Cyber Safety & Cyber Bullying

Roberta MacGray rmacgray@sachem.edu

Growing Up Online The Generation Gap

How are students today using the Internet at school and home? How does that differ from the way our generation uses the Internet and e-mail?
PBS Video Growing Up Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s3b2q4e&w=514&h=366

Internet Usage

93% of all children between 12 and 17 years old use the Internet 32% of teens clear the browser history to hide what they do online from their parents 16% of teens have created private e-mail addresses or social networking profiles to hide what they do online from parents 63% say they know how to hide what they do online from parents 20% of teens have engaged in cyberbullying behaviors 42% of parents do not review the content of what their child reads and/or types in chat rooms or via Instant Messaging. 30% of parents allow their teenagers to use the computer in private areas such as bedrooms
Gaming *97% of online teens 12-17 play computer, web, portable or console games *Club Penguin *WebKinz http://www.netsmartz.org/Gaming

http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm

Netlingo.com
Netlingo - http://www.netlingo.com/ - has thousands of definitions that easily explain the Internet and the online world of business, technology, and communication. - Cybersafety Statistics - Top 50 Acronyms for Parents

Digital Footprint
Digital Footprint http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s3b 6q4e&w=514&h=366 Think Before You Post:
Everyone Knows Your Name: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w4_Hrwh2XI Internet Photos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGlrAhtQC24

http://www.netsmartz.org/RevealingTooMuch Google Yourself Google Alerts Spokeo Yourself - http://spokeo.com

Social Websites
Facebook Social Network Websites http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=fr ol02s3b3q4e&w=514&h=366
Set the Facebook Privacy Settings Anyone Can Create a Facebook Account Dont Friend a Friend (privacy settings) Dont Tag Photos
California Passes a law about Facebook http://www.wealthvest.com/blog/sean-browne/new-californialaw-impersonating-someone-on-facebook-is-a-misdemeanorcrime-in-2011/

http://www.netsmartz.org/SocialNetworking

Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying PBS Cyberbullying http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s3b7q4e&w=514&h=366 Net Smartz Cyberbullying - http://www.netsmartz.org/Cyberbullying Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/cyberbullying.html?tracking=T_Related Article Cyberbullying Help - http://www.cyberbullyinghelp.com/
http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/12/internet-safety-for-parents-and-children/ http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/22/cyberbullying-new-term-old-concepts/

Cyber Bullying Apps - http://mindshift.kqed.org/2010/12/5-apps-that-could-help-tostop-cyberbullying/

Professor Garfield App - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/professor-garfieldcyberbullying/id369171501?mt=8#

Stop Bullying Now- http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx Cyber Bullying Research Center - http://www.cyberbullying.us/ Connect Safely - Smart Socializing - http://www.connectsafely.org/

CyberSafety Links
CyberSafety Links http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/ - Professor Garfield http://www.ctap4.net/projects/cybersafety/administrator-resources.html cyber Safety Administrator resources http://www.onguardonline.gov/default.aspx - government cyber safety website http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/default.aspx - fabulous knowledge base, sectioned off by age and includes games http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/index.shtml - Power to Learn Internet Smarts http://www.staysafeonline.com cyber safety info for any age group http://www.ctap4.net/projects/cybersafety.html - San Francisco cyber safety project iSafe - http://www.isafe.org/ http://sites.google.com/site/cybersafetygames/ - cyber safety games

Cyberbullying Statistics, Information and Questions

Cyberbullying can involve: Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images Posting sensitive, private information and/or lies about another person Pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad Intentionally excluding someone from an online group Source: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyberbullying.aspx

Children and youth can cyberbully each other through:

Emails Instant messaging Text or digital imaging messages sent on cell phones Social networking sites Web pages Blogs Chat rooms or discussion groups Other cyber technologies Source: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyberbullying.aspx

Self Awareness Quiz

Do you know if your child has ever been uncomfortable with an online message? Do you know what to do if your child is harassed on social media like Facebook or Myspace? Are you talking about the dangers of the Internet the same way you talk about what to do if there were a fire in the house? Do you keep computers in central place and monitor what is going on? Are you sure your child would tell you if they were being bullied or cyberbullying someone else?

Types of Cyberbullying
Identity theft- fake profiles might be set up pretending to be an individual with the sole aim of bullying others Chat rooms, blogs and forums- although you are supposed to be at least 13 years old to participate, very few are monitored. Pictures and photo sharing videos of girls dressing and undressing in the locker room after soccer practice can be taken with an Iphone and then shared on various sites. Prank phone calls- these may just be annoying, but can turn to stalking if it persists. Text messages- can be abusive and threatening. E-mail- it is very easy to set up a new email account with a fictitious name and begin sending offensive e-mails. Instant messages- quicker than email, these permit users to have real time conversations and arguments. Social media- Facebook and Myspace are easy for cyberbullies to post offensive messages.

What Should Parents Do About Cyberbullying?

Encourage them to talk to you about what is going on in their lives and the lives of their friends. Dont over react until you are sure that it wasnt a misunderstanding. Youth are nervous about sharing concerns with parents for fear of them going ballistic and making matters worse. Encourage them to show you any abusive or offensive emails and keep a record of what has gone on. Turn on safety features to ensure that your family is only getting messages from those you wish to correspond with. Ask them how you can help them to solve the problem. If you jump in and solve, it will only reinforce in their minds that they are victims. Teach them life skills, like setting boundaries and speaking up in difficult situations. These are social skills that will help them for the rest of their lives. Sources:
http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/12/internet-safety-for-parents-and-children/ http://cyberbullyinghelp.com/2010/11/22/cyberbullying-new-term-old-concepts/

Survey Monkey
www.surveymonkey.com/s/sachemcybersafety

Activity

Activity - Cyber Safety/CyberBullying - Webspiration/Professor Garfield Pick a Partner Go to the Professor Garfield Website - http://www.infinitelearninglab.org/ Chose either the Online Safety or Cyberbullying Comic Strip/Video Go through each of the three sections within your chosen topic (Watch, Try. Apply) Use Word to:
Summarize the information covered in the Professor Garfield Activity Target the issues within the chosen topic that impact you and your partners school most greatly Brainstorm on ideas that may remedy the issues that impact your school most greatly Review the Teacher and Parents Materials Research the history behind the Professor Garfield website Discuss

Lesson Planning Activity

Surf Disney http://disney.go.com/guestservices/safety Netsmartz www.netsmartz.org/Parents Garfield http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home .html

Dos and Donts

Never give our personal info address, phone numbers, email address, passwords, screenames (these should be gender-neutral free of identifying info Never agree to meet someone you met playing a game Never post photos or videos online without checking with your parents first

Set privacy settings on social networking sites