1. Amber Bennett Dustin Morrow Xulong Peng
CYBERBULLYING
Amber Bennett
Dustin Morrow
Xulong Peng

2. INTRODUCTION
Cyberbullying is the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. (
Cellphones, instant message, mobile devices, social network websites etc..

3. BACKGROUND 43% of teens experienced cyberbullying (NCPC, 2007)
20% of students admitted to cyberbullying others (CRC, 2010)
23% of teens were cyberbullied by someone they did not know (NCPC, 2007)
More girls were cyberbullied than boys

4. IMPACTS OF CYBERBULLYING
Cyberbullying can cause psychological harm and often leads to suicide.
It can also lead to:
Sadness
Depression
Embarrassment

5. UNFORGETTABLE CYBERBULLYING CASES
Megan Meier (1992 – 2006)
Story
State Senate Bill 818 “modifies various provisions relating to stalking and harassment”
Federal “Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act”
Did not pass
Jessica Logan (1990 – 2008)
House Bill 116 (Jessica Logan Act)

6. Amanda Todd (1996 – 2012)
Blackmailed, bullied
Bill C-13

7. VIDEO

8. ORGANIZATIONS

9. END TO CYBER BULLYING Founded May 1, 2011
Non-profit organization aimed at combating cyberbullying
Mission:
“To raise awareness, provide a plethora of cyberbullying information, offer compassionate, approachable services, and mobilize students, educators, parents, and others in taking efforts to end cyberbullying. ETCB will work to create a global social networking arena where all users can feel safe and positive.”

10. ETCB INVOLVEMENT Events Online Activism
Be The Change – Kickstart Cocktail Event
ETCB: Initiate Your Own Chapter
ETCB Kickstart Volunteer Meeting
Online Activism
Encourages people to take positive actions onine
Prevention information for teens, parents, and educators

11. CYBERSMART
National cybersafety and cybersecurity education program managed by the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority).
Outreach:
Developed to train students, parents, and teachers about online safety through the provision of web-based and face-to-face events
Internet Safety Awareness Presentations
Professional Development Workshops
Pre-service Teacher Program

12.  STOMP OUT BULLYING
Originally Love Our Children USA in 2003 but changed in when “founder Ross Ellis recognized a critical need to address the issue of bullying and cyberbullying”
Global Ambassadors:
Nick Cannon
Taye Diggs
Melissa Joan Hart
Mario Lopez
And many others…

13. BLUE SHIRT DAY™ WORLD DAY OF BULLYING PREVENTION
First Monday of each October
October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
To signify its importance, STOMP Out Bullying created Blue Shirt Day

14. PREVENTION VIDEO
college/index.html/

15. LAWS WISCONSIN STATUTE §118.46
KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED §158
Different states have different stances to prevent bullying:
Bullying is in it’s own class and is treated separate from harassment
Bullying is no different than harassment and is treated equally

16. IDEALS Prevent harassment Prevent inhibition on learning
Prevent inhibition to work safely

17. PROBLEMS
The First Amendment
Anonymity
Slow response to reaction

18. SOLUTIONS
Because it occurs online, things can be done to prevent future bullying.
Electronic mediums allowing filtering
Server owners create rules
Bullying treated by state as harassment (some states already do this)

19. REFERENCES
assent-december /