No matter how you spell it – it is always wrong Rosemary W. Skeele 9/21/09

" A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself."

1. Verbal bullying - derogatory comments and bad names 2. Bullying through social exclusion or isolation 3. Physical bullying - hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting 4. Bullying through lies and false rumors 5. Having money or things taken or damaged by bullies 6. Threatened or being forced to do things by bullies 7. Racial bullying 8. Sexual bullying 9. Cyber bullying (via cell phone or Internet)

 Harassing s  Instant messages,  Post obscene, insulting, and slanderous messages to online bulletin boards or social networking sites  Develop web pages to promote and disseminate defamatory content  Malicious text messages via cell phones.  Sexting – posting/cell messaging sexually offensive pictures or videos

Cell Phone

The act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between cell phones.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Sexual Offender / Predator Flyer Phillip Michael Alpert Date Of Photo: 03/26/2009 Click Here to Track this Offender Designation:Sexual Offender Name:Phillip Michael Alpert Status:Supervised - FL Dept of Corrections Department of Corrections #: X61836 Search the Dept of Corrections Website Search the Dept of Corrections Website Date of Birth:09/22/1989 Race :White Sex:Male Hair:Blond Eyes:Black Height:5'11" Weight:125 lbs Alpert is registered as a Sexual Offender. Positive identification cannot be established unless a

Pennsylvania high school students facing child pornography charges after three teenage girls took nude or semi-nude photos of themselves and shared them with male classmates via their cell phones.

 Learn to use technology  Keep current on issues involving new technologies  Integrate issues into your classes - use cases/news stories to teach your students  Work with school counselors  Educate Parents  Don’t ignore gossip