Cyberbullying/Cybersmarts From the Wikipedia: "Cyberbullying: (cyber-bullying, online bullying) is the use of electronic information and communication devices such as e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, Blogs, mobile phones, pagers, Instant messages and defamatory websites to bully or otherwise harass an individual or group through personal attacks or other means, and it may constitute a computer crime. Cyberbullying is willful and repeated harm inflicted through the medium of electronic text. Like bullying, cyberbullying involves recurring harm and can be distinguished from peer harassment as a subset of aggressive behavior because bullying represents a pattern of behavior committed over a period of time. The term cyberbullying was first used by Canadian educator Bill Belsey, creator of the Web site www.bullying.org." Read about some examples of Cyberbullying and the effects it has on students, parents and/or educators. Click on a category below to explore some resources to help you understand and deal with Cyberbullying. |
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