CyberbuIIying

Subject(s): nternet Etiquette

Grade level(s): Teachers
Author(s): Group 16
Overview Teaching about cyberbullying and how to identify and avoid it.
Learning
Environment,
GoaIs, and Content
Learning Environment
School cooperation teachers. The school cooperation is comprised of
7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools with
approximately 275 teachers in total. Most of the teacher have at least
10-years of teaching experience. The school cooperation has 4,500
students and they have recently adopted 1:1 with technology program.
Learning GoaIs
The goal of this lesson is to teach teachers
What cyberbullying is
How to identify it
Provide resources for the teachers to help students
Learning Content
A video comparing cyberbullying to a virus and how it spreads
and affects its victims
Discussion among the teachers in small groups
PowerPoint presentation about what cyberbullying is, how to
identify it, examples, and how to help students affected
Objectives After attending the training, the teachers will be able to
understand what cyberbullying is and where to get help for a
student who is experiencing it.
After attending the training, the teachers will be able to educate
students in ways to avoid cyberbullying and other terms to use
on the internet.
Standards NST standard V Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human ssues. Teachers
understand the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding
the use of technology in PK-12 and apply the understand in practice.
MateriaIs YouTube video
PowerPoint presentation
Social Media
Certificate
iPads
Projector
Procedure 1. ntroduce the topic of the training.
2. Have the teachers open the YouTube video "Cyber Bullying
Virus on their iPad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmQ8nM7b6XQ. The
video shows statistics and effects of cyberbullying. t also
shows ways to fight cyberbullying. (5 min duration)
3. After YouTube video is complete, on a PowerPoint slide have a
list of 4 questions that the teachers will discuss in small
groups of 5-6 fellow teachers. Have the teachers discuss the
questions. (5-7 min duration)
4. Bring the teachers back together. Present the PowerPoint
presentation that has information about what cyberbullying is,
how to identify it, consequences of cyberbullying, and ways to
fight it. Use examples from Facebook, Twitter, and other forms
of social media. (10 min duration)
5. The teachers will then take a short quiz. (5 min duration)
Assessment The teachers will receive a certificate upon completion of the training.
The certificate will be received after taking a short quiz reviewing what
was covered in the training.
Incorporation of
TechnoIogy
Technology will be incorporated in two ways. First we will ask the
teachers to view the video on their iPads. Second we will be
presenting a PowerPoint presentation using a computer and projector.
Resources Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmQ8nM7b6XQ
Presentation
Additional Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLM2yGpOMW8
mage Used in Lesson
http://stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html
Article 1: Trice, T. Dawn. (September 26, 2011). Student's warn peers
about cyberbullying. Retrieved from:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-09-26/news/ct-met-trice-c
yberbullying-092-20110926_1_cyberbullying-facebook-account-so
cial-media
Article 2: Common Sense Media. (2010). Protecting Kids from
Cyberbullying. Retrieved from:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/article-protecting-ki
ds-from-cyberbullying.html
Part B
This lesson plan was inspired by the seriousness of cyberbullying. n today's society
cyberbullying is a very critical topic because it affects the emotional state of mind of our youth.
Educators need to understand what cyberbullying is and the effects it has on those affected.
Victims of cyberbullying will be greatly affected to the point where their school work and social life
are impacted. Technology's presence in the classroom is increasing with every passing day. t
can aid in classroom instruction, but teachers of today's society need to learn about the serious
ramifications that can come from the use of technology. With this lesson we aimed to teach
educators what cyberbullying is and different forms it can take. We wanted to emphasize that
cyberbullying does not just happen on Facebook; it can happen on Twitter, email, texting,
nstagram, MySpace, Skype, and other various social media outlets. We wanted the teachers to
collaborate and discuss about cyberbullying. By talking with one another, it will hopefully answer
questions for those teachers who have them and get teachers interested in stopping
cyberbullying. To emphasize the importance of cyberbullying, we created a certificate that the
teachers will receive once they have gone through the training. t will be something tangible to
show they attended, but also something they can hang in their classroom for students to see.

Part C
Article #1
Student's warn peers about cyberbullying
Trice, T. Dawn. (September 26, 2011). Student's warn peers about cyberbullying. Retrieved
from:http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-09-26/news/ct-met-trice-cyberbullying-092-2
0110926_1_cyberbullying-facebook-account-social-media
n this article, Tiffany Witkowski, a 17 year old girl at Metropolitan Science High School in
Chicago, tells the story of how she had gotten rid of her Facebook account due to cyberbullying.
As a result, she joined a group of anti-cyberbullying supporters and worked with them on creating
a anti-cyberbullying video called "Your Social Life. The video talks about how big of an issue
cyberbullying is and informs kids on how to avoid as well as deal with it. This article relates to our
lesson plan because it sheds a great deal of light on how serious of an issue cyber-bullying
actually is as well as how harmful its effects can be. n our lesson plan, we presented two
youtube videos that give heart-wrenching examples of teens who have been affected by
cyberbullying. We also show a PowerPoint that informs teachers everything they should know
about cyberbullying and to help a child who is being harassed through through it.
Article #2
Protecting Kids from Cyberbullying
Common Sense Media. (2010). Protecting Kids from Cyberbullying. Retrieved from:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/article-protecting-kids-from-cyberbullying.h
tml
n our second article, Protecting Kids from Cyberbullying, Common Sense Media from
PBS parents explains how cyberbullying can take many forms, from individual bullying to public
harassment. t then goes on to state the importance of being informed about cyberbullying, as it
has a much bigger impact then one would think. Cyberbully 411 reports, "40% of kids say their
cyberbullying took place on instant messenger services. 30% said it happened on social
networking sites, and 29% said they were bullied while playing an online game (2010, par. 3).
The conclusion of the article then gives pointers on what to do should child be experiencing
cyberbullying. One of the tips given is to change your contact information and block the bully.
This article greatly summed up the whole purpose of our lesson plan because we gave similar
ways of handling a cyberbully as well as important facts designed to encourage people to take
action against cyberbullying.