2.3.d Cyber bullying, Prevention

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The videos you watched in the section introduction talked about the effect cyber-bullying can have on the person being bullied. The information below provides a list of signs or symptoms. Not only can bullying hurt someone’s feelings, it can have other more serious effects. Some problems can even last until you are an adult!

Bullying can play a role in:

• sadness
• hurt feelings
• loneliness
• depression
• poor body image
• low self-esteem
• eating disorders, especially when teased about weight
• skipping school
• bad grades
• being afraid to go to school
• headaches and/or stomach aches
• anxiety
• trouble sleeping
• thoughts and acts of suicide

In very bad cases bullying others or being bullied can hurt someone both physically and emotionally — and have effects even after you become an adult!

Assignment:

Knowing what you know now, create a poster, video, recording, or presentation you can use to encourage students at school to do the right thing by not being a bully (cyber or otherwise). Upload your finished product as a media recording or file upload. If you create a poster, you can take a picture of it and upload the picture or use Powerpoint/Prezi/Google Slides.