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Cyberbullying is when someone is being bullied on a social networking site and the bullying is in school and on the social networking site.

//Cyberbullying//. National Crime Prevention Council. PDF.


 * 43% of teens have been bullied online.
 * 81% of youth said that they do cyberbullying because they think that it is funny.
 * 30% of kids that have been cyberbullied want to seek revenge.
 * 11% of teens talked to their parents about cyberbullying incidents.
 * 70% of teens said that being able to block cyberbullying was the best method.

//Web Tables//. School Crime Supplement. PDF.


 * 18% of kids between the ages of 12 and 18 have been bullied online in they years 2008 and 2009
 * 16% of kids have been subjects of rumors online between 2008 and 2009
 * 6% of kids have been mad fun of online or have had mean things said to them online
 * 16% of kids have been threatened online do to cyberbullies saying mean things and afraid the person who is being bullied will report them to someone.
 * 94% of kids have never been bullied while they are online a social networking site.

"Ryan's Story." //Ryan's Story Presentation//. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. 

Ryan Patrick Halligan

He started being bullied around the 5th grade because he was a different type of student he had special needs a kid started to pick on him because of that during his first middle school year he was being bullied on and off all through his first year of middle school. Ryan wanted to learn how to fight so he could beat the bully and he could leave him alone and never be bullied again. Ryan was friends with the bully and was messaging him and made a funny joke and then the bully thought that it must mean that Ryan is gay. Then Ryan tried to make a relationship with this girl that he liked and then in 8th grade he approached her and she told him that he was a loser and that no one wanted to be his friend. In the end Ryan ended up committing suicide and he doesn't blame it on the kids he says he knows that Ryan was suffering from depression and that was one of the reasons that he committed suicide and the reason he is not with his family onn this day.

Webster, Christopher. "Different Types of Cyber Bullying - Cyberbullying.info | for Students, Parents and Teachers." //Cyberbullying.info | Raising Awareness of Cyber Bullying and Internet Safety | for Students, Parents and Teachers//. Sept. 2011. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .

The different types of Cyberbullying are Anonymity, Pseudonyms, Flaming, Masquerading, Cyberstalking, Outing, Harassment, Exclusion. Those are the different types of Cyberbullying.

Different types of cyberbullying

> Bullies often send repeated messages, or at odd times of the day and night.
 * Anonymity-Anonymity is when someone makes threatening comments to you, but is able to hide who they are. This means that it can be hard for you to figure out who sent you a threatening message or email.
 * Pseudonym- Pseudonym or alias is like a nickname. Bullies can call themselves a different name when they are online and act a different age.
 * Flaming-An intense argument, that normally takes place in chat rooms, over instant messages or email.
 * Masquerading- A form of cyberbullying where the bully pretends to be someone who they aren’t.
 * Cyberstalking- A form of harassment were someone stalks someone on the internet.
 * Outing- The public display or forwarding of personal communications such as text messages, emails or instant messaging.
 * Harassment- Bullies sending offensive messages targeted at an individual or group.
 * Exclusion- When teens are excluded from a group or team.

Darehzereshki, Mahdieh. "What Are Different Types of ?" //Cyberbullying//. Mahdieh Darehzereshki, 23 Apr. 2010. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .

People bully one another by harassing them and calling them names on the internet and saying that they don't belong at their school and saying that they are ugly and that no one wants to be friends with them and that no one will ever be friends with them. Also they act like they are friends but then they tell them that they are a loser and that nobody wants to be their friend ever because they are ugly or weird. The bullies use websites like facebook and MySpace to bully people and make them feel horrible. They never stop bullying the person on the internet and in school and when they never stop it makes the victim feel terrible and if they continue it make the victim want to commit suicide so then they don't have to deal with the bullying anymore.

"Bullying-Characteristics of Children Who Bully." //WebMD - Better Information. Better Health.// WebMD. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. 

