Cyber bullying involves using technology to repeatedly harm or embarrass someone. Common forms of cyber bullying include posting rumors or private information about someone online, sending mean messages through email, instant messaging, or texting, and intentionally excluding someone from online communication. While both boys and girls engage in cyber bullying, studies show girls are twice as likely as boys to bully others online. To protect oneself from cyber bullying, people should avoid sharing private information online and should not respond to or engage with cyber bullies. Around 18% of middle school students report experiencing cyber bullying in a given few months. [/SUMMARY]

1. Cyber Bullying By:Tachae M From: Plano Middle School

2. What is Cyber bullying? Cyber-bullying is to repeatedly hurt someone by using technology. So instead of whispering a rumor to a friend, a bully might e-mail or IM that rumor or even post it on the internet so everyone to see! Or the bully might use technology to ignore you.

3. Ways people bully with technology Blogs Instant messaging/ IM-ing E-mail Chat rooms Text messaging/ texting

4. Ways people bully with technology Many teens today, especially girls, use technology to bully people. In fact a study shows that twice as many girls as boy has bullied someone online.

5. Ways to protect you from cyberbullying Don’t give out personal information online whether in instant message chat rooms or on web sites Don’t tell anyone your e-mail, instant messaging password even your friends If anyone sends a mean or threatening message don’t respond. Save it and show it to a trusted adult. Don’t be a cyberbully,because you might find yourself on the edge of the cyber-bullying down the road

6. How common is cyberbullying 18% of students in grades 6-8 said they had been cyberbullied at least once in a few months; 6% said it had happened to them2 or more times 11%said that they had cyber-bullied someone in the last couple of months.

7. Who are the predators and victims Girls are most likely as boys are to get bullied and bully others

8. How is cyberbullying different than regular bullying Cyber bullying can happen day or night Images and messages from cyberbullying can be distributed quickly to a very good audience Kids can be anonymous when cyberbullying, which makes it difficult(sometimes impossible)to trace them

9. Links and Websites http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_What_Adults_Can_Do/ http://www.girlshealth.gov/bullying/cyberbullying.htm