Cyberliteracy involves knowing how to find reliable information online and adapting to technological changes. It means actively participating in online discussions rather than just using technology. Social media allows information sharing but also enables cyberbullying through tools like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Studies show many teens experience cyberbullying like having private information exposed without permission. Cyberbullying has led to suicide in some cases. Schools aim to educate students and parents about cyberliteracy, online safety, privacy, and cyberbullying to help prevent issues.

1. CYBERLITERACY:

2. Cyberliteracy:
 In Cyber Literacy: Evaluating the Reliability of Data, Susan Regan Gregson
defines Cyberliteracy as:
 “knowing where to go to find reliable and accurate resources on
the Internet”
 In Lisa Mulka‟s new book: Cyber Literacy for the Digital Age she places further
emphasis on new technological advancements in today‟s society:
 “Cyber Literacy for the Digital Age equips students with the
knowledge, tools and resources they will need to adapt, grow,
and stay safe in today’s ever-changing technological world”
Mackey, T., & Jacobson T. (2011) Reframing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy. College & Research Libraries, 72(1).

3.  “Cyberliteracy means voicing an
CYBERLITERACY: opinion about what these
technologies should become and
being an active, not passive
participant.”
 To be cyberliterate, an individual
must be “more than a user” of
technology and must “become
an active participant in the
discussion.”
Mackey, T., & Jacobson T. (2011) Reframing Information Literacy as a
Metaliteracy. College & Research Libraries, 72(1).

4. Social Media:
 Social Media
environments are
dynamic entities that:
produce, share and
collaborate with newer,
more innovative Web 2.0
technologies such as
Facebook, Twitter,
Delicious, Second Life,
and YouTube.
Mackey, T., & Jacobson T. (2011) Reframing Information Literacy as a
Metaliteracy. College & Research Libraries, 72(1).

5.  93% of teens ages 12-17 go online
Teen Internet  69% of teens have their own
Statistics:
computer
 63% of teen internet users go
online every day
 27% of teens use their phone to
get online
 24% of teens with a game console
use it to go online
http://facebook-parental-controls-review.toptenreviews.com/30-statistics-about-teens-and-social-networking.html

6.  “Cyber Bullying involves the use of
information and communication
Cyberbullying: technologies such as e-mail, cell phones
and pager text messages, instant
messaging, defamatory Web sites and
defamatory online personal polling Web
sites, to support deliberate, repeated, and
hostile behaviour by an individual or
group, that is intended to harm others.”
–Bill Belsey
Belsey, B. (2005). Cyberbulling: An emerging threat to the „always on‟ generation. Retrieved from:
http://www.cyberbullying.ca/pdf/Cyberbullying_Article_by_Bill_Belsey.pdf

7.  55% of teens have given out personal
Teen Internet info to someone they don‟t know,
Statistics: including photos and physical
descriptions
 29% of teens have posted mean info,
embarrassing photos or spread
rumors about someone
 29% have been stalked or contacted
by a stranger or someone they don‟t
know
 24% have had private or
embarrassing info made public
without their permission
 22% have been cyberpranked
http://facebook-parental-controls-review.toptenreviews.com/30-statistics-about-teens-and-social-networking.html

8.  Cyberbullying can happen
Cyberbullying: through the use of e-mail, cell
phone text (SMS) and multimedia
messages (MMS), instant
messaging (IM), defamatory Web
logs (Blogs), personal Web sites,
and online personal polling sites.
Belsey, B. (2005). Cyberbulling: An emerging threat to the „always on‟ generation. Retrieved from:
http://www.cyberbullying.ca/pdf/Cyberbullying_Article_by_Bill_Belsey.pdf

9.  John C. LeBlanc- Professor at
Case Study: Dalhousie University
 Examined 41 cases of suicide
since 2003 that involved
cyberbullying
 All cases involved teenagers
between the age of 13 to 18.
 78% of the cases the individual
committed suicide were bullied
both at school and online and 17%
were only targeted on the internet
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/19/cyberbullying-suicide-
study.html

10.  In 2012 a British Columbia teen took her
Examples: own life a few weeks after posting a
YouTube video describing how she has
been tormented by bullying online and
struggling with depression.
 In 2010, an 18 year old Rutgers
University student in New Jersey jumped
from a bridge after he discovered his
roommate used a webcam to spy on him.
 In 2008, a 13 year old Missouri teenager
hanged herself after being the target of a hoax
on MySpace.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/10/12/cyberbullying-strategies-parents-q-a.html

11. Education:

12. Learning  Cyberliteracy should be
Objective: implemented into the school‟s
curriculum and schools should
have information sessions for
students, staff and parents about
cyberliteracy as well as issues
surrounding online security,
privacy and cyberbullying
 “Awareness and education are the
keys to the prevention of
cyberbullying!”
-Bill Belsey, President, Bullying.org Canada

13. References:
 Belsey, B. (2005). Cyberbulling: An emerging threat to the „always on‟ generation. Retrieved from:
http://www.cyberbullying.ca/pdf/Cyberbullying_Article_by_Bill_Belsey.pdf
 Bullying.org.(n.d). Bullying.org: Where youare not alone. Retrieved from:
http://www.bullying.org/htm/main.cfm?content=1096
 Mackey, T., & Jacobson T. (2011) Reframing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy. College &
Research Libraries, 72(1).
 Manasan, A.. (2012). CBC News: What parents can do to stop cyberbullying. Retrieved from:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/10/12/cyberbullying-strategies-parents-q-a.html
 Thomas, T. (n.d). 30 statistics about teens and social networking. Retrieved from: http://facebook-
parental-controls-review.toptenreviews.com/30-statistics-about-teens-and-social-networking.html
 Unknown. (2012). CBC News: Cyberbullying-linked suicides rising, study says. Retrieved from:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/19/cyberbullying-suicide-study.html