Digital Citizenship
Cyberbullying and Internet Safety
Cyber Bullying
What is Cyberbullying?
"Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.
It can happen on computers..
Cyber bullying can happen on the internet. It is popular here because you never know who is actually talking to you.
Put a stop to it!
Cyber Bullying has become a violent act and it needs to stop! Children are hurting and killing themselves because of things that are said to them over the internet and text messages.
It can happen on phones..
Cyber bullying over texting has become popular over the last few years. Text can be sent anonymous so people never know who sent them.
Talent Show - Cyberbullying Prevention Commercial
Stop Bullying
There are ways to stop and prevent cyber bullying! Go to this website to find out different ways to help!
Teen Bullying Prevention - A Cyber Bullying Suicide Story-6
Cyberbullying has driven many children to commit suicide or hurt themselves in different ways. In recent news a young girl named Amanda Todd has committed suicide due to cyber bullying. For the full story of Amanda Todd go HERE and see how other people's action over the internet impacted her life and made her take her own life.
ABC Family Movie
To help talk about and find ways to prevent cyberbullying, ABC Family has created a movie that shows what cyberbullying is and how it influences students lives. It shows how students can become victims of cyberbullying and the cost it takes not only on her but her family and friends. Go HERE to see what the movie is about. Below is a short video of what the movie is about.
cyberbully (2011) Full movie