I Was Cyberbullied

WHAT IS CYBER-BULLYING?

• THE ACT OF USING PHYSICAL FORCE TO HURT ANOTHER PERSON.

• BULLYING THAT INCLUDES STEALING A PERSON’S CELL PHONE, LAPTOP OR TEXTING DEVICE.

• USING A CELL PHONE OR THE INTERNET TO HARASS, EMBARRASS OR THREATEN SOMEONE BY POSTING MESSAGES OR SENDING COMPROMISING PICTURES ONLINE.

• ANY CRUEL ACTIVITY THAT TAKES PLACE IN CYBERSPACE.

WHICH IS MORE HARMFUL TO THE VICTIM: CYBER-BULLYING OR TRADITIONAL BULLYING?

• TRADITIONAL BULLYING IS MORE HARMFUL BECAUSE IT CAN INCLUDE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.

• CYBER-BULLYING IS MORE HARMFUL BECAUSE THE VICTIM CAN’T ESCAPE; IT CAN OCCUR 24 HOURS A DAY.

• CYBER-BULLYING AND TRADITIONAL BULLYING ARE EQUALLY HARMFUL.

• NEITHER CYBER-BULLYING NOR TRADITIONAL BULLYING IS HARMFUL.

ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY, HOW MANY TEENS HAVE EXPERIENCED ONLINE HARASSMENT?

• 2 IN 10 TEENS

• 3 IN 10 TEENS

• 4 IN 10 TEENS

• 5 IN 10 TEENS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A COMMON METHOD OF CYBER-BULLYING?

• POSTING A NEGATIVE REVIEW OF A MOVIE

• PARTICIPATING IN AN OFFENSIVE INTERNET POLL THAT ASKS YOU TO JUDGE A CLASSMATE

• LOCKING SOMEONE OUT OF THEIR OWN ACCOUNT

• POSTING COMPROMISING PICTURES OF SOMEONE ONLINE

WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS IS TRUE?

• GIRLS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE CYBER-BULLIES AS BOYS.

• BOYS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE CYBER-BULLIES AS GIRLS.

• BOYS AND GIRLS ARE EQUALLY LIKELY TO BE CYBER-BULLIES.

• NONE OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.

WHERE DOES CYBER-BULLYING MOST COMMONLY OCCUR? (click all that apply)

• IN CHAT ROOMS AND ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

• VIA TEXT MESSAGE AND INSTANT MESSAGING

• VIA EMAIL

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PREVENT BECOMING A VICTIM OF CYBER-BULLYING?

• GIVE YOUR PASSWORD ONLY TO YOUR VERY BEST FRIENDS.

• GOOGLE YOUR NAME OCCASIONALLY AND MONITOR WHAT IS POSTED ABOUT YOU ONLINE.

• POST PRIVATE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF ONLY ON YOUR OWN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE.

• RESPOND STRONGLY AND FORCEFULLY TO ANYONE WHO CYBER-BULLIES YOU.

ASKING AN ADULT FOR HELP WHEN YOU ARE BEING VICTIMIZED BY A CYBER-BULLY:

• MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE THE HARASSMENT STOP.

• IS A SIGN OF PERSONAL WEAKNESS.

• IS REQUIRED ONLY IF YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN THREATENED.

• IS NOT EFFECTIVE SINCE ADULTS DON’T CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS ONLINE.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU ARE BEING CYBER-BULLIED? (click all that apply)

• STOP AND TAKE TIME TO THINK BEFORE YOU RESPOND.

• BLOCK ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BULLY.

• DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO TELL AN ADULT.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT CYBER-BULLYING?

• AVOID USING THE INTERNET, CELL PHONE OR TEXTING DEVICES.

• CREATE AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE SCREEN NAME SO PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

• CHANGE YOUR SCREEN NAME EVERY THREE MONTHS.

• DON’T BECOME A CYBER-BULLY YOURSELF.