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The Bystander Effect | The Science of Empathy

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Be an Upstander - Prevent Bullying: A NED Short

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Cyberbullying Vocabulary Words Flashcards | Quizlet

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Inform yourself to protect yourself!

Cyberbullying is a worldwide problem and one that is growing - fast! Because cyberbullying can happen in a variety of ways, each of which needs to be dealt with differently, it's important that you are able recognize them. In this blog post we take you through the 10 forms of cyberbullying so that you have the knowledge to protect your children.

Before we consider the different forms, it is important to define what we mean by cyberbullying.

"Cyberbullying is the use of inappropriate behaviour, strength or influence, whether directly or indirectly, and whether verbal, written, physical or through displays of or use of imagery, symbols or otherwise, to intimidate, torment, threaten, harass or embarrass others, using the Internet or other technology, such as mobile telephones." David Fagan, Lawyer, BizLegal.eu

1. Exclusion

Exclusion is the deliberate act of leaving you out.

Exclusion is the deliberate act of leaving someone out.

Exclusion can happen in a number of ways:

Your child might be excluded from friends' parties or activities.

Your child's friends are having online conversations and tagging other friends but not them.

Your child isn't using social networking sites or doesn't have a smartphone and is deliberately excluded from conversations by others because of this.

2. Harassment

Harassment is a sustained, constant and intentional form of bullying comprising abusive or threatening messages sent to your child or to a group.

This is a very dangerous form of cyberbullying. It can have serious implications for your child's wellbeing. The messages are generally unkind or malicious, can impact their self-esteem and confidence, and can make them fearful. The constant messaging means that there is no respite from the cyberbully. The cyberbully makes extreme effort to cause fear and pain.

3. Outing

Outing is a deliberate act to embarrass or publicly humiliate your child or a group through the online posting of sensitive, private or embarrassing information without their consent.

Outing can happen in a variety of ways and the information revealed can be serious or trivial. Even reading out your child's saved messages on their mobile phone can be considered a form of outing. Personal information should not be shared and if someone reveals private information deliberately be sure your child knows to report it as cyberbullying

4. Cyberstalking

This form of cyberbullying can extend to the cyberbully making real threats to your child's physical wellbeing and/or safety. Cyberstalking can also refer to the practice of adults using the Internet to contact and attempt to meet with young people for sexual purposes. It is a very dangerous form of cyberbullying and can have serious consequences if something isn't done immediately to stop it.

5. Fraping

Fraping is when somebody logs into your social networking account and impersonates your child by posting inappropriate content in their name.

Fraping is a very serious offence, which many people believe to be funny and entertaining, but it's not. Impersonating somebody online and ruining their reputation can have serious consequences. Remember Google never forgets so everything rude or otherwise posted online will never be fully gone, even if deleted.

6. Fake Profiles

Fake profiles can be created in order for a person to hide their real identity with the intention of cyberbullying your child.

The cyberbully might also use someone else's email or mobile phone to cyberbully them. This would make it appear as if someone else has sent the threats. The cyberbully is afraid in case their identity is revealed, therefore they choose to use fake accounts. This usually means that the cyberbully is someone that your child knows very well, because if they didn't know them, the perpetrator wouldn't have to hide their identity.

7. Dissing

Dissing is the act of sending or posting cruel information about your child online, to damage their reputation or friendships with others.

It can also include posting material online such as photos, screenshots or videos. The cyberbully wants to put your child down, so draws attention to what they are saying about them to make other people think they're not cool. The cyberbully is usually someone your child knows. This can make it really upsetting.

8. Trickery

Trickery is the act of gaining your child's trust so that they reveal secrets or embarrassing information that the cyberbully then shares publicly online.

The cyberbully will 'befriend' your child and lead them into a false sense of security before breaking their trust and sending their private information to a third party.

9. Trolling

Tolling is the deliberate act of provoking a response through the use of insults or bad language on online forums and social networking sites.

The troll will personally attack your child and put them down. Their main aim is to make them angry enough to act in the same way. Trolls spend their time looking for vulnerable people to put down. Usually they are looking to make themselves feel good by making others feel bad.

10. Catfishing

Catfishing is when another person steals your child's online identity, usually photos, and re-creates social networking profiles for deceptive purposes.

A catfish is someone who wants to hide who they are. They will look at your child's social networking profile and take any information they want to create a fake persona. Sometimes they will only take your child's photos and use fake names and information; at other times they could take their name and personal information. It can be hard to understand why a catfish does this but it is important to know that they are potentially damaging your child's online reputation.

Please share this blog post with other parents you know so that they can inform themselves on the 10 forms of cyberbullying. Thank you for being a good digital citizen!

