Poll Chart Week 10

Based on the result power hungry more influence kids to cyber bully each other compare to do it for excitement.

Steps to take on to help educate your child on Cyber Bully

Steps to take on on to help educate your child on Cyber Bully

1. Tell your kids to keep personal information, inappropriate comments and private photos to themselves. Cyber bullies trick victims, or the victim’s friends, into revealing personal or embarrassing information online and then sending it to others. Make sure your kids understand that nothing they post to Facebook, email or send over a mobile phone is truly private. This includes personal photos and comments about a teacher or someone they know. Even a friend can send it on to others, perhaps inadvertently. For example, if they are not using privacy settings correctly or have authorized “friends of friends” to see their photos, your private photo may end up with someone who can use it abusively. Be especially careful with a “friend” met online whose real identity is unknown. Experts agree that most often cyber bullies know their victims.
2. Advise your kids to never give their passwords to anyone other than you, the parent. Even to a close friend, who might accidentally pass it on or even abuse the trust in a moment of anger or poor judgment. Stealing passwords and sending cruel or untrue messages while posing as someone else is a favorite trick of cyber bullies.
3. If they see bullying, make sure they know not to laugh or join in. Besides the bully and the victim, there are often bystanders who either compound the problem with more teasing, or stand by and do nothing. Teach your children that cyber bullying is wrong and if they see it, that they should not join in nor stand idly by, but should speak out against it and tell you or another trusted adult what is happening.
4. If someone is trying to bully your child online, teach him or her not to react. Ideally, if they suspect something, they should not even read it, first because it can be upsetting and second because getting angry or responding in any way only gives the bully what he or she wants. Help your child understand the bravest and smartest thing they can do is to walk away from it and let you know.
5. Talk to your teachers and school administrators. Cyber bullying is new to all of us, and educators and legislators are trying to understand how to best handle this problem. You can help protect your child and their friends by talking to your school system to see what sort of policies and educational programs they are putting in place, and by making sure they treat this issue as a priority. Educators, administrators and counselors can work to raise awareness of cyber bullying and even help prevent it by teaching children what constitutes bullying and making it more socially unacceptable among peers.

Poll Chart Week 9

Through the vote talking with their children about the awareness bully is the best way. So based on this, even researchers said the exact same thing. everythings needs some talk to overcome nor prevent a problem.

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Best Photography Contest Results

Best photography Contest

-which was organized by our Cyber Bully Issues team has finally came to end. Its time to reveal the results. And the winner of this contest in Miss. Sangeetha Shingam. Her photography is about a scenery of Atlantis Hotel, Dubai. Thanks for all the effort and the participation from the participators.

 Miss. Sangeetha Shingam - The Winner


Other Participators 

Mr. Mohan Rao

Mr. William Ang

Mr. S. Kuhan Raj

Mr.Sean Ding

The Cyberbullying Research Center also did a series of surveys that found these cyber bullying statistics:

• Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying
• About half of young people have experienced some form of cyber bullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly
• Mean, hurtful comments and spreading rumours are the most common type of cyber bullying
• Girls are at least as likely as boys to be cyber bullies or their victims
• Boys are more likely to be threatened by cyber bullies than girls
• Cyber bullying affects all races
• Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self esteem and to consider suicide

Parents and teens can do some things that help reduce the cyber bullying statistics:

• Talks to teens about cyber bullying, explaining that it is wrong and can have serious consequences. Make a rule that teens may not send mean or damaging messages, even if someone else started it, or suggestive pictures or messages or they will lose their cell phone and computer privileges for a time.
• Encourage teens to tell an adult if cyber bullying is occurring. Tell them if they are the victims they will not be punished, and reassure them that being bullied is not their fault.
• Teens should keep cyber bullying messages as proof that the cyber bullying is occurring. The teens' parents may want to talk to the parents of the cyber bully, to the bully's Internet or cell phone provider, and/or to the police about the messages, especially if they are threatening or sexual in nature.
• Try blocking the person sending the messages. It may be necessary to get a new phone number or email address and to be more cautious about giving out the new number or address.

