cyberbullying

=Cyberbullying=

Definition:
the term used to refer to bullying and harassment by use of electronic devices through means of e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, blogs, mobile phones, pagers, and websites. Other terms for cyberbullying are "electronic bullying," "electronic harassment," "e-bullying," "SMS bullying," "mobile bullying," "online bullying," "digital bullying," or "Internet bullying".

**Cyberbullying Statistics**
http://www.cyberbullying.us/research.php http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adult/indexAdult.asp?Area=cyberbullying

http://www.cyberbully.org/cyberbully/
 * Center For Safe, Responsible Internet Use**


 * There are 4 types of online bullies:**
 * The [|Vengeful Angel]
 * The [|Power-Hungry or Revenge of the Nerds]
 * The “[|Mean Girls”]
 * The [|Inadvertent Cyberbully] or “Because I Can”


 * "Posting things on the Internet is like feathers in the wind." Watch this video**

**Take a Stand**

 * 1) Take deep breathes and try to calm yourself- although difficult at times, don't allow your emotions to be controlled by a bully
 * 2) Tell the person doing the bullying what they are doing is wrong
 * 3) Walk away from your computer
 * 4) Tell an adult immediately
 * 5) Print out any information
 * 6) "Silence, when others are being hurt, is not acceptable"