1. Delete CyberBullying Boston Public Schools Cyber Safety Campaign

3. “Cyber bullying is the use of modern communication technologies to embarrass, humiliate, threaten, or intimidate an individual in the attempt to gain power and control over them.” Cyberbullying

4. Harmful Bystanders Those who encourage and support the bully or watch the bullying from the sidelines, but do nothing to intervene or help the target.

5. Helpful Bystanders Those who seek to stop the bullying, protest against it, provide support to the target, or tell an adult. One of the most important strategies to address cyberbullying will be stimulating more students to become helpful bystanders.

6. Vocabulary Flaming Impersonation Denigration Harassment Intimidation

7. Vocabulary Public Humiliation Stalking Outing Trickery Exclusion

8. Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language. Flaming

9. emailtext online forumsocial network

10. Retaliation is not the answer Avoid giving out personal details or information online Report abuse to people in charge of sites Keep records of abusive or harassing messages Strategies

11. Pretending to be someone else and sending or posting material to get another person in trouble or to damage that person’s reputation or friendships. Impersonation

12. Don’t share your passwords with anyone Be aware that not everyone online is who they say they are Strategies

13. “Dissing” someone online. Sending or posting gossip or rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendships. Denigration

15. Report violations to ISP or Site Administrator Tell a trusted adult Stand up for others Don’t be a bully! Strategies

16. Repeatedly sending nasty, mean, and insulting messages. Harassment

18. Harassment tends to be crueler Global audience No escape for the victim

19. Block the bully Save the evidence Tell a trusted adult Contact law enforcement if you feel threatened Strategies

20. Communicating with someone and threatening to harm that person. Personal Intimidation

21. “Unblock Yahoo in the schools now! We know where you work.”

22. Tell a trusted adult Save the evidence Contact law enforcement Strategies

23. Drawing negative attention toward an individual by circulating a negative online video or message about that person. Public Humiliation

24. Free Speech vs. Public Safety Law Enforcement Uses Video as Evidence

25. Report violations to ISP or Site Administrator Tell a trusted adult Stand up for others Don’t be a bully! Strategies

26. Repeated, intense harassment and denigration that includes threats or creates significant fear. Stalking

27. Cyberstalker could be anyone Usually has some knowledge of the victim

28. Contact law enforcement Tell a trusted adult Avoid revealing personal information Keep records of abusive and harassing messages Strategies

29. Sharing someone’s secrets or embarrassing information or images online. Outing

30. Talking someone into revealing secrets or embarrassing information, then sharing it online. Trickery

31. Protect your personal information Contact site administrator to get content off Tell an adult Strategies

32. Food for Thought Be Smart Think before you send Understand that usually nothing is private in cyberspace Be Strong Squash the pressure Don’t give into it, don’t let your friends give in Be Responsible Don’t ask for an inappropriate photo Don’t forward or send inappropriate photos you receive

33. BPS Acceptable Use Policy Websense Software Alerts Criminal Investigation and Punishment School District Enforcement

34. BPS Cyber Safety Campaign Educate students about online safety Develop materials for BPS community Train Cyber Mentors Maintain web site, blog, & facebook

35. Shield Copyright Firewall Amika Online Personal Safety Cyberbullying Intellectual Property Cybersecurity

36. Felicia Vargas fvargas@ www.techboston.org Cyber Safety Campaign Eric Esteves eesteves@ Karla DeLeon kdeleon@

37. http://www.bpscybersafety.org/