Internet Security: Cyber Bullying

-What you know about the topic before your research

I know that cyber bullying is a type of bullying that happens online/ via the internet.

-What you wonder or questions you have about the topic before researching (at least 2)

What is cyberbullying? (Definition) How doies cyber bullying take place? What role can school's play? What prevention methods can we take?

-Links to where you found the most useful information (at least 2, NOT Wikipedia, although you can use it to help you)

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html This link was probably the most helpful since it is an actual organization that works to stop and prevent cyber bullying, it explained what it was very well and provided examples, it really helped me to get a good rounded idea of what cyber bullying is.

"There are two kinds of cyberbullying, direct attacks (messages sent to your kids directly) and cyberbullying by proxy (using others to help cyberbully the victim, either with or without the accomplice's knowledge). " -http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/how_it_works/index.html

I thought that this was interesting because I would've thought that there wasn't any classes or types of cyber bullying, especially the proxy where neither sides could be involved pretty scary!

-Bullet list of things you learned about the topic (at least 5)

-Cyberbullying has to have a minor on both sides or else it isn't considered cyber bullying.

-It can happen via mobile phone, computer,; any electronic device.

-Schools often get sued for trying to get involved in cyber bullying because they exeed their authority

-Schools most of the time end up loosing in cyber bullying fights that occur.

-Kids can loose their ISP or IM accounts due to cyber bullying.

-"if hacking or password and identity theft is involved,   be a serious criminal matter under state and federal law." http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/how_it_works/index.html

-Cyber bullying has caused many deaths and suicides of teens,preteens and even kids

-A short summary of how this topic connects/relates to you or your life

-Questions you still have (at least 1)

This topic connects and relates to my everyday life because everyday I see hurtful comments,posts, pictuures or videos either tormenting, critizizing, humiliating and hurting kids.. I had a close friend who commited suicide because of bullying, wether it be in person or online it has to be stopped now I understand how hurtful cyber bullying can be.Those comments that we thjink are funny and sometimes might not even mean any harm can effect the victim and us in very big ways. I think it really makes us think twice before posting or sending or writing anything online, we have to be a lot more consious of what we do via internet, or with any technology especially since once its out there its is next to impossibe to get back. I would like to know how I can prevent cyberbullying mong my friends or in my school, I think that people should be more aware of this topic and begin to take it a lot more seriously.