Bully Characteristics Some examples where bullies can bully each other on the internet- Facebook and MySpace
 * May witness physical and verbal violence or aggression at home. They have a positive view of this behavior, and they act aggressively toward other people, including adults.
 * May hit or push other children.
 * Are often physically strong.
 * May or may not be popular with other children around their same age.
 * Have trouble following rules.
 * Show little concern for the feelings of others.

//Bully-victim Chart//. PDF.

Fraga, Brian. "Cyberbullying Is a Growing Problem among Youngsters | SouthCoastToday.com." //SouthCoastToday.com - Home Page - Your Link to SouthCoast Massachusetts and beyond//. South Coast Today, 22 Mar. 2009. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .
 * show a lot of emotion.
 * rarely tell about being bullied, because they think it will make matters worse,
 * they don't think adults can help.
 * may carry weapons for protection.
 * do not encourage attack; they don't "ask for it."
 * are sensitive, cry easily, and are easy to pick on.
 * may be shy and lacking in social skills.
 * are usually insecure and lacking in self-esteem.
 * are usually chosen last or left out.
 * may appear to lack humor.
 * have few or no friends.
 * are often anxious and easily upset.
 * are bullied repeatedly.
 * may use money or toys (as bribes) for protection.

Cyberbullying has become a major problem because it is causing people to hang them self try to overdose on pills so then they don't have to deal with the emotion of being bullied. It has became a popular type of bullying because a lot of teens have started to get on social networking sites and then they find the people that they bully and then bully them on the social networking site so then everyone can see it and then make fun of the person that the bully is bullying. It has became a popular form of bullying because more and more people are now using social networking sites and that the only strong way that a bully can bully someone outside of school and so then everyone can see what is happening to the victim then they bully them at school or also like the bully on the social networking sites. Its a problem because it making a lot of people lose their children and it makes them feel horrible and they have a empty room where their child was but not anymore because of Cyber bullying taking over the web.

V, Besag. //Article//. PDF.

Kanye, Melissa. "Penn State Live - Penn State Expert Helps Girls Find Alternatives to Bullying." //Penn State Live - The University's Official News Source//. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. 
 * The effects on the victim are the start to fail school and don't get a good education.
 * Victims don't know what to do because they have all this emotion built up.
 * The victims have lower self-esteem
 * More difficulty making friends.

What the victims alternatives are to bullies


 * They can stand up to the bully and tell them to stop.
 * They can tell the bully how the feel
 * They can tell the bully that they don't like what they are doing to them.
 * They can tell other students to help them to stop the bully
 * They can tell the bully that what they are doing to them is wrong and ask them how they would feel if you did what they did to you back at him.
 * They can tell the bullies parents what their child is doing to them.
 * They can tell someone about it.

Doyne, Shannon. "Student Opinion | How Should Schools Address Bullying? - NYTimes.com." //The Learning Network - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com//. 1 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .

How students can address bullies.


 * If someone is being bullied the bystanders should stand up and tell the bully to leave the student alone
 * Students who see someone can tell a teacher about it so then the teacher pays attention to it
 * Students can go to the principal and tell them what is going on
 * Students can try to make a group that can stop bullying when they see it
 * Students can tell the principal to make bullying against the rules so then people stop bullying
 * When the teachers are informed the teachers can go to the principal and inform them

Willard, Nancy. //Cblegislation//. Mar. 2007. PDF.

When schools can step in on cyberbullying outside of school

Schools can intervene when they see it on a school computer after school and the student is bullying someone and the student that is bullying someone is being monitored.

Be Web Aware - Cyberbullying." //WebAware | WebAverti//. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. . What actions can students take if they find someone who is being cyberbullied


 * The student can address the victim to make sure that they are okay.
 * The student can address the bully and tell them to stop bullying.
 * The students can address a school official and tell them about it.
 * The students can address the victims parents
 * the students can address the bullies parents.

"Tip for Helping Students Who Are Being Cyberbullied." //Tips for Students//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011.

What resources are available for students that are being cyber bullied
 * Teachers are available for students to go to
 * School Officials are also available for students.
 * Parents are available all the time for teens
 * Principals are available for students to.
 * Those are the resources available for students to go to if they are being cyberbullied.