CHARACTERCOUNTS! ONLINE

CHARACTERCOUNTS! ONLINE

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  13-year-old girl’s suicidein October 2006 was the result of a cruel cyber hoax and cyber bullying. Classmates to be held responsible… ABCNews.com
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  13 year oldMegan Meier from Missouri struck up an online friendship on the popular social networking site MySpace. She believed the person was a new boy in her hometown. In actuality, the “friend” was a group of individuals, including adults, who were intent on humiliating the poor girl because of a friendship with another child that had gone awry.
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  This year, astudent from Downsfield Middle School was suspended and later expelled after forwarding a computer-generated image of a penis to a cell phone.
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  Five students fromMiscoe Hill School were suspended, and three questionable Facebook groups were taken offline after school officials learned of them last week. Boston Globe, Dec. 2009
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  Cyber bullying NetiquetteReacting v. Responding Impact 101
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  Being cruel toothers by sending or posting harmful material using technological means; an individual or group that uses information and communication involving electronic technologies to facilitate deliberate and repeated harassment or threat to an individual or group. Also known as: ‘ Electronic Bullying’ & ‘ Online Social Cruelty’
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  E-mail Cell phonesText messages Instant messaging Defamatory personal web sites (Facebook, etc…) Defamatory online personal polling web sites Chat rooms
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  Who May BeInvolved: Assistant Principal Principal School Social Worker School Psychologist Parents Police Attorney (School or Private) Superintendent Internet Service Provider Violates School Limits Violates Criminal and Civil Law Limits Violates Defamation Limits Material that Constitutes an Invasion of Privacy (1 st Amendment)
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  What You Needto Know All behavior and actions have consequences Cyber bullying hurts- period! Cyber bully and accomplices often become the target of cyber bullying themselves Cyber bully- you can’t hide anymore. We know who you are!
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  Reacting is emotionaland often occurs without much thought Reacting usually causes more problems Responding is thoughtful Responding allows for reflection Responding reduces the chance for additional problems
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  Your reputation withyour friends, family, and others Legal problems for you and your family Loss of ability to get a summer job Loss of school privileges and sanctions Long term consequences- college and employment
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  Tone- avoid negativityespecially about other people Language- no swearing (abbreviations, too) Self-control is learn to say no to invitations Profile impressions- what impression does a stranger get from your picture and profile
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  Wall- delete inappropriatecomments Tagging- don’t tag in unflattering ways Purge and sanitize several times a year Overall- imagine your Facebook page is on your teachers’ white boards.
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  We should: Focuson values of kindness and respect for each other Awareness of others’ feelings Develop effective problem solving skills Empower bystanders
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