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30 Inspiring Digital Citizens: Youth Doing Good Online

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30+ Inspiring kids teach the world how to be good digital citizens

Check out these examples of kids taking charge to be awesome digital citizens and digital leaders. Then, go and figure out what you can do in your own sphere to influence the world, or even just one other person, for good.

Let's start a ripple effect and take over the internet with kindness, positivity, and creativity. Let's be changemakers, together. #UseTech4Good

Just as good citizenship is more than not breaking the law, digital citizenship is more than just avoiding harms online. Technology can enhance and magnify the ability of youth and adults to contribute to and serve in their families, schools, communities, and even in the world. Youth and adults can work together to consider and create more ideas around how technology can be used for good - to facilitate collaboration, creation, communication, and positive contributions to family and community.

#UseTech4Good
Submit your story Start a positive project at your school
Anonymous Insta

Valedictorian anonymously posts kind words about his fellow classmates on Instagram for nearly a year.

You can sit with us

16-Year-Old creates app so no one ever has to sit alone at lunch.

Tweeting Compliments

In the age of online bullying, Maesar Prep students are tweeting compliments instead.

Because of an App

She speaks English. He speaks Spanish. 10-year-old classmates became friends after she used an app to write him a letter.

High School students in Anaheim, CA randomly choose someone everyday to feature on Instagram and Facebook. #iCanHelp

Bringing a community together

Nashville Library held a competition for teens who created storyboards, videos, and rap lyrics to encourage adults to get online.

@DigCitKids

10-year old, Curran, encourages all kids to get online and make a positive difference in your community and in the world.

#BeThatKindofKid

#DigCit Day at McNick

Read what a DigCitDay would look like and get one going at your school! Each classroom teaches a different topic addressing DigCit.

@TheLivBits

9 year-old, Olivia, advocates for books and using social media to promote student voice and audience. She is a voice for kids online.

"Millennials...exist in a time where everything is changing. Because of this we are responsible to help spread the messages. We are responsible to forge new paths. We are using social media, a tool that is so readily available to us, and that we understand so well.... We are using this to change the world.

#Comments4Kids

Kids are posting online and looking for positive comments from you! Give some encouraging feedback.

184 Days of Learning

This school invites all students and teachers to contribute photos, videos, and comments to their blog to share what they learned that day.

Youth Visit Seniors

A group of inspiring teens at Magna Library used their digital literacy skill to help get seniors connected online.

Students Bond with "Eagle Eyes"

Jordan High uses technology to bond with classmates who cannot verbally communicate.

The Speaking Exchange Project connects CNA students in Brazil with Americans living in retirement homes.

Cyber Seniors

Cyber-Seniors classes pair youth with seniors so the youth can mentor the senior in digital literacy.

Rethink

Trisha Prabhu uses two software systems to stop cyberbullying.

Day of Happiness

This class set out to break the internet with kindness by creating videos to combat haters and trolls.

Teens Can Make a Difference

Are Millennials using technology for good?

"The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential."

Author of My Story

These #DigCit Students created social branding presentations about improving your Digital Tattoo.

@TopDogKids

A Twitter account lead by 3rd grade students.

10-Year-Old Changemaker

"Why does everybody wait to talk to kids until they're in high school?" Kids have a lot to say.

DUDE. be nice

A platform to inspire young people to build a positive community by recognizing someone in a creative way.

The Born Friends Family Portrait - a unique friendship brought together by Skype.

iConstitution by Students

More students actively doing kindness and empathy will directly influence how we treat each other.

5th Grade Class Blog

Students share their class work on their class blog.

Weekly Update

Students of Cantiague broadcast their school weekly update.

Lesson Plan for Kids

Talk to your kids about using Technology for Good. Educate and Empower Kids gives you this great guide.

"Through social media, grassroots movements... are promoted and used worldwide. Oftentimes, we see it as a person with a phone in their face. But, in my perspective, I think it's the sharing of learning, empathy, and love for one another. One touch of a button can connect one person to another that are on completely separate ends of the world."

Social Media Education

High school student promoting social media education to be taught in all schools. She creates a 10 week Youtube Series.

Change.org

4th Grader, Lila Mankad, has almost 2,000 signatures on her change.org petition to reduce the use of plastic bags.

The Stang Station

This talk show brings together high school students to talk about miscellaneous topics. #stuvoice

StudentCam

C-SPAN hosts an annual national video documentary competition for grades 6-12.

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School Board Policy 249 Bullying/Cyberbullying - Haverford Township School District

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School Board Policy 249 Bullying/Cyberbullying - Haverford Township School District

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SUBJECT: BULLYING: PEER ABUSE IN THE SCHOOLS

The Board of Education is committed to providing a safe and productive learning environment within its schools. Bullying of a student by another student is strictly prohibited on school property, in school buildings, on school buses, and at school sponsored events and/or activities whether occurring on or off campus. The Board of Education shall require the prohibition of bullying - along with the range of possible intervention activities and/or sanctions for such misconduct - to be included in the District Code of Conduct for all grade levels.

