Freedom comes with reponsibility. So before we introduce our children to the world of internet and mobile phones, we must make them aware of how to be safe, and most importantly why to be safe.

1. A Presentation by Renu Mann

2. What is cyber bullying? It is bullying by using the Internet or a cell phone to embarrass, humiliate an individual or a group.

3. how is it different from other forms of bullying? The bully hides behind the anonymity of Internet. It is the most cowardly form of bullying.

4. chat rooms e-mails websites sms/mms social network

5. how do you recognize a victim of cyber bullying?

6. Long hours on computer. Is secretive about Internet activities. Lack of appetite; throwing up. Lack of interest of social events. Stories don’t seem to make sense. Acting aggressive at home. Missing or incomplete school work; decreased success in class

7. Stop Cyber bullying

9. Never send a message to others when you are angry

10. Don’t forward messages that may hurt others

11. Read your messages carefully; carelessness can hurt

13. Don’t believe everything you read.

14. Never open a message from someone you don’t know; seek advice from an adult.

15. You don’t have to be “always on”, turn off, disconnect, unplug.

16. You can chat with your friends on phone rather than online.

18. Helpful Resources for Parents It is imperative to protect your PCs and Laptops with softwareslike McAfee Parental Control and Predator Guard to keep your children safe. The website ncpc.org/cyberbullying or National Crime Prevention Councilanswers the FAQs and provides helpful links for more information you may need. Another fabulous resource for parents is Media Awareness Network which provides valuable information and awareness of all media forms. Educate yourself to the language (acronyms) your children use while messaging from websites like cyberbullying.caand transl8it.com

19. AllemHalkic Chanelle Rae Phoebe Prince Hope Witsell Megan Gillan Ryan Halligan Tyler Clementi Megan Meier They lost their life to Cyber Bullying

20. Thank you for your time and support

21. chat icon - http://www.psdgraphics.com/icons/psd-chat-icon/ smsicon - http://www.technobuzz.net/send-free-international-sms-with-160by2/ email icon - http://actstraining.com/2011/05/the-power-and-pitfalls-of-email/ www icon - http://the-best-web-hosting-service.com/blog/2011/06/whats-it-going-to-cost-to-start-a-website/ social network icon- http://www.ideaover10.com/social-marketing.html AllemHalkic - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/30/3231123.htm?site=melbourne Hope Witsell - http://www.americanspectator.biz/world-news/hope-witsell-bullying-suicide-photos/ PhoebePrince - http://www.zimbio.com/Phoebe+Prince/articles/qhtrrT7At8T/Phoebe+Prince+15+Year+Old+Victim+Cyber+Bullying Megan Gillan - http://usingacomputer.blogspot.com/2009/08/cyber-bullying.html Megan Meiers – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-494809/Girl-13-commits-suicide-cyber-bullied-neighbour-posing-teenage-boy.html Ryan Patrick Halligan - http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/ Tyler Clementi - http://blog.internetsafety.com/2010/10/01/two-cyberbullying-suicides-highlight-problem/ slide 2 - http://citizenshift.org/blogs/montreal-matters/ slide 4 - http://whsbulldogs.wikispaces.com/+Cyberbullying slide 7 - http://www.maxkeylogger.net/ slide 10 - http://www.cafepress.com/+stop_cyberbullying_mousepad,443671346 slide 11 - http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/lessons/cyberbullying.cfm