Cyber Bullying Prevention Resources: 2010
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Cyber bullying is the use of technology—email, instant messaging, text messaging, personal Web pages such as Myspace or Facebook—to bully, intimidate and harass a person or group of people. The following resources contain sections for parents and educators, and more resources can be found through a Web search.
General Resources
The "Stop Bullying Now!" campaign was developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The website has both children’s and adults’ sections, and resources for educators, health and safety professionals, parents, children, and the general public.
This is the link to the sites homepage,Stop Bullying Now. There are sections in English and Spanish. is the link to their cyberbullying page.
PACER’s National Center for Bullying Prevention.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) resources: FBI - Parent's Guide to Internet Safety, Safe on Line Surfing, and the site for reporting unusual email or internet communication.
Cyber Bullying
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has two resources on cyberbullying and internet safety for children and youth.
Netsmartz: Keeping Kids and Teens Safer on the Internet
The Teen site.
The Kids site. (Also a good example of using games for learning.)
Don’t Believe the Type: an internet prevention website for teems on identifying sexual exploitation online.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use has an article that explores how ordinary social controls for behavior can be ignored when youth use cyber technology.
I Can’t See You – You Can’t See Me: How the use of information and communication technologies can impact responsible behavior, Nancy Williard, MS, JP, 2004
National Crime Prevention Council’s cyberbullying media campaign.
Cyberbullying Research Center: Web site for researchers from Florida Atlantic University and University of Wisconsin, Eau Clair.
Parent/Family Sites
The Microsoft site Security at Home: Internet Safety On-line has safety tips listed by age, topics ranging from on-line slag to internet addiction, and links to other resources.
Quest provides as a resource to help families safely explore the Internet.
A Parents' Guide to Cyber bullying and Cyber threats:
An Educators' Guide To Cyber bullying and Cyber threats
GetNetWise.org GetNetWise is a public service developed by a wide range of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations.
i-SAFE - Internet Safety Education. i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation for internet safety education.
NetSafeKids.orgNetSafeKids: A Resource for Concerned Parentsprovides practical information and tips on types and sources of sexually explicit content, ways that inappropriate material can reach children and teens, the threat of cyber stalking, the pros and cons of filtering and monitoring tools, and other issues involving Internet safety.
WiredSafety.org andWiredKids.org WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages handling cases of cyber abuse ranging from identity and credential theft, online fraud and cyber stalking, to hacking and malicious code attacks. We are a cyber-neighborhood watch and operate worldwide in cyberspace through our more than 9,000 volunteers worldwide. (WiredSafety is run entirely by volunteers.)
Contact Nancy Riestenberg, Prevention Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education
651-582-8433; 2010
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