What is it? What can we do about it?

1. III – Cyberbullying
Raising Faithful Young People
in Media Cultures
Diocese of Laredo
June 16, 2012

2. Cyberbullying Stats
Statistics from the Cyberbullying Research Center and Kaiser Family Foundation. Graphic by Samantha Miller
http://inews6.americanobserver.net/articles/cyberbullying-darker-side-social-networks

3. Cyberbullying Stats
http://cyber-bulling.blogspot.com/2010/06/cyperbullying-statistics.html

4. Focus Questions
As you watch the Primetime video, keep the
following questions in mind: (1) What kinds of
conduct are simply not possible to the Christian
man or woman? (2) What is the “the good life”
for the Christian family today? (3) How can we
teach our children anything that we can claim to
be absolutely right and binding for all of life? (4)
Is there really any such thing as a set of basic,
concrete guidelines for the Christian community
today?

5. Cyber-Bullying
ABC Primetime : Cyber-Bullying © 2007

6. Small Group Discussion
As you watch the Primetime video, keep the
following questions in mind: (1) What kinds of
conduct are simply not possible to the Christian
man or woman? (2) What is the “the good life”
for the Christian family today? (3) How can we
teach our children anything that we can claim to
be absolutely right and binding for all of life? (4)
Is there really any such thing as a set of basic,
concrete guidelines for the Christian community
today?

7. Looking to create a social media or BYOD policy? Look no further.
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=4355
Digital Natives

8. Catholic Social Teaching (CST)
Seven themes of CST L & G of Human Person
• Life and Dignity of the Human • human life is sacred
Person • dignity of the human person is
• Call to Family, Community, the foundation of a moral
and Participation vision for society.
• every person is precious
• Rights and Responsibilities
• people are more important
• Option for the Poor and than things
Vulnerable • the measure of every
• The Dignity of Work and the institution is whether it
Rights of Workers threatens or enhances the life
• Solidarity and dignity of the human
person.
• Care for God's Creation
http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching.cfm

9. Links
Cyberbullying – www.cyberbully.org
Cyberbullying Research Center – http://www.cyberbullying.us
GetNetWise – www.getnetwise.org
i-SAFE – www.isafe.org
NetSmartz – www.netsmartz.org
Parents Guide to the Internet – www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet
Stop Cyberbullying – www.stopcyberbullying.org
StopBullying.gov – http://www.stopbullying.gov
WiredSafety – www.wiredsafety.org
Lesson Cyberbullying -
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/cyberbullying-
crossing-line-6-8
Bully – Review by Father Barron -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoA6VBAOrD4

10. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, D. Min.
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