and follow you where ever you go including your own bedroom

What would you do?

David and Maria rush home after school many days to text their friends on their cell phones. Their parents let them text their friends, but they haven’t told their parents that every day for a week they received messages from someone they don’t know that are mean. “I hate you!” “You are so stupid.” “I’m going to beat you up!”

Questions?

Exclusion: Keeping someone from being your friend online or part of the group just to be mean

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Denigration: Sending or

posting gossip or rumors

about a person to ruin their

reputation or friendships

Adapted by Monica Lobenstein, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Jackson County UW-Extension from presentation developed by Annie Lisowski, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Buffalo County UW-Extension.

Types of Cyberbullying

Cyberstalking: Harassment that includes threats or makes someone very scared

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Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else online to get them in trouble or ruin their reputation or friendships