Poll Chart Week 8

Through out on this poll results based on people's vote, more people agree that girls often become the victim of Cyber bully because of fear and anxiety. This fear causes them to be the victim of cyber bully. Through this, people, girls especially, some of them should overcome their fear and anxiety so they wouldn't be the prey for the cuber bully predators.

The Effects of Cyberbullying

                                           




Research on cyberbullying has found that students involved are more likely to:

• Be unwilling to attend school
• Receive poor grades
• Have lower self-esteem
• Have more health problems
• anger
• sadness
• feeling hurt
• embarrassed
• afraid
• Use alcohol and drugs
• Skip school
• poor concentration
• low school achievement
• absenteeism from school

                                   

Poll Chart Week 7

Never respond the bully is the most practical way to handle cyber bully. Block the person from sending you email and instant messages.Report the bully to the police is the second way to do.Harassment of any form is illegal and should be taken seriously.Harassment of any form is illegal and should be taken seriously.

The Stealth of The Cyber Predator

       

          




        Today, thanks to the World Wide Web, we face the most dangerous predator of them all, the Cyber Predator. The cyber predator can take on any identity they chose. They can be from anywhere in the world and can reach you with just a few keystrokes. They move quickly and with intent. Their goals are varied but the end result is always the same - someone will get hurt. Even if you take all precautions possible, there is someone who can break through your defenses, they just have to want to badly enough.

        The intentions of the cyber predator are varied. Some do it just for the challenge, to see whom they can reel in with their promises. Some are looking for sexual favors and will say just about anything to get what they want. Others are looking for a way to immigrate to another country and figure marrying in is the best way. And some want to hurt you, badly, to take from you your self-respect, your monetary worth or even your life.

       Almost daily you can turn on the TV and see on one talk show or news program after another the sad tales of those individuals who trusted the wrong person. There was a woman in Chicago a few years ago who had been chatting with a gentleman on the net for months. One day he showed up at her home for a visit. She let him in and they started a sexual relationship. He stayed for a week before she started having serious doubts and finally asked him to leave. He agreed without complaint. As she was helping him pack his bag to take him to the airport he attacked her with a hammer and beat her severely, stole her car and credit cards and left her for dead. If she hadn't lived he probably would have gotten away with his crime. No one in Chicago knew him; she had mentioned him to no one in particular. Luckily, she managed to pull through and he is now serving a life sentence.

        Now again, I recognize the fact that thousands of people have met and married and been very happy together thanks to the internet. I am not advising against meeting people, rather, I am reminding people to be careful. Triple check and then check again. Don't be afraid to ask questions, and don't agree to meet someone alone, or invite them to your home. The world wide web provided the venue for terrorists to gain easy access to the many good people out there. Live by the motto "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is". It might just save your life. But this is just one person's opinion.

Poll Chart Week 6

Encourage your child to be non-responsive to the bully is the most effective to stop cyber bully.Try to get your child to share his feelings with you and listen supportively.

Why Cyber Bullying Has Become such a Big Issue?

It takes a certain kind of child to bully another child. And it takes a certain kind of contempt and disregard for the victim's rights to be able to treat a fellow classmate with cruelty. But at least the traditional bully is relatively easy to identify. A traditional bully draws from a fairly consistent set of bullying methods. He will physically or verbally attack his victim, use relational aggression, or extort. Researchers have studied and pinpointed the constellations of behaviors a traditional bully will employ to bully others. Researchers know the common characteristics of bully children, and they are starting to understand how to intervene and stop the cycle of traditional bullying.

The study of cyber bullying, on the other hand, is in its infancy. This is because researchers are just beginning to understand the full scope of the problem, and because technology is advancing at such a rapid pace, researchers are not able to keep up with the types of bullying it unleashes.