For purposes of this policy, the term "bullying" among children is defined, in general, as: "a variety of negative acts carried out repeatedly over time. It involves a real or perceived imbalance of power, with a more powerful child or group attacking those who are less powerful." Bullying can take three forms:

a) Physical (including, but not limited to, hitting, kicking, spitting, pushing, taking personal belongings);

b) Verbal (including, but not limited to, taunting, malicious teasing, name calling, making threats); and

c) Psychological (including, but not limited to, spreading rumors; manipulating social relationships; or engaging in social exclusion, extortion, or intimidation).
Engages in Cyberbullying Behavior
As with other forms of bullying, cyberbullying is an attempt to display power and control over someone perceived as weaker. Cyberbullying involving District students may occur both on campus and off school grounds and may involve student use of the District Internet system or student use of personal digital devices while at school, such as cell phones, digital cameras, and personal computers to engage in bullying.

Cyberbullying includes, but is not limited to, the following misuses of technology: harassing, teasing, intimidating, threatening, or terrorizing another student or staff member by way of any technological tool, such as sending or posting inappropriate or derogatory e-mail messages, instant messages, text messages, digital pictures or images, or Web site postings (including blogs).

Cyberbullying has the effect of:

a) Physically, emotionally or mentally harming a student;

b) Placing a student in reasonable fear of physical, emotional or mental harm;

c) Placing a student in reasonable fear of damage to or loss of personal property; and

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SUBJECT: BULLYING: PEER ABUSE IN THE SCHOOLS (Cont'd.)

d) Creating an intimidating or hostile environment that substantially interferes with a student's educational opportunities.

Also, cyberbullying that occurs off-campus, that causes or threatens to cause a material or substantial disruption in the school, could allow school officials to apply the "Tinker standard" where a student's off-campus "speech" may be subject to formal discipline by school officials when it is determined that the off-campus speech did cause a substantial disruption or threat thereof within the school setting [ Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. Sch. Dist. 393 U.S. 503 (1969)]. Such conduct could also be subject to appropriate disciplinary action in accordance with the District Code of Conduct and possible referral to local law enforcement authorities.
Reports of Allegations of Bullying/Cyberbullying Behavior
Any student who believes that he/she is being subjected to bullying/cyberbullying behavior, as well as any other person who has knowledge of or witnesses any possible occurrence of bullying, shall report the bullying to any staff member or the Building Principal. The staff member/Building Principal to whom the report is made (or the staff member/Building Principal who witnesses bullying behavior) shall investigate the complaint and take appropriate action to include, as necessary, referral to the next level of supervisory authority and/or other official designated by the District to investigate allegations of bullying. Investigation of allegations of bullying shall follow the procedures utilized for complaints of harassment within the School District. Allegations of bullying shall be promptly investigated and will be treated as confidential and private to the extent possible within legal constraints.
Prevention and Intervention
Personnel at all levels are responsible for taking corrective action to prevent bullying behavior of which they have been made aware at School District sites or activities and/or reporting such behavior to their immediate supervisor. Further, staff training shall be provided to raise awareness of the problem of bullying within the schools and to facilitate staff identification of and response to such bullying behavior among students.

Prevention and intervention techniques within the District to prevent against bullying behavior and to support and protect victims shall include building-level and classroom-level strategies and activities as determined by administration. Individual intervention will be provided by appropriate staff members to bullies, victims and their parents to help ensure that the bullying stops.

Rules against bullying shall be publicized District-wide and shall be disseminated as appropriate to staff, students and parents.

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SUBJECT: BULLYING: PEER ABUSE IN THE SCHOOLS (Cont'd.) Prohibition of Retaliatory Behavior (Commonly Known as "Whistle-Blower" Protection)
The Board prohibits any retaliatory behavior directed against complainants, victims, witnesses, and/or any other individuals who participate in the investigation of allegations of bullying. Follow-up inquiries and/or appropriate monitoring of the alleged bully and victim shall be made to ensure that bullying behavior has not resumed and that all those involved in the investigation of allegations of bullying have not suffered retaliation.

Civil Service Law Section 75-B

NOTE: Refer also to Policies #3410 -- Code of Conduct on School Property

#3420 -- Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment in the School

#7551 -- Sexual Harassment of Students

#7553 -- Hazing of Students
District Code of Conduct
Adopted: 1/3/12

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Cyberbullying Policy / Cyberbullying Policy

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Students SUBJECT: BULLYING: PEER ABUSE IN THE SCHOOLS The Board of Education is committed to providing a safe and productive learning environment within its schools. Bullying of a student by another student is strictly prohibited on school property, in school buildings, on school buses, and at school sponsored events and/or activities whether occurring on or off campus.

