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    WATCHING A VIDEO:

    Cyberbully: Cyberbullying

    1- What is cyber bullying?


    Read the following information
    Source:
    http://www.violencepreventionworks.org/public/cyber_bullying.page

    Cyber bullying is bullying through email, instant messaging (IMing), chat room exchanges, Web site posts, or
    digital messages or images send to a cellular phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) . Cyber bullying, like
    traditional bullying, involves an imbalance of power, aggression, and a negative action that is often repeated.

    2- Here are some characteristics of cyberbullying, which is different from


    traditional bullying. Read them and after watching the segment, decide how
    the main character in the movie dealt with them.

    Anonymity
    As bad as the "bully" on the playground may be, he or she can be readily identified and potentially avoided. On
    the other hand, the child who cyber bullies is often anonymous. The victim is left wondering who the cyber
    "bully" is, which can cause a great deal of stress.
    Accessibility
    Most children who use traditional ways of bullying terrorize their victim at school, on the bus, or walking to or
    from school. Although bullying can happen elsewhere in the community, there is usually a standard period of
    time during which these children have access to their victims. Children who cyber bully can wreak havoc any
    time of the day or night.
    Punitive Fears
    Victims of cyber bullying often do not report it because of: (1) fear of retribution from their tormentors, and (2)
    fear that their computer or phone privileges will be taken away. Often, adults' responses to cyber bullying are to
    remove the technology from a victim - which in their eyes can be seen as punishment.
    Bystanders
    Most traditional bullying episodes occur in the presence of other people who assume the role of bystanders or
    witnesses. The phenomenon of being a bystander in the cyber world is different in that they may receive and
    forward emails, view web pages, forward images sent to cell phones, etc. The number of bystanders in the cyber
    world can reach into the millions.

    Disinhibition
    The anonymity afforded by the Internet can lead children to engage in behaviors that they might not do face-to-
    face. Ironically, it is their very anonymity that allows some individuals to bully at all.

    3- Here are some kinds of cyberbullying. Which ones did she suffer?
    Harassment: Repeatedly sending offensive, rude, and insulting messages

    Denigration: Distributing information about another that is derogatory and untrue through posting it on a Web
    page, sending it to others through email or instant messaging, or posting or sending digitally altered photos of
    someone
    Flaming: Online "fighting" using electronic messages with angry, vulgar language

    Impersonation: Breaking into an email or social networking account and using that person's online identity to
    send or post vicious or embarrassing material to/about others.

    Outing and Trickery: Sharing someone's secrets or embarrassing information, or tricking someone into revealing
    secrets or embarrassing information and forwarding it to others

    Cyber Stalking: Repeatedly sending messages that include threats of harm or are highly intimidating, or
    engaging in other online activities that make a person afraid for his or her safety (depending on the content of
    the message, it may be illegal)

    4- Work in pairs:

    1. What were the consequences of cyberbullying in the movie segment case?


    2. Why did her friend decide to do it?
    3. What should happen to her friend - the cyberbully? Should she be punished? How?
    4. Was there anything that could have been done to prevent the situation from happening? Explain it.
    5. Do you know anyone who has gone through such an experience? What happened?

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