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The Use and Abuse of Pics, Flicks, and Sexting Friday, February 19 2010 Akilah Willery, Heather Hohlt and Tom Raphael
What is it? • Using the Internet, cell phones, video game systems or other technology to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person • Willful repeated harm inflicted through electronic devices
What is it? “Sexting” • using cell phones or computers to share racy photos and videos • Most victims initiate the act by taking the photos/videos of themselves and sending them to boyfriends/girlfriends • After pressing “SEND”, there is no control over where those racy photos end up
How is it done? • 97% of American teens have daily access to one or all of the following: • High speed Internet • Cell phones • Instant messaging • Blogs • Online videos • Personal profiles on social networking sites
How is it done? • National Crime Prevention Council (March 2008): • Bullies pretend they are other people online to trick others into revealing personal information • Spread lies or rumors about victims • Send or forward mean text messages • Post pictures of victims without their consent • Creating websites or fake online profiles to make fun of another person
How does this differ from traditional bullying? • Can occur any time of day or night • No “safe haven”; victimized anywhere • Messages & images can be distributed quickly to very wide audience • Offender can be anonymous when cyber bullying; difficult to trace them
How does this differ from traditional bullying? • Victim’s embarrassment (sexting) • More harsh than face-to-face bullying • Offenders will say things online that would not say in person • Embarrassing or private information posted online can reach a widespread audience instantly
Consequences • Victim humiliated, feels helpless • Avoids friends and activities • Seeks revenge on the bully • Victims become cyber bullies themselves • Suicide
Who is most affected? • 33% males & 36% females report being cyber bullying victims • Statistically no significant difference between sub-groups • Male vs. Female • Whites vs. Non-whites • Middle school students (ages 11 -13 yrs) • make up largest combined group as both victims and perpetrators • Females ages 15 -16 yrs largest single group of victims
Why? • Perpetrators think its no big deal • Don’t think about consequences • Encouraged by friends to target “losers” • Think everybody cyber bullies • Think they won’t get caught
Prevention • “High tech” problem has “low tech” solutions • Talk to kids about cyber bullying • Ask kids to let you know if an online message or image makes them feel threatened or hurt • Monitor your kid’s online profile and protect it • If it was created or altered w/o permission, contact the company that runs the site remove it
Prevention • Don’t react; bullies are looking for a response from the target • Block or delete the bully • Save the evidence • Share with school officials and law enforcement • Encourage kids not to engage or forward anything that is hurtful to others • Bullying stops quickly when peers intervene on behalf of victim • Be a role model • Kids learn from adults’ gossiping habits and unkind behavior
Online Resources California Technology Assistance Project. Great Hub for Educational Techology CTAP
Online Resources CTAP Region 4 Cyber-Safety Project. Informational Hub CTAPR 4
Online Resources Good Informational Site: Contains Tips for prevention on Social Networking Sites Cyberbullus
Online Resources Network of Law Enforcement Officers Specializing in Cybercrime Investigations Cyber. Law. Enforecement
Online Resources Commercial Site with links to products and presentations Cyber. Safety
Online Resources Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Cybertipline Informational Hub to other Internet Safety Sites Cyber. Tipline
Online Resources Group of Instructional Videos Instructing Parents with Practical Tips for Internet Safety Disney
Online Resources Large Commercial Site: Claims to be e-Safety Education Leader with specialized curriculum for Schools and Communities ISafe
Online Resources National Crime Prevention Council: Large Hub of Information and Downloadable Resources Relating to Internet Safety and Cyberbullying. NCPC
Online Resources Netbullies: Basic Information about Internet Safety and Prevention netbullies
Online Resources Net. Smartz: Huge Comprehensive Site with Vast Amounts of Downloadable Resources Related Sites: Net. Smartz Kids (Elementary) NS Teens (Middle) Net. Smartz
Online Resources Massive Download Compilation of Resources in English and Spanish Netsmartzall
Online Resources Project Safe Childhood Basic Information and Videos Project. SC
Online Resources Contains High Quality Information. Has the Look and Feel of a Blog Frequently Updated Safekids
Online Resources Large Informational Hub Staysafeonline
Online Resources State Departments Website for Internet Safety Contains Basic Information for Parents, Teachers, and Students Contains Many Links to Other Sites TEA
Online Resources Very Basic and Concise Information Part of Wired Kids Wired. Kids
Online Resources Large Informational Hub Wired. Kidscom
Online Resources Yet another Large Informational Hub Features a lot of information about the Internet and the Law Wired. Safey
Links ØFire. Wall - home ØCyberbullying Research Center Øi-SAFE Inc. ØWired. Safety Overview ØTEA - Internet Safety ØNet. Smartz ØCyber-Safety. com - Internet Safety ØNet. Smartz Kids ØDisney. com | Internet Safety ØNet. Smartz Teens ØNet. Smartz. org Ø Net. Smartz Downloads ØVirtual Training Academy Ø Cyber. Law. Enforcement ØCyber. Tipline ØSTOP Cyberbullyinging ØSTAYSAFEONLINE. org ØNet Bullies ØInternet safety & civility | Safe. Kids. com Ø Cyber. Law. Enforcement. org ØCTAP 4 Cybersafety Project ØWired Kids, Inc. ØProject Safe Childhood ØNational Crime Prevention Council
Cyberbullying: Suggestions for Implementation • Avoid Re-inventing the Wheel • Collaborate Across Campuses • Personalize for Your Community (Make it Real) • Create a Page or Add a Section to Campus Website • Create (or use the one we made) a Flyer for Parents • Utilize Staff Development Time on Campus for Training Staff • Develop a themed week like Red Ribbon Week to Educate About Internet Safety • Show Video Clips and or Information During Announcements • Give Student Groups like Student Council the Opportunity to Create Posters and Informational Signs
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