Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying Definitions
Cyber-bullying: Cyber-bullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.
Cyber-bullying is bullying which uses e-technology as a means of victimizing others.
It is the use of an Internet service or mobile technologies – such as e-mail, chat room discussion groups, instant messaging, Webpages or SMS (text messaging) – with the intention of harming another person.
Examples include communications that seek to intimidate, control, manipulate, put down or humiliate the recipient.
Cyber-bullying definition by The National Crime Prevention Council: “when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person.”
Cyber-bullying definition by StopCyberbullying.org: “a situation when a child is repeatedly ‘tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted’ by another child or teenager using text messaging, email, instant messaging or any other type of digital technology.”
Note: The term cyber bullying is believed to have been introduced and defined by anti bullying activist William “Bill” Belsey. Mr. Belsey is the President of Bullying.org, the creator of www.cyberbullying.org , the world’s first website about the issue of cyberbullying, originator of the annual Bullying Awareness Week and the facilitator of www.bullyingcourse.com , an educational resource that offers online courses about bullying and cyberbullying for parents and educators
Who should protect children from each other?
Parents
Parents must monitor a child’s internet activities / communications. If a parent becomes aware that a child is sending and / or receiving malicious, harassing, threatening, hurtful and / or embarrassing emails steps must be taken to immediately address the behavior.
Immediately report the behavior the incident (s)
Cyber-bullying: Cyber-bullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.
Cyber-bullying is bullying which uses e-technology as a means of victimizing others.
It is the use of an Internet service or mobile technologies – such as e-mail, chat room discussion groups, instant messaging, Webpages or SMS (text messaging) – with the intention of harming another person.
Examples include communications that seek to intimidate, control, manipulate, put down or humiliate the recipient.
Cyber-bullying definition by The National Crime Prevention Council: “when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person.”
Cyber-bullying definition by StopCyberbullying.org: “a situation when a child is repeatedly ‘tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted’ by another child or teenager using text messaging, email, instant messaging or any other type of digital technology.”
Note: The term cyber bullying is believed to have been introduced and defined by anti bullying activist William “Bill” Belsey. Mr. Belsey is the President of Bullying.org, the creator of www.cyberbullying.org , the world’s first website about the issue of cyberbullying, originator of the annual Bullying Awareness Week and the facilitator of www.bullyingcourse.com , an educational resource that offers online courses about bullying and cyberbullying for parents and educators
Who should protect children from each other?
Parents
Parents must monitor a child’s internet activities / communications. If a parent becomes aware that a child is sending and / or receiving malicious, harassing, threatening, hurtful and / or embarrassing emails steps must be taken to immediately address the behavior.
Immediately report the behavior the incident (s)