6A+What+to+do+when+you+are+Cyber+Bullied?

 __//**What to do when**//__  __//**you are being**//__   __//**cyber-bullied?**//__

//**What to do when you are being cyber-bullied:**//    Source: [|__http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying__]
 * Block the cyber-bully.
 * Delete all the cyber-bully’s messages without reading them.
 * Talk and ask to a friend to help you with the cyber-bully.
 * Refuse to pass along cyber-bullying messages
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tell friends to stop cyber-bully
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tell an adult about the cyber-bully

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The cyber mentors video was about the ways to handle cyber-bullying. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqPMUeHVcF4__]  <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> media type="youtube" key="UqPMUeHVcF4?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The Brain Pop video told us to ask for help from a trusted adult when cyber-bullied, so that they can handle the situation. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__www.brainpop.com/search/results.weml?keyword=cyberbullying__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “• Don’t give out private information such as passwords, pins, name, address, phone number, school name, or family and friends’ names. This information can be used by bullies and other harmful people on the Internet. Don’t even reveal your password to your friends. They might reveal it or use it against you in a fight. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• Don’t exchange pictures or give out e-mail addresses to people you meet on the Internet. Ask permission from parents when it is necessary to give such information. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• Don’t send a message when you are angry it’s hard to undo things that are said in anger. • Delete messages from people you don’t know, or those from people who seem angry or mean. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• When something doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t. Get out of the site, chat, etc. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• Realize that online conversations are not private. Others can copy, print, and share what you say or any pictures you send. Be careful!”-iSafe organization  <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">﻿  <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|www.isafe.org/imgs/pdf/education/CyberBullying.pdf__]   <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**Action Steps for Parents and Schools:** ===
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let kids know what behavior you find unacceptable. Ask how THEY would feel if someone called them obese, stupid, or a loser.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ask for your child's help in becoming cyber savvy, suggests Detective Ray Kuter of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Montgomery County. "Ask your child to show you how to do something online. It makes the kid feel good, and you'll learn more about their level of sophistication."
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn what controls are available through your Internet Service Provider. If you're not satisfied, you can switch providers or purchase software to accomplish the same end.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have consequences in place if your kids violate family rules on Internet use, especially cyber bullying.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep computers in a public room in your home, Nelson and many others recommend.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Look for signs that your child might be a victim, says Kuter. These could include nightmares, school avoidance, or a sudden disinterest in the computer. Block messages from bullies or save evidence and try to identify the bully. Notify the school and, if there are threats or harassment, the police department
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Consider enrolling in a course to bring yourself up to speed on computer use.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Schools can be just as effective: <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Spark Action organization// <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Source: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://sparkaction.org/content/cyber-bullying-no-muscles-needed:__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Encourage your school district to develop a clear, comprehensive policy on acceptable computer use, both on and off school property. The policy should spell out what constitutes cyber bullying, and list consequences.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Establish a relationship with your local police department, perhaps inviting "cyber cops" to your school to speak to parents and kids on proper Internet use.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure ethics is included in any computer instruction given at your school.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As Franek points out, you must work hand in hand with parents. Let them know what your "acceptable use" policy is and highlight changes from year to year.”