Cyber bullying is not as easy to identify as traditional bullying. In the impersonal and one-dimensional world of the Internet, it can be tough to read the nuances of online communication. For example: you might read an instant message between your son and his friend that appears to be hostile. When you question your son about it, he laughs and says they talk like that online all the time, and that it's just a joke. Or you might find your daughter in tears over an e-mail her friend sent. When you read the e-mail, you can't figure out what your daughter is upset about. Even after you ask for clarification, you are still confused. With online communication, kidding around can be mistaken for bullying, and bullying can be so subtle that it is overlooked or misunderstood by parents.

Reference:

Deborah Carpenter with Christopher J. Ferguson, Ph.D.

http://www.netplaces.com/dealing-with-bullies/cyber-bullying/why-cyber-bullying-has-become-such-a-problem.htm

Poll chart analysis for week 5

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Poll chart analysis for week 4

POLL CHART RESULTS FOR WEEK 4

Question: Does most of the parents know the cyber bully awareness ?

Nowadays most of the parents are still figuring out about the cyber bully issues and from the above analysis, we know that only 20% doesn't really know about the idea and tips on protecting their kids from Cyber Bully Issue. Parents should be more considerative upon their child's safety on the internet nowadays.

The Threats of Cyber Bully

The kind of threat:

• The communication uses rude language
• The communication insults your child directly (“You are fat!”)
• The communication threatens your child indistinctly (“I’m going to get you!”)
• The communication threatens your child with bodily harm. (“I’m going to punch you up!”)
• There is a general serious threat. (“There is a bomb in the school!” or “Don’t take the school bus today!”)
• The communication threatens your child with serious bodily harm or death (“I am going to break your arms!” or “I am going to kill you!”)

The frequency of the threats:

• It is a one-time communication
• The communication is repeated in the in different or same ways
• The communications are increasing from time to time
• Third-parties are suddenly joining in and communications are now being received from (what appears to be) additional people

Victims of Cyber Bullying Face Depression

A new study suggests the effects of electronic or cyber bullying are different from traditional, face-to-face bullying. Young victims of electronic or cyber bullying which occurs online or by cell phone are more likely to suffer from depression than their tormentors are.In traditional bullying,somebody writes an insult on the bathroom wall and it’s confined to the environment of the school. We cannot be sure whether depressed kids have lower self-esteem are more easily bullied or the other way around. Gender was not a factor boys and girls equally were vulnerable. In 2006, Megan Meier, a Missouri teen, committed suicide because of online bullying. In a case that illustrates how the trend can cross boundaries of age and identity, her adult tormentors pretended to be a boy who first befriended, then insulted, and finally “dumped” her.

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Poll chart analysis for week 3

POLL CHART RESULTS FOR WEEK 3.

Question: Do you think Cyber Bully would end?

THIS IS THE RESULTS OBTAINED FOR THE POLL VOTE FOR WEEK 3

Italian conversation on Cyber bully awareness

CYBER BULLY ISSUE NOWADAYS BECOMING VERY COMMON



Our Podcast is on Italian Language.
Done by: Giri Rao Krishna and Muhd.Ridzuan.

Translation:

Ciao colleghi blogger e visitatori. come stai?

Hello fellow bloggers and viewers. how are you doing?

Oggi ci accingiamo a parlare di problemi di cyber-bullo

Today we are going to talk about cyber bully issues

Ridzuan: Ciao mondo. Cyber-bullo è una cosa comune oggigiorno in internet in world wide web.

Ridzuan: Hello world. Cyber bully is a common thing in internet nowdays in world wide web.

Giri: Sì, ho notato che e tutti dovrebbero essere consapevoli di questo problema

Giri: Yes, i have noticed that and everyone should be aware of this issue

Ridzuan: Governo dovrebbe agire in fretta su questo tema, se non le cose potrebbero peggiorare.

Ridzuan: Goverment should act fast on this issue, if not things might get worse.

