Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking 5: Cyberbullying

Willard, N. (2007) describes cyberbullying as "being cruel to others by sending or posting harmful material or engaging in other forms of social aggression using the internet or other digital technologies" (p.1)


Siegle, D. (2010) lists eight different forms of cyberbullying:


Flaming: Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language.


Harassment: Repeatedly sending masty, mean, and insulting messages.


Denigration: Sending or posting gossip or rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendship.


Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else and sending or posting material to get that person in trouble or danger or to damage that persons reputation or friendship.


Outing: Sharing someone's secrets or embarrassing information or image online.


Trickery: Talking someone into revealing secrets or embarrasing information or images online.


Exclusion: Intentionally and cruelly excluding someone from an online group.


Cyberstalking: Repeated, intense harassment and denigration that includes threats or creates significant fear.





Reference


Willard, N. (2007). Educator's guide to Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats. Retrieved from http://www.cyberbully.org/cyberbully/docs/cbcteducator.pdf



Siegle, D. (2010). Cyberbullying and Sexting: Technology Abuses of the 21st Century. Gifted Child Today, 33.(2). p14. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier

Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking 4: Challenges

In todays world there is a high number of school aged people participating in social networking and unfortunatly, some abuse this privelage to harm others. (Polland, S. (2010) p.55) points out the fact that cyberbullies do not have to be big, strong or fast to bully, all they need is access to the internet or a mobile phone. Because of this, people who would not usually participate in traditional 'offline' bullying start to participate in 'online' bullying. Price, M. & Dalgleish, J. (2010) also suggests that the "virtual environment in where cyberbullying occurs allows bullies to feel less inhibited and less acountable for thir actions" p.(51).

Reference

Poland, S. (2010). Cyberbullying Continues to Challenge Educators. District Administration, 46(5), 55. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier Database.

Price, M. & Dalgleish, J. (2010). Cyberbullying, Experiences, Impacts and Coping Strategies as Described by Australian young people. Youth Studies Australia, 29(2), 51-55. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier Database.

Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking 3: Examples

http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/04-05-wt2/www/D_Jackson/examples.htm

This site shows several real life cases of cyberbullying from all over the world. These examples shows us just how serious this problem has become in todays young peoples mental, emotional, physical and social lifes.
The site also has many links that look at all aspects of cyberbullying. Including the comparision of online bullying to offline bullying, the prevelance of cyberbullying, Profiles of cyberbullies and victims and also prevention stategies.

Cyberbullying and Cybersafety 2: What are the Schools doing about it

http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/talkout/spotlight/cyberBullyingSchools.shtml

This site looks at what Australias schools are doing to combat Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking to help provide a safe and supportive environment for all of the schools community.
The website also addresses the most important approaches to cyberbullying. These include

• Protection and Preparation
• Whole School policies that are well communicated
• Professional Development
• Parent Education
• Education about safe and responsible use

Cyberbullying and Cybersafety 1: Statistics

This video I obtained from Youtube discusses the alarming statistics of how many young people are, or have been, cyberbullyed. The statistics show that now, in todays technological world, over half of the population believe that 'Online' bullying is as bad, or worse than the more traditional 'Offline' bullying.

The video goes on to discuss the two main types of cyberbullying. These two types being a direct attack from a bully to a victim and the other being by proxy, which means getting others to get involved with the bullying.

However, Cyberbullying is not the only concern for young peoples cybersafety. The video finishes off by addressing the alarming percentage of people who admit having a photo taken of them by a mobile phone which made them feel uncomfortable.