1. CYBERBULLYI
NG
CYBERBULLYING
By
Teagan
McLaren
Photo
by
Technology-­‐Based-­‐Life-­‐2
via
hBp://leFcia5.edublogs.org/2010/05/11/creaFve-­‐commons/

2. The
creaFon
of
digital
technology
and
social
media
has
produced
a
bigger
plaMorm
for
bullies
that
goes
beyond
the
walls
of
schools
and
workplaces.
Photo
by
Infocux
Technologies
via
flickr

3. Bullies
are
able
to
access
their
vicFms
easier
because
of
easy
accessibility
due
to
most
people
being
“connected”.
In
2010,
Dailymail.co.uk
released
an
arFcle
staFng
that
the
average
adult
is
awake
for
15
hours
and
45
minutes
every
day
and
45
per
cent
of
that
Fme
is
spent
using
a
proliferaFon
of
technology.
Photo
by
Beth
Jusino
via
Flickr

4. Teens
are
spending
more
Fme
consuming
digital
media
than
ever
before…
Photo
by
Summer
Skyes
11
via
Flickr

5. CYBERBULLYING
(as
defined
by
Oxford
DicFonaries)
The
use
of
electronic
communicaFon
to
bully
a
person,
typically
by
sending
messages
of
an
inFmidaFng
or
threatening
nature.
Photo
by
Arne
Kuilman/Flickr,
CreaFve
Commons
license

6. Cyberbullying
has
become
the
most
common
method
of
bullying.
Photo
by
wentongg
via
Flickr
hBp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6556207/Cyber-­‐bullying-­‐now-­‐the-­‐most-­‐common-­‐form-­‐of-­‐bullying.html

7. By
Noukka
Signe
via
Flickr
“7%
of
adult
Internet
users
in
Canada,
age
18
years
and
older,
self-­‐reported
having
been
a
vicFm
of
cyber-­‐bullying
at
some
point
in
their
life.”
In
2012,
Canadian
InsFtutes
of
Health
Research
claimed
that

8. Photo
by
MBrewerDC
via
flickr

9. According
to
an
arFcle
in
The
Washington
Post
posted
in
2013,
the
majority
of
teens
screen
Fme
is
on
their
mobile
phones
and
more
than
¾
of
all
teens
own
cellphones.
The
huge
number
of
teens
online
opens
several
possibiliFes
for
cyberbullying
due
to
the
easy

10. Other
staFsFcs
include:
-­‐ 1
in
5
Canadian
Teens
have
witnessed
online
Bullying
-­‐ 25%
of
kids
between
the
ages
of
12
and
15
have
witnessed
cyberbullying
-­‐ 25%
of
girls
and
17%
of
boys
have
witnessed
online
harassment
-­‐ 51%
of
all
teens
have
had
negaFve
experience
with
social
networking
-­‐ 16%
said
someone
posted
an
embarassing
photo
of
them
-­‐
12%
said
someone
hacked
their
account
www.stopabully.ca

11. Macbook
Colors
by
KwinFn
Cyberbullying
Includes:
• Sending
mean
or
threatening
messages
via
email,
text
or
instant
messaging
• PosFng
embarrassing
pictures
of
another
person
online
• CreaFng
a
website,
account,
or
social
media
page
for
the
purpose
of
insulFng
others
• Using
someone
else’s
name
and
pretending
to
be
them
• Fooling
an
individual
into
revealing
something
personal
or
embarrassing
about
themselves
and
then
sending
it
to
other
people
Macbook
Colors
by
KwinFn
via
flickr

12. CIHR
also
claims
that
the
most
common
form
of
cyberbullying
involves
receiving
threatening
or
aggressive
emails
or
instant
messages,
reported
by
73%
of
vicFms.
Photo
by
stockmedia.cc/stockarch.com

13. TIPS
ON
HOW
TO
AVOID
CYBERBULLYING

14. Never
Post
Personal
InformaFon
Do
not
post
your
name,
address,
phone
number,
passwords,
and
any
other
informaFon
that
could
be
used
to
contact
you
If
posFng
pictures
of
yourself
than
make
sure
that
the
security
senngs
are
set
so
that
only
the
people
who
you
want
to
view
your
pictures
can
hBp://www.marbellafamilyfun.com/avoid-­‐cyberbullying.html
Photo
by
cr103
via
Stockarch

15. NEVER
OPEN
MESSAGES
FROM
STRANGERS
If
you
do
not
know
the
person
who
is
sending
you
the
message
than
delete
immediately
to
avoid
viruses
and
hackers

16. Don’t
Believe
Everything
that
you
READ
You
can
be
anyone
you
want
to
be
online
and
so
can
somebody
else.
Someone
who
may
claim
to
be
someone
may
actually
be
someone
else.
Pi
Photo
by
Juhan
Sonin
via
Flickr

17. WHERE
YOU
CAN
GO
IF
YOU
HAVE
BEEN
CYBERBULLIED
OR
KNOW
SOMEONE
WHO
HAS
Photo
by
kaFnalynn/CreaFve
Commons
CALL
KIDS
HELP
PHONE
FOR
AN
ANONYMOUS
CALL
WITH
A
TRAINED
COUNSELLOR
1-­‐800-­‐668-­‐6868

18. Kids
who
are
bullied
struggle
more
at
school
than
those
who
aren’t.
They
may
skip
class
to
avoid
embarrassment
or
bullying,
get
low
grades,
use
drugs
and
alcohol
and
have
low
self-­‐
esteem
Photo
by
Doug
Wilson
via
Flickr
hBp://fundforcivility.org/cyberbullying-­‐effects/

19. Kids
who
have
been
bullied
are
at
higher
risk
for
depression
and
anxiety.
Symptoms
to
keep
an
eye
out
for
are:
• Increased
feeling
of
loneliness
or
sadness
• EaFng
and
sleeping
paBern
changes
• Loss
of
interest
in
acFviFe
that
they
were
once
excited
about
• Thoughts
of
suicide
hBp://fundforcivility.org/cyberbullying-­‐effects/

20. Let’s
end
cyberbullying