1. The New Bullies Judy Tucker NWOET, Assoc. Director of Prof. Dev. 2007 Advisory Meeting 2/27/07

2. Vital Stats More than 1/3 of teachers surveyed said social networking Web sites have disrupted their school’s learning environment. 69% Posting of R-rated content 62% Too much personal information online 42% Cyberbullying 42% They’re wasting time! 26% Creation of fake sites for principals/teachers TMI, Dude Survey by a recent National School Boards Assn. survey

3. Divagirl: Hey, loser, watch your back. tmt323: What r u talking about? Divagirl: Why don't you kill yourself while u r ahead? tmt323: Why can't you just leave me alone? Divagirl: Ugly girls like u need to be put in their place. Example of cyberbullying on iChat (Apple’s instant messaging)

4. How common is cyberbullying? 90% of middle school students have had their feelings hurt online. 75% have visited a Web site bashing another student. 40% have had their password(s) stolen and changed by a bully. Only 15% of parents polled knew what cyberbullying was. Source: wiredsafety.org

5. How common do you think cyberbullying is at your school? Take the a few minutes now to talk with two of your colleagues from other districts about the prevalence of cyberbullying taking place among your students.

6. Four Types of Cyberbullies The Vengeful Angel The Power-Hungry or Revenge of the Nerds The “Mean Girls” The Inadvertent Cyberbully or “Because I Can”

7. Taking action on cyberbullying! Cyber bullying is everyone’s business and the best response is a pro-active or preventative one.

9. 2004 Educators’ Guide to Cyberbullying by Nancy Willard What schools can do — Safe school initiatives Conduct needs assessment Anti-bullying programs Reviewing existing policies and procedures Conduct professional development for staff and parents Provide STUDENT EDUCATION Evaluate existing programs

10. Web Site Tools for Help to Combat Cyberbullying WiredSafety –www.wiredsafety.orgwww.wiredsafety.org –Cyberbullying QuizCyberbullying Quiz –www.stopcyberbullying.org/www.stopcyberbullying.org/ Media Awareness Network –www.media-awareness.cawww.media-awareness.ca Bully Online –www.bullyonline.org/related/cyber.htmwww.bullyonline.org/related/cyber.htm More…

11. Internet Super Heroes –www.internetsuperheroes.org/cyberbullying/www.internetsuperheroes.org/cyberbullying/ NetSmartz Workshop Real Life Stories –www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm One of my favorites - watch the videoswww.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm National Crime Prevention Council - Cyberbullying –www.ncpc.org/parents/cyberbullying.phpwww.ncpc.org/parents/cyberbullying.php iSafe –www.isafe.orgwww.isafe.org

12. Bullies pose a real threat in a virtual world. Teachers can be part of the solution!

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