Aimee Mallen

CNED 577

•Using technology to bully or intentionally cause harm to others

88% of students have witnessed cyberbullying

77% of students have been a victim of cyberbullying

25% of students reported that they have

cyber bullied others

Cyberbullying Video

Cyberbullying “Cyber

Vocabulary/Cruel Words”Lesson

Flaming - directing angry language at

another person

Example – fighting online

Harassment – sending rude, insulting, offensive, or

“mean” messages repeatedly

Example – through AIM or text messages

Denigration - "dissing" someone online.

Example – Sending or posting gossip

Impersonation – pretending to be another

person

Example – sending messages on Facebook or

MySpace

Outing – sharing secrets or personal

information

Example – “Sally picks her nose every day!”

Exclusion – leaving someone out

Example – keeping someone out of a “buddy list”

Cyberstalking – threatening someone

online

Example – “I am going to hurt you!”

Impersonation

Exclusion

Outing

Denigration

Cyberstalking

Outing

Denigration

Harassment

Outing

Denigration

Harassment

Flaming

Exclusion

Flaming

Harassment

Denigration

Chibbaro, J.S. (2007). School counselors and the cyberbully: Interventions and implications. Professional School Counseling, 11(1), 65-67. Retrieved October 12, 2008, from the Academic Search Premier database.

Willard, N. (2006). Flame retardant: Cyberbullies torment their victims 24/7: Here's how to stop the abuse. School Library Journal, 52(4). Retrieved October 14, 2008, from the Academic Search Premier database.

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Graphs taken from www.cyberbullying.us