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Empathy is being able to understand how someone else is feeling.

What is empathy? Empathy is being able to know how someone else is feeling, even when you aren't in the same situation. Sometimes, in more simple words, we call empathy being able to "put yourself in someone's shoes" and see things from their view. Why is empathy important? Empathy is the first step in having positive relationships because it helps us understand and relate to others.

Empathy has two parts, shared emotion and seeing other perspectives. Both parts of empathy are ways in which we make the effort to understand other people and share an emotion with them.

Empathy is being able to understand how someone else feels.

when you feel an emotion with someone, even if you're not in the same situation

when you see things from someone else's perspective

For more about empathy, scroll down:

Empathy- Shared Emotion and Seeing other people's views

Why empathy is important

How do you build your ability to feel empathy

What's the difference between empathy and sympathy

Empathy Definition Part 1:
Shared Emotion

First, empathy is about sharing an emotion with someone, or feeling the way they feel, even if you aren't in the same situation. When you feel an emotion along with someone, even if you aren't directly affected by whatever is causing their situation, that's empathy.

Empathy Example 1: Have you ever felt sad with a friend just because he was sad? That's empathy! So for example, if you feel sad with your friend because he didn't make the soccer team (even though you aren't affected by him not making the team)... that's empathy. Sharing his sadness is a kind of empathy.

Empathy Example 2: Have you ever been with a friend who just got a new toy and she's so excited about it and you get super excited too? If you are feeling excited because you know how great it can feel to get a new toy (even though you didn't get a toy and you aren't playing with the toy)... that's empathy. Being excited with your friend is a kind of empathy.

Empathy Definition Part Two:
Understanding someone else's way of seeing something

The second part of a definition of empathy is about being able to understand someone else's way of looking at a situation, even if you see it differently. We often call this "putting yourself in someone else's shoes" and it means you see things from their point of view, or from their perspective. Having empathy means you can step back from the way you see a situation and think about how someone else might feel from their side of the story.

Empathy Example 1: Have you ever thought a game was really fun but your friend felt it wasn't fair? If you saw your friend was bothered by the game and understood she wasn't having a good time even though you were... that's empathy. You showed empathy by understanding how things felt from her side of the situation.

Empathy Example 2: Have you ever noticed that your dad is frustrated while he's tidying up some of your toys? You had fun playing with the toys and don't mind them laying on the floor. But you think about it from your dad's perspective and realize that he doesn't like how it feels to have a messy space and he feels frustrated at having the extra work of tidying it up. When you look at the situation from your dad's side of the story (from his perspective) and understand how he might be feeling... that's empathy.

Why is empathy important

Empathy is really important for how we get along with people. Whether you can be a good friend, get hired for a job, be successful with a team of others... all of those things depend on being able to understand how other people might see a situation and how they are feeling. Empathy is at the root of all healthy relationships. It helps you know how your actions affect others, what actions you need to take to be a good friend or teammate, and it helps you understand more about the people and the world around you.

How do you build your ability to feel empathy?

If you want to understand empathy and build your ability to understand others, here are some great tools to start. (Try this free printable Empathy Lesson Plan.)

1. Understand the concept of empathy.

These videos about empathy show people expressing empathy in real life situations.

2. Develop the ability to read facial expressions and body language.

To understand how someone else is feeling, we need to read the cues that they give us. What does it mean if someone is frowning? What if his arms are crossed? What if someone's eyebrows are high on her forehead? A great way to build empathy is to read picture books and look at the illustrations. What cues do the characters give that reveal how they are feeling?

3. Practice putting yourself in someone else's shoes

Find something you and a friend don't agree on. Try having a discussion about it as if you are the other person. What might that friend say to convince you of his point of view?

What's the difference between empathy and sympathy?

You may be wondering, "What's the difference between empathy and sympathy?" Empathy is when you feel someone's emotions along with them. Sympathy is when you care that someone is in a difficult situation and offer them comfort, but you don't necessarily feel anything about it yourself.

For example, if your friend loses her iPad and you feel really sad along with her... that's empathy. If your friend loses her iPad and you tell her "Wow, that's a bummer," but you don't feel bad yourself, that's showing sympathy. With empathy, you have a more personal understanding or share someone else's emotions. With sympathy you are offering comfort even though you aren't personally feeling emotion along with them.

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What is empathy? Empathy is being able to know how someone else is feeling, even when you aren't in the same situation. Sometimes, in more simple words, we call empathy being able to "put yourself in someone's shoes" and see things from their view. Why is empathy important?