Internet Safety & Cyberbullying
Let's work together to kill cyberbullying
What is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is like receiving electronic harassing, humiliating and threatening texts or images using internet though several multimedia ways.
Several multimedias
Bully students use several multimedia to reach the victims. For instance, emails, instant messages, online polling sites, blogs and social media apps like Whats app, Instagram, Twitter.
Cyberbullying actions ( Examples):
1- Telling lies about someone.
2- Saying you'll hurt someone.
3- Making fun of someone.
4- Getting others to bully someone.
Video
Watch the video below that expresses what cyberbullying is.
MySelfie // Lesson 2 - What is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying can take place on social media sites.
So, we can tell from diagram above that teenagers mostly are bullied in Facebook.
Site 1 ( Reading): Cyberbullying Safety Tips
This site below provides safety tips for children to avoid cyberbullying
Site 2 ( Reading): Create a Safe and Supportive Environment
This site provides suggestions on how to generate a safe environment to prevent bullying.
My thoughts : How to deal with Internet Safety & Ceyberbullying:
1- Don't open messages from strangers.
2- Never share passwords with anyone.
3- Ignore nasty comments you receive.
4- Consult adults to solve complicated
cases.
Criticial Thinking: students creating a poster
Students would compete to work on the best poster that aware students about Internet Safety and cyberbullying. please share your posters by 15 of March using the below email. aalyamma@nyit.edu