CYBERBULLYING Amber Bennett Dustin Morrow Xulong Peng.
-
Upload
andrew-young -
Category
Documents
-
view
213 -
download
0
Transcript of CYBERBULLYING Amber Bennett Dustin Morrow Xulong Peng.
CYBERBULLYINGAmber Bennett
Dustin Morrow
Xulong Peng
INTRODUCTION
• Cyberbullying is the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying)
• Cellphones, instant message, mobile devices, social network websites etc..
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
IMPACTS OF CYBERBULLYING
• Cyberbullying can cause psychological harm and often leads to suicide.
• It can also lead to:• Sadness• Depression• Embarrassment
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)• Story• House Bill 116 (Jessica Logan Act)
• Amanda Todd (1996 – 2012)• Blackmailed, bullied• Bill C-13
VIDEO
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFsfDLCkfQU/
ORGANIZATIONS
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.”
ETCB INVOLVEMENT
• Events• 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
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
STOMP OUT BULLYING
• Originally Love Our Children USA in 2003 but changed in 2005 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…
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
PREVENTION VIDEO
• http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/02/health/cyberbullying-in-college/index.html/
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
IDEALS
• Prevent harassment
• Prevent inhibition on learning
• Prevent inhibition to work safely
PROBLEMS
• The First Amendment
• Anonymity
• Slow response to reaction
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)
REFERENCES
• http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/bullying/Teens%20and%20Cyberbullying%20Research%20Study.pdf
• http://nobullying.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2QRbl3H0ug
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRidpO7kUO0
• http://www.gbfirm.com/parents-of-jessica-logan-resolve-case-against-sycamore-school-district/
• http://www.ohioschoolplan.org/03-13-12.html
• https://www.lawlibrary.ab.ca/staycurrent/2014/12/10/bill-c-13-protecting-canadians-online-crime-act-received-royal-assent-december-9-2014/
• www.endcberbullying.org/
• http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/
• http://www.stompoutbullying.org/
• http://cyberbullying.us/advice-for-adult-victims-of-cyberbullying/• https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/118/46• www.stopbullying.gov