Overview
Cyberbullying is the practice of electronic harassment that can occur through a computer or phone. Almost half of the schools in the State have reported at least one instance of cyberbullying, and 52 percent of kids surveyed said they did not tell a parent when they were cyberbullied.
Know the Facts
Moessner, Chris. "Cyberbullying, Trends and Tudes." NCPC.org
Graham, PhD, Sandra. "Bullying: A Module for Teachers." http://www.apa.org.
Connolly, Ciaran. "Facts About Cyber Bullying" No Bullying Expert Advice On Cyber Bullying School Bullying.
"Teen Online & Wireless Safety Survey." Cox Communications.
"Teen Online & Wireless Safety Survey." Cox Communications
"Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites." Pew Internet
Connolly, Ciaran. "Facts About Cyber Bullying" No Bullying Expert Advice On Cyber Bullying School Bullying.
"Cyber Bullying." Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance.
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Reed, Ed.D, Cindy. "Understanding and Addressing Bullying in Schools and Communities." Auburn College of Education.
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Resources
- The Dignity Act: New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act) seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.
- New York State Attorney General’s Office- Cyberbullying
- Common Sense Media
- National Crime Prevention Center: A program from the U.S. Department of Justice, this site provides information about stopping cyberbullying before it starts and offers a National Cyberbullying PSA Contest.
- Cyberbullying Research Center: Two professors run this website that features events, research, publications, and a blog on cyberbullying.
- Stop Bullying Now: Author and speaker Stan Davis provides advice for both parents and students on how to prevent and take action against cyberbullying.
- Anti-Defamation League: The organization offers strategies to respond to cyberbullying.
- StopBullying.gov: Tips for students, parents, and schools on cyberbullying.
- Family Online Safety Contract: A two-page "contract" that parents and students sign to agree on how to safely use the Internet.
- Responding to Cyberbullying: Ten tips for parents on what to do if your child is cyberbullied.
- SafeKids: Digital Citizenship, online safety and civility
- Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Educator Resources
- InCtrl: Stand Up...Be InCtrl! Lesson Plan: In this lesson, students will explore maintaining online boundaries and discover what it means to be an “upstander.” Using creative methods to share the message and inspire others in meaningful and positive ways, students will become ambassadors for positive change!
- BrainPOP: No Bully Zone Lesson Plan: Responding to and Preventing Bullying: In this Preventing Bullying lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-8, students use BrainPOP Jr. and/or BrainPOP resources to define bullying (and/or cyberbullying) and explain its effects. Students then create a flyer demonstrating how to prevent and respond appropriately to bullying and/or cyberbullying.
- Common Sense Education: How do you judge the intentions and impact of people's words and actions online?: In this lesson students will reflect on what it means to be brave and stand up for others offline and online; learn to show empathy for those who have been cyberbullied and generate multiple solutions for helping others when cyberbullying occurs.
- National Education Association
- National Bullying Prevention Center
- Teaching Tolerance: Anti-Bullying Resources
- SAFEKIDS.com: Bullying and Cyberbullying Resources