Cyber bullying and Internet Safety

One way to avoid cyberbullying is to...

• post everything you feel like
• use privacy settings
• let strangers follow you
• post personal information

true or false: it is ok to say mean stuff about other people online? 

• True
• False
• idk

True or False: If someone you know is being bullied online, you should stay out of it. It's none of your business.

• True
• False
• idk

If you are being cyberbullied you should:

• threaten them back
• tell a trusted adult
• ask for their phone number
• meet face to face to settle it

What is a cyberbully?

• someone who uses technology to indimidate or make others feel bad
• a computer security system
• someone who can be trusted

Is it true you can say what ever you want on the internet because no one will know its you?

• Yes, you can create any username and no one will know it's you

• No, what you say on the internet can have consequences and get you in trouble

• Yes, you can't harm anyone through the internet

Posting harmful or mean comments on a social network or through texting is considered cyber bullying.

• True
• False

Which of the choices below would count as cyberbullying?

•  sending harassing texts
•  threatening someone on Facebook
•  posting embarrassing pictures of someone without asking them
•  all of the above

 Which of the choices below are effective things to do to stop online bullies?

•  block the bully’s messages
•  tell an adult
• ignore the bully
•  all of the above

 Eighty-one percent of youth surveyed who admitted to cyberbullying someone named this reason for their behavior.

•  They wanted to torture the person they were bullying because they hated them.
•  They thought it was funny, so they kept doing it.
• They hoped to become a famous bully someday
•  They saw it on TV and wanted to try it for themselves.