Your friend posts a comment on social media:

Feeling sad…why won’t people just leave me alone??

• What would your first action be after reading this?

• What other words would you use to describe your friend’s emotions?

• Why do you think your friend has posted this?

• How would you support your friend? (Verbal face-to-face contact, online discussion, etc.)

• Would you involve other people such as family or friends?

L02 Cyberbullying
CCCA1
Outline

01 Definition
02 Reasons, Effects and Consequences
03 Vocabulary Practice
Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

⮚Distinguish bullying and cyberbullying.

⮚Discuss the causes, effects and consequences of cyberbullying.
⮚Record key vocabulary and invest it in speaking.
⮚Use and improve emotional intelligence skills.
1. Definition
 Bullying and Cyber bullying
Self assessment
A. How confident are you about understanding the meaning of bullying and
cyberbullying?

A. How confident are you at describing the impact of bullying and cyberbullying?

A. How confident are you at knowing how to respond appropriately to bullying and
cyberbullying?

A. How confident are you at knowing where to seek support and advice on bullying and
cyberbullying?

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What is bullying?
⮚ The behavior hurts or harms someone physically or emotionally.
⮚ There’s an imbalance of power between the person bullying and the target.
⮚ The target struggles to make the bullying stop.
⮚ All of the above.

Is bullying same as conflict?

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 What is cyberbullying?

Using e-mail, chat rooms, websites and other forms of electric communication to:

⮚send mean-spirited messages

⮚make cruel and harmful remarks about individuals

⮚post unflattering or derogatory photos

⮚make direct threats or encourage acts of violence

⮚sexually harass

It is the repeated misuse of these technologies to harass, intimidate, bully, or terrorize another person.

Source: Cyberbullying Presentation (slideshare.net)

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 Forms of cyberbullying:
• harmful messages (text, instant, email)
• impersonating another person online
• sharing private messages
• uploading photographs or videos of another person that leads to shame and embarrassment
• creating hate websites/social media pages
• excluding people from online groups

Examples cyberbullying:
• Harassment
• Cyberstalking
• Outing
• Fraping
Source: What Is Cyberbullying? Facts, Laws & Resources | Maryville Online

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2. Reasons, Effects
and Consequences
Who are the cyberbullies?

Individuals:
• with no strong relationships
• who are immature
• who are involved with hate groups
• who have been bullied themselves

Cliques

Source: Cyberbullying Presentation (slideshare.net)

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Reasons:
⮚ Continuation of face-to-face bullying
⮚ Anger
⮚ Jealousy
⮚ Peer pressure
⮚ “Fun”
⮚ Revenge
⮚ Power
⮚ Ignorance
⮚ Frustration
Source: Cyberbullying Presentation (slideshare.net)

⮚ Anonymity
Why do people cyberbully others? - Choma
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Effects/Consequences:
⮚ Hurt feelings
⮚ Sadness
⮚Anxiety
⮚ Depression
⮚Anger
⮚ Shame
⮚ Fear
⮚ Low self esteem
⮚ Trust issues
⮚ Poor academic performance
⮚ Suicide
⮚ Bullying others
⮚Delinquency
⮚Interpersonal violence

Source: Cyberbullying Presentation (slideshare.net)

Why do people cyberbully others? - Choma
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 Studies show that bullying leads to criminal behavior*:

Bullying ⮚ Approximately 60% of boys who were characterized as bullies in grades 6

through 9 had at least one conviction by age of 24.
May ⮚ 35% to 40% of former bullies had three or more convictions at this age.

Lead to * Even though these statistics related to physical bullying,research show a definite
correlation between physical and cyberbullying.
Criminal
Behavior

Olweus, D. (1993). Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED384 437.
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When is cyberbullying a crime?

If the cyberbully makes statements which place the victim in reasonable fear for
his or her physical safety.
OR
If the cyberbully continues to threaten or harass the victim, despite warnings.

Cyberstalking is a crime!!
Kentucky has passed new laws to punish those that bully or cyberbully others.

Examples: Death threats, threats of violence, extortion, obscene or harassing

phone calls or text messages, stalking, hate crimes, child pornography.

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How old is the boy?
Where’s he from?
What has happened to him?
How do the words affect Luke?
What three steps does Luke suggest to deal with cyberbullying?

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 CIRCLES OF SUPPORT: How could each of these groups
respond to and support in resolving one of the conflicts below?
Other e.g. family, police, youth
Individual Friends School clubs, websites

1. John has just joined the school. He sees his teacher struggling with some books and goes to
help him. A group of students see this and mutter ‘stupid’ under their breath at him. Every
time they see him around school they shove him when they pass him.

2. In every English lesson, students get into groups with each other for group-work. Every
week, all the other students refuse to work with James, saying that he smells and is dirty.
Sometimes they pass him notes with picture of a shower and tell him to ‘have a wash’.

3. Rhea has been friends with Martha for two years. Rhea checked her phone at break time and
saw that Martha has put up a social media status about how she hates hanging out with snitches
and has tagged her in it. Later that day she finds that Martha has blocked her on all the social
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Quiz
Are the following statements “True” or “False”?
1. More students experience more cyberbullying than bullying at school.

a) True.
b) False.