Giri: Questo è vero. Ma soprattutto, la gente dovrebbe conoscenza di questo problema con la lettura tutti gli articoli e consigli riguardo Cyber bullo

Giri: That's true. But moreover, people should aware of this issue by reading all the articles and tips regarding Cyber bully

Ridzuan:Nel nostro blog, abbiamo avuto alcuni suggerimenti e recente numero che la gente intorno, genitori e bambino dovrebbe seguire

Ridzuan: In our blog, we have got certain tips and recent issue that people around, parents and child should follow up

  

Giri: Sì, sono d'accordo che i genitori dovrebbero andare comunque e partecipare alla consapevolezza di assicurarsi che i loro figli in un luogo sicuro

Giri: Yes, i agree that parents should go though and participate on awareness to make sure their child in a safe place

Ridzuan: a parte questo, gli adolescenti sono vittime più comuni, in modo da favorire la i ragazzi a conoscere suggerimenti per evitare di cyber-bullo

Ridzuan: other than that, teenagers are most common victim, so we encourage the teenagers to learn about tips to avoid cyber bully

Giri: adolescenti dovrebbero essere più volentieri a prendersi cura di se stessi da tutto questo  problemi indesiderati

Giri: teenagers should be more willingly to take care of themselves from all this unwanted problems

Ridzuan: Pubblica inoltre dovrebbe forse fare una campagna di sensibilizzazione bulli informatici nella loro città

Ridzuan: Public also should maybe do a campaign for cyber bully awareness in their town

Giri: Beh spero che nessuno sarà vittima di cyber-bullo più.

Giri: Well I hope that no one will be a victim of cyber bully anymore.

Ridzuan: Sì, il tempo di mettere un punto fermo per tutti questo problema bulli informatici.Estrarre dal cyber-bullo

Ridzuan: Yes, time to put a full stop for all this cyber bully issue. Take out cyber from bully

ok vedrò tutti voi presto. fare attenzione e arrivederci

Ok, I will see you guys all soon. Take care.

POLL CHART RESULTS

POLL CHART RESULT FOR WEEK 2

Question: What is the main reason Cyber Bully takes place?

Recent Cyber Bully Issues

News article on recent Cyber Bully Issues.

This is bad.

Cyber bullying: Out you go!

Submitted by shaza on Friday, August 12th, 2011

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Students can be expelled over Internet torment, warns Education Ministry

Andrew Sagayam

Friday, August 12th, 2011 11:52:00

PETALING JAYA: Schools cannot turn their backs on students who fall victims to bullying even if the act took place in cyberspace.

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong told The Malay Mail regardless of where the offence was committed, the victim remains a student and the ministry views any type of bullying cases seriously.

"It doesn't matter where the bullying happened even online on social networking sites, they are still students and at the end of the day such incidents should not happen in the first place.

"Should there be any case of bullying, the victim should report the matter immediately, first to a teacher, a disciplinary teacher and the headmaster. If any of these superiors refuse to take up the case, then the student should report straight to the ministry. We will investigate and take action," he told The Paper That Cares when asked to comment on the rise of such cases in the country.

Wee was referring to the case of a 14-year-old school girl who turned to alcohol as she could no longer face cyberbullying by her schoolmates, through a social networking site. Her school teacher dismissed her complaints claiming the offense did not take place on school grounds.

He said action could be taken on teachers who did care for the welfare of students in the first place. Wee advised the said victim of a cyberbullying, the teenage girl who turned to alcohol in her desperate battle against her schoolmate bullies over the Internet.

The Malay Mail on Aug 1 highlighted her plight.

Schools must act against Internet bullies too, says NUTP

SCHOOLS must take action against students who bully, including on the Internet, before the situation gets out of hand, said National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Lok Yim Pheng.

