By Taylor Petrus

National University
ITL 530
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• Use of technology to bully, threaten, or

intimidate someone.

• Usually through social media platforms

• Can be anonymous

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It is not just posting mean comments on
social media!

• Posting private or embarrassing photos

• Verbal abuse through microphone on online

games and virtual worlds

• Creating fake accounts of someone else

• Engaging someone into messaging personal

information and sharing it with others

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• Hacking into someone’s account

Statistics for teens

60% 70% 75%

Bullied online See bullying See bullying
daily online online a serious
issue

30% 35%
Consider Admit to being a
suicide due to cyberbully
cyberbullying

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dosomething.org
• Monitor your child’s internet use

• Be connected on social media

• Have talks with your child about

cyberbullying

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Cyberbullying IS a school issue, not
just a personal/home life issue!

• Address it in your syllabus

• Make this issue present in your classroom

• Have an open door

• Have anonymous note sheets to report

• Give students resources

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• Educate students on online communication consequences
Sexual or provocative photo sharing? Need anonymous counseling?
Contact your cities police and make a report https://teenlineonline.org/
https://post.ca.gov/le-agencies

Threatening or harmful comments/messages? Contemplating suicide?

Contact your cities police and make a report Call 1-800-273-8255
https://post.ca.gov/le-agencies
Report to social media platform

Need to report an issue on a social media website?

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/help/1126628984024935?helpref=hc_global_nav
Instagram - https://help.instagram.com/381579045265733
Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/support
Snapchat - https://support.snapchat.com/en-US
Google and YouTube - https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/4347644?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en 7

* Google your social media platform or website not listed following the words “report an issue”
It is not just posting mean comments on
social media!

• Don’t add/talk to people you do not know on social

media

• Keep your information safe

• Report to parent or school official

• Don’t engage in cyberbullying, you are just as guilty!

• If you have access to delete information, do it!

• Don’t post what you wouldn’t say to someone’s face

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Richard Webster, Harford County Examiner, “From
cyber bullying to sexting: What on your
kids’ cell?”

Do Something Organization
• dosomething.org

California Law Enforcement Agencies

• https://post.ca.gov/le-agencies

Teen Line Counseling Organization

• https://teenlineonline.org/