An Academia Cotopaxi
Internet Safety Workshop
Academia Cotopaxi Internet Safety Committee
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The New Reality… “Kids today!”
Our children/students are “Digital Natives”
◦ Born after 1995 (wide-spread of WWW)
◦ “Our students today are all ‘native speakers’ of the
digital language of computers, video games and the
Internet…” – Mark Prensky
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Internet connected 24/7
◦ Laptops, Smart Phones, Tablets…
◦ Wi-Fi, 3G/4G
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Online Social Lives
◦ Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
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Online School Lives—Edline, wikis, blogs, etc.
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95% Teens (US) online, 63% daily (July 2011)
80% Teens have online profile
◦ (i.e., in Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or other)
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38% Facebook users are under age 13
77% Teens have a cell phone
◦ 58% of 12 year olds
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Avg. of 3400 Texts per month
◦ (Source: Dr. Sameer Hinduja, Florida Atlantic University)
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7.5 million Facebook users under 13
◦ “two-thirds of those kids are under 10”
◦ (Sources: PC World Bradley, 2011; CNET Matyszczyk, 2012)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_357413806-71/thirty-eight-percent-ofkids-on-facebook-under-13/
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The Good: Connectivity
◦ Sharing Lives
◦ Making Friends
◦ Working and Playing
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The Bad: Inappropriate
Content
◦ Porn, Violence, Advertising,
Gambling, Malware/Spyware,
Spam
And…
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The Ugly: Cyberbullying
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Definition 1:
Cyberbullying is when someone “repeatedly
makes fun of another person online or
repeatedly picks on another person through
email or text message or when someone
posts something online about another
person that they don’t like.”
(http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Identification_Prevention_Response_Fact_S
heet.pdf)
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Definition 2:
"Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or
teen is tormented, threatened, harassed,
humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise
targeted by another child, preteen or teen
using the Internet, interactive and digital
technologies or mobile phones.
(http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html)
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AC Definition:
Cyber-bullying, defined as the use of
Information Communications Technology,
or ICT, particularly mobile phones or other
handheld devices and the Internet,
deliberately to upset/attack someone else
including, but not limited to emails,
text/instant messages, chat rooms, and
social networking sites.
(AC Administrative Policy Manual 6440 Bullying and Harassment – Definitions)
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20% of 11-18 year olds have been
victims of cyberbullying—one in
five kids!
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30% of “children” indicate they’ve
“faced” Cyberbullying—one in four
kids!
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10% indicate being both victim and
abuser
74% of Parents are concerned about
their child’s safety on Facebook
But, Cyberbullying ranked only 4th
in their safety concerns
Sources: Dr. Sameer Hinduja, CNET Matyszczyk,
2012
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Causes – anger, revenge, frustration
◦ Accidental, purposeful – good & bad intentions
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Consequences – “cyber-world” to “real world”…
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Emotional impact
Feeling sad, angry, frustrated
Embarrassed (to go to school)
Low self-esteem
Alienation
Suicidal thoughts—the worst case
Victims become bullies – the cycle continues…
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http://kiwicommons.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/04/CyberBully.jpg
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“Direct attacks”
◦ “messages sent to your kids directly”
◦ i.e., IM, text, Facebook/Twitter, stealing passwords,
blogs, websites, sending pictures, internet polling,
interactive gaming, sending malware/viruses,
sending porn/spamming, impersonation)
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“Cyberbullying by proxy”
◦ “using others to help cyberbully the victim, either
with or without the accomplice's knowledge”
◦ i.e., Facebook “Like” someone else’s direct attack;
impersonation to turn friends against victim;
blaming victim for actions—falsely accusing them
(with website “Report Abuse”, with parents,
teachers/school; getting others to attack the victim
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Anonymity – victims may not know who the
bully is…
◦ Screen names, pseudonyms used
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Large numbers (dozens, hundreds, more…)
◦ “Going Viral”/cyber-attack—exponential growth
◦ Perception is that “everyone knows about it”
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Distance/remote location
◦ Easier to be cruel from afar
◦ Not recognized as harmful/hurtful
◦ Can be immediate or delayed bullying
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Adults (schools) often don’t know how to deal
with it… Technology gap, recognition gap
Source:
http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Identification_Pr
evention_Response_Fact_Sheet.pdf
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Unexpectedly stops using
computer or cell phone
Nervous when IM, text, status
update, Tweet, email or other
message appears
Appears uneasy or worried about
going to school
Angry/depressed/frustrated
after using computer/cell phone
Unusually withdrawn from
friends and family
Avoids discussions about
computer or cell phone use;
doesn’t want to show or share
Facebook
Victim of Cyberbullying
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Quickly switches or closes
screens/apps when you
walk by
Being evasive about
computer/cell phone use
Uses the computer at all
hours of the night
Laughs excessively while
using the computer
Using multiple online
accounts (or accounts that
are not their own); using
anonymous accounts or
pseudonyms
Cyberbully
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Cyberbullying happens all around the world
Cyberbullying will likely increase in coming
years here in Quito and in Ecuador
Cyberbullying will likely affect your child at
some point, as: Victim, Abuser, or
Bystander…
Cyberbullying has occurred here at AC, and
will occur again…
Cyberbullying is not recognized as an
Internet Safety Parent-Partnership issue as
much as it should be…
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Workshop Goals:
◦ Awareness – about cyberbullying & online lives
◦ Concerns – about impact of cyberbullying
◦ Information – info & resources for
parents/teachers
◦ Ideas – things you can do at home
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Workshop Structure:
◦ Videos/article – small group discussions
◦ Whole group discussions/processing
◦ Extension activities
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Online Resources: Workshop wiki page
Share ideas as comments on wiki page
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Parents
School (AC)