Cyber-bullying
Bullying Terms
How to Deal with Bullying
Effects and Facts
Scenarios
100
Any bullying conducted through the use of technology.
What is cyber bulllying?
100
Unwanted and Aggressive Behavior with the goal of intimidating the target (victim).
What is bullying?
100
TRUE OR FALSE: If being bullied, tell them to stop. If that doesn't work then fighting a bully is the best answer.
FALSE: Be assertive, tell the bully to stop and look for support, but fighting is not the answer.
100
TRUE OR FALSE: Students report the majority of bullying situations.
FALSE. Statistics show that only 36% of bullied students report the bullying behavior.
100
A group of students walks down the hall toward their next class and witness a popular student push an unpopular student into the lockers, throwing books and papers all over the ground. The aggressor laughs and leaves.
What is physical bullying?
200
True or False: Most cyberbully victims do not know the person(s) bullying them.
False, most people cyberbullied do know the people bullying them.
200
TRUE OR FALSE: If someone gives you a dirty look or makes a rude comment about you, it is bully behavior.
FALSE! One dirty look or one rude comment is not bullying. It is rude behavior that should not be tolerated, but it does not meet the definition of bullying.
200
Name four people to turn to for help if you are being bullied.
Friends, teachers, counselors, parents, trusted adults
200
Playfully making fun of someone with no intent to cause harm.
What is teasing?
200
Cynthia walks into Health Class. As she sits down, Cynthia overhears Steve, another classmate mutter, "Amazon is here," to Kelly and Melissa. This is the fourth time in two weeks Steve has used the word "Amazon" to refer to Cynthia. She's asked him to stop but he has not.
What is verbal bullying?
300
Don't share your password, choose your password carefully, don't respond to the bully, save all the evidence, be weary of who you 'friend', and do not say hurtful things on line asking for negative comments to come back.
What are ways to prevent being cyber-bullied?
300
Occurs more than once or has the potential to occur more than once.
What is repetitive behavior?
300
A student who witnesses bullying in action, stands by, does nothing or even videos the situation.
What is a Bystander?
300
Looks, race, abilities, and body shape.
What are some reasons students are bullied? BONUS: What is the number one reported reason students are bullied?
300
A couple of boys create a false e-mail account using the information of a fellow student. They send e-mails to other male students in the form of fraudulent love letters. They then print the e-mails and display them both on and off the school campus and proceed to verbally tease the student against whom they committed fraud.
What is cyber-bullying?
400
What states have cyberbully laws?
All of them do. Cyberbullying is not only hurtful but illegal in every state!
400
Slanderous statements or accusations that cause the victim undue stress (profanity, rumors, tormenting, etc.)
What is verbal bullying?
400
Someone who is a friend to the person bullied and helps them get away from the situation.
What is an Upstander?
400
Depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, and poor school adjustment
What are some long-term consequences of students who have been bullied?
400
Talia makes plans to go to the school dance with her new friend, Gwen. Katie tells Talia that if she hangs out at the dance with Gwen that everyone will think she is a total weirdo and no one will like her anymore. At lunch that day, Katie convinces everyone that it would be a really funny joke to all laugh out loud when Talia approached the lunch table.
What is emotional bullying?
500
Text messaging, social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, etc.), instant messaging, email
What are the different methods students can be cyberbullied?
500
Repetition, Imbalance of Power, and Harm to another person
What are the three elements of bullying behavior?
500
TRUE OR FALSE: If you are being bullied, you should tell a joke or say something silly to distract the bully.
TRUE: Often something goofy will throw a bully off track because they won't expect it or not how to respond. Plus, it is no fun to be mean to someone who is smiling and laughing.
500
Increased risk for substance abuse, academic problems, and violence in adulthood.
What are some long-term consequences for students who bully?
500
Terrence, Will, Monika, Jamie, and Tory sit together at lunch. As a joke, every time Tory walks away from the lunch table, one of the other kids picks up her bookbag and moves it to the Main Office. Tory finally catches on after the third time the bookbag is moved. She gets upset after it happens again.
What is mean behavior? (This is NOT bullying. The behavior was intentional and it happened more than once, but it was not meant to be hurtful. Tory's belongings were not damaged or destroyed as a result of her classmate's behavior.)
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