"With the presence of the Internet, school bullies have yet another way of getting to their victims. In school, the bullies may have limited time in harassing their victims but with social networking sites, victims have no reprieve from these bullies who can continue posting hurtful messages at any time they wish to," she told The Malay Mail.

"Such bullying on the Internet are an infringement of human rights too. This is because by posting an insulting comment on the Internet about another person, the wider world can see it. This directly defames the victim."

Lok urged school authorities, the Education Ministry and the police to team up in tackling bullying which has become problematic in certain schools.

"The authorities should formulate preventive measures to deter bullying at schools, including on the Internet," she said.

"Students must be aware they cannot post damaging comments about others on the Internet where culprits should not be allowed to get away free."

Star News paper

Poll Chart for Week 1

Closed poll results. Week 1
Question : Whom do you think are the main victim of Cyber Bully?

Through out major votes says that Teenagers (13-19) are the main

victim of Cyber Bully, and then follow on by Pre-teen whom are

 categorized under the age of 7-12

Actions taken to stop Cyber Bullying

Microsoft calls for increased action against cyber bullying.

In the book “Cyberbullying Prevention and Response: Expert Perspectives,” Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin, co-directors of the Cyberbullying Research Center, reported that one in five U.S. teens surveyed was a victim of cyberbullying in 2010. In addition, one in five teens admitted to being a cyberbully themselves, while the media typically reports only on the most serious, tragic cases.

A number of organizations worldwide are arming young people and educators with the tips and tools they need to help create a safer digital environment. One program that tackles cyberbullying is CyberMentors , a UK-based project that trains young people to mentor peers who are victims of bullying.

Another part of creating a healthy digital environment is providing educators and parents with the tools they need to navigate the digital world. Both groups often are unprepared to handle or discuss cybersafety issues.

Microsoft provided startup funds for Generation Safe and announced its partnership with the project in November 2010 at the International Bullying Prevention Association’s seventh annual conference in Seattle.

As part of its anti-bullying programme, Microsoft has also highlighted the use of CyberMentors, which trains young people to help their friends who have fallen victim to the issue.

Ways to prevent cyber bully

http://www.google.com

Whether you and your friends had been the victims of cyber bully there are many steps that you and your friends can follow and stay cyber safe. There are certain ways to prevent cyber bullying from happening to us and that ways are :

· Tell your family and friends to never post their real name or photo in their profile and to make their profile private so that they cannot be identified

· Never send any emails or other online messages that can threaten other people

· Never to give out any private information over the internet

· Delete suspicious email without opening it

· Print out any messages or any harassing materials that cyberbully target to you as an evidence to show to the police

· Seldom change your password

· If you had identified who’s cyberbullying you, or your family blog any further communication

· Do not respond to any suspicious messages and online materials

· Raise awareness of the cyberbullying problem with your community

· Tell your family and friends and make sure never share their passwords or personal info with anyone

· Lastly, never face to face people whom you only know on world wide web

Source:

http://www.speedbrake.com/tips/bullies.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?Ways-to-Prevent-Cyber-Bullying-and-Solutions-to-Cyber Bullying&id=4614689

http://www.hotchalk.com/mydesk/index.php/back-to-school-tips/312-ten-tips-to-prevent-cyberbullying

Definition of Cyber Bully

Definition


Cyber Bully means when a child, pre-teen or teen is tormented normally teenagers are threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed. It can also be targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. It has to have a minor on both sides. Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyberstalking. Adult cyber-harassment or cyberstalking and Cyber bullying is totally 2 different things.

How cyberbullying works

There are two kinds of cyberbullying, 

-Direct attacks- for example message is directly sent to the person.

 -Cyberbullying by proxy- Using other people's help to cyberbully the person in an another way.

Because cyberbullying by proxy often gets adults involved in the harassment, it is much more dangerous in that care

Credits to 
http://www.onextrapixel.com/2010/09/08/cyber-bullies-the-terminators-of-the-design-community/

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/prevention

http://www.olweus.org/public/cyber_bullying.page