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Cyber bullying

A recent survey found that the problem of cyber bullying seems to be getting worse. So what is cyber bullying and how can it be prevented?

EPISODE 11

TH Focus Questions 12 MAY 2009

1. Explain the BtN cyber bullying story to another student. Learning Area 2. What is cyber bullying? Society and 3. How is it different to face-to-face bullying? Environment 4. Why do you think some people that bully online would never do it face-to- face? 5. Describe how cyber bullying makes the victim feel? Key learning 6. What did the Kids Helpline cyber bullying survey find? Students will 7. Why do you think a lot of young people don’t tell an adult about being cyber explore the issue of bullied? cyber bullying and 8. What are some strategies to deal with cyber bullying? create a guide to 9. What do you think it means to be a responsible cyber citizen? educate and support 10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story? young people.

Cyber bullying Students will be exploring the issue of cyber bullying and what it means to be a responsible cyber citizen. A recent survey conducted by Kids Helpline found that most cyber bullying occurred at social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Ask students to brainstorm the positive and negative aspects of young people accessing information communication technologies and experiences they have using social networking sites. Divide the class into groups of 4-5 students. Assign each group one of the following roles:  The bully (consider the reasons they do it and the excuses they use)  The victim (how it makes them feel and reasons why they might not tell an adult)  The parents (what they can do) .  The bystander witnessing cyber bullying (their responsibilities)  The school (what role do schools play in the issue) Record students’ responses and discuss questions about the issue that they may have. These questions can be used to guide their research. Other possibilities include:  What does it mean to be a responsible cyber citizen?  What can be the consequences for people who bully online?

© ABC 2009  What does it mean to be cyber smart?  Why are a lot of young people reluctant to tell an adult about being bullied online? Students will be creating and publishing a guide to cyber bullying to educate and support other young people. Some possible final products include a:  Desk top published guide to cyber bullying  Public service announcement (video or audio)  Short film or animation  Poster Negotiate with student places to display their published guides. These could include the schools resource centre, other classrooms or a public area in the school.

8 Related Research Links

ABC Behind the News – Kids helpline cyber bullying story http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/story/s2531191.htm

ABC News – Phone bans `not the answer to cyber bullying’ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/08/2564481.htm

Kids Helpline http://www.kidshelp.com.au/home_KHL.aspx?s=6

Australian Government NetAlert – Cyber bullying http://www.netalert.gov.au/advice/risks/cyberbullying.html

Bullying No Way – Spotlight on…cyber bullying http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/talkout/spotlight/cyberbullyingmain.shtml

Cybersmart kids online – Cyber bullying http://www.cybersmartkids.com.au/cyberbullying.htm

Top ten tips for cyber security http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/assets/files/cyber_security_tips_poster.pdf

Children’s BBC – Schools to battle cyber bullying http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7000000/newsid_7005900/7005990.stm