Conventional wisdom would have us believe that since technology has proliferated over the last
decade and stories of cyberbullying are frequently mentioned in the news, it is likely more prevalent
than traditional, schoolyard bullying. However, research demonstrates that this is not the case (at least
not yet). Most studies that have collected data on both behaviors show that bullying still happens more
frequently at school than online.
https://cyberbullying.org/facts
https://cyberbullying.org/new-national-bullying-cyberbullying-data

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 2. Most who cyberbully others are outcasts or just mean kids.

a) True.
b) False.

Most cyberbullying is done by regular kids who are getting revenge for some real or perceived threat
or injury, or by those who think they are just joking around. According to Englander (2008):
‘‘Cyberbullies themselves identify their own anger and desire for revenge as the major immediate
motive for engaging in cyberbullying. A second motive is identified by students who report that they
engage in cyberbullying ‘as a joke.’” They aren’t just “mean kids” or those who are marginalized.
Sabella, R. A., Patchin, J. W., & Hinduja, S. (2013). Cyberbullying myths and realities. Computers in
Human Behavior, 29(6), 2703-2711.
Englander, E. K. (2008). Research brief: Cyberbullying & bullying in Massachusetts: Frequency &
motivations. http://webhost.bridgew.edu/marc/MARC%20findings%20summary%202008.pdf.

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 3. Teens are less likely to cyberbully others if they know their friends don’t do it.

a) True.
b) False.

Peers have such a strong influence during adolescence, as we all know. “Youth who believed that
many of their friends were involved in bullying and cyberbullying were themselves more likely to
report cyberbullying behaviors.”
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2013). Social influences on cyberbullying behaviors among middle and
high school students. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42(5), 711-722.

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 4. Those who engage in traditional schoolyard bullying are also likely to engage in
cyberbullying.

a) True.
b) False.

According to one of our research articles published in Deviant Behavior, those who bully others in
traditional ways are 2.5 times more likely to cyberbully others than someone who does not.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2008). Cyberbullying: An Exploratory Analysis of Factors Related to
Offending and Victimization. Deviant Behavior, 29(2), 129-156.
Research is also clear that there is significant overlap among those who are traditionally bullied and
those who are cyberbullied.

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 5. Most targets of cyberbullying tell an adult (parent or teacher) about their
experience.

a) True.
b) False.

According to Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying, only
about 40% of middle school targets of cyberbullying told their parents and less than 30% told a
teacher. The book also points out that these numbers are much improved from just 4 years ago when
fewer than 15% of victims told an adult.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2016). Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to
Cyberbullying. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

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3. Vocabulary Practice
1. Select the correct answer:

What is cyberbullying?
a) When you are being physically attacked repeatedly at school or in another place.
b) When you get a single mean message on a social media platform.
c) Any bullying behavior that takes place “virtually” and happens repeatedly.

Cyberbullying is any bullying behaviour that takes place ‘virtually’ via many different devices and
platforms. Unlike other forms of bullying, cyberbullying can happen at any time of day or night –
whenever and wherever you or your friends have access to the internet
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Select the correct answer:

What is an upstander?
a) Someone who sees bullying happening and does nothing to prevent it.
b) Someone who sees or hears about someone being bullied, they speak up, and do their best to help,
protect and support the person.
c) Someone who is very confident and doesn’t mind standing up to talk in front of others.

An upstander is someone who recognises when something is wrong and acts to make it right. When an
upstander sees or hears about someone being bullied, they speak up, and do their best to help, protect
and support the person.
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Select the correct answer:

What is a bystander?
a) Someone who knows about or sees bullying happening to someone else, and does nothing to prevent
or stop it.
b) Someone who is very supportive and stands by your side when needed.
c) Someone who sees or hears about someone being bullied, they speak up, and do their best to help,
protect and support the person.

A bystander is someone who knows about or sees bullying happening to someone else, and does
nothing to prevent or stop it.

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2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb:

spread rumors.
a. To __________ Remain

b. To __________
remain anonymous. Troll

c. To __________
troll someone. Send

d. To __________
share pictures. Share

e. To __________
bloc trolls. Spread

f. To __________
send texts. Bloc

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3. Match the words to their definitions:

1. Various rituals and other activities involving harassment, abuse

a) Harass +2 or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.

2. To pester, bother, stalk, tease, and to be a nuisance.

b) Hazing +1
3. Recording someone being harassed or bullied in a way that
usually involves physical abuse, then posting the video online for
c) Happy-slapping +3 public viewing.

d) Threaten +5
1. To threaten, frighten, scare, coerce, terrify, and to alarm.

e) Intimidate +4 2. To endanger, hover, and creep up.

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 Bullying and Cyber bullying
Self assessment
A. How confident are you about understanding the meaning of bullying and
cyberbullying?

A. How confident are you at describing the impact of bullying and cyberbullying?

A. How confident are you at knowing how to respond appropriately to bullying and
cyberbullying?

A. How confident are you at knowing where to seek support and advice on bullying and
cyberbullying?

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It’s called the “world wide web” for a
reason.

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THANK YOU
Any questions?