This document discusses cyberbullying, including definitions, types, venues, statistics, and a quote. It defines cyberbullying as willful and repeated harm inflicted through electronic means, involving a power imbalance. Types include flaming, harassment, cyberstalking, denigration, masquerading, outing, trickery, and exclusion. Common venues are social media sites, texting, chatrooms, and online games. Statistics show many teens frequently use the internet, cell phones, and text messaging daily, and that invisibility online can enable rationalization of harmful actions.

1. What is Cyberbullying?

2. What do you use the Internet for?

3. How private do you think information posted on the Internet is?

4. What do you do to respect other people’s rights while online?

5. ‘… aggressive behavior or intentional “harm doing” by one person or a group, generally carried out repeatedly over time and involving a power differential.’ Nansel (2001) Traditional Bullying - Definition

6. ‘… willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices.’ Hinduja and Patchin, 2009 Cyberbullying - Definition

7. MySpace PSP YouTube iPod Facebook blogging e-mail mp3 player texting instant messaging SMS chat Napster Flickr video game internet wiki xBox computer PSP photosharing Venues

8. Image Source: Flickr.com UtopianLibrary IM

9. 30% Instant messaging is growing 30% faster than e-mailing did at its inception

10. Image Source: flickr.com jessamyn chatrooms

11. Image Source: Flickr.com sameold2008 polling site

12. blogs

13. email

14. Image Source: Flickr.com another.point.in.time text messaging

15. Screen capture from: http://www.go2web20.net/#tag:most-popular social networks

16. Types of Cyberbullying

17. flaming harassment cyberstalking denigration masquerade outing & trickery exclusion

18. Why? 22.5% - revenge 18.7% - ‘victim deserved it’ 10.6% - ‘fun’ Hinjurja and Patching (2009)

19. 93% use the Internet 61% go online daily Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006 Teens & Technology - Statistics

20. 63% have cell phones 35% talk to friends daily 27% send text messages daily Lenhart et al., 2007 Teens & Technology - Statistics

21. ‘ The perception of invisibility can influence behavioral choices. It undermines the impact of the potential for negative consequence. Makes it easier to rationalize an irresponsible or harmful action due to the lack of potential for detection.’ (Willard, 2007) Quote of the Day