MONTSERRAT DURON DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

ARE YOU AN
AGGRESSOR OF Professor Dogan SAFETY &
CYBERBULLYING OR
CYBERBULLYING
Fall 2019
University of Houston
DO YOU KNOW
SOMEONE THAT IS? The Realities of the Digital World for a Younger
Audience

Cyberbullying is defined as the action of bullying RESOURCES

through the cyber world which is referred to as the
World Wide Web and it has caused the rise of
attackers and their victims. Furthermore, the World https://www.digitalcitizenship.net/
Wide Web has facilitated the way we communicate
with others making it very easy for attackers to prey
on their victims.

Be aware that both the attackers and the victim are https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/prev
victims because young people tend to be the ention/index.html
aggressors as an expression of a deeper unresolved
issue.
TOP FIVE LIST FOR
AGGRESSOR & THEIR LOVED
ONES:
1. EDUCATE ABOUT GOOD DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP 4. APOLOGIZE

It is important to understand that when as youth After the aggressor has understood that what
one might not be aware of their action and much he/she has done is wrong it is important that they
provide a sincere apology to the victim.
“Cyber bullies can
the less if they are doing the right or wrong
thing, therefore, digital citizenship education is
5. STAND TOGETHER
hide behind a mask of
crucial for the understanding of an aggressor of
cyberbullying.
All parties including the victim, aggressor, and
anonymity online, and
2. DISCUSS mediator should stand together in the combat
against cyberbullying especially because of their
do not need direct
What makes it hard to NOT go along with peer
pressure. Discuss the suffering caused by
experience they should always be aware of
others that might be going through the same
physical access to
cyberbullying. Let kids tell you what they know. issues. their victims to do
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3. HAVE CLEAR CONSEQUENCES
unimaginable harm”
Misusing technology in harmful ways,
u furthermore, young people need to understand
that even though a communication seems very
private and anonymous, and even if the - Anna Maria Chavez -
developers claim their platform is private,
whenever a person uses technology what they
do leaves an electronic footprint that can
become public, including to potential employers
or college admissions offices.