Table of Contents Chapter one What Is a Cyberbully Chapter Two Why Do Kids Bully Chapter Three If It Happens to You Chapter four Stop It Before It Starts Chapter five Don’t Just Stand There glossary find out more index about the author 4 9 16 22 27 30 31 32 32
Chapter One What Is a Cyberbully 4 C h a p t e r o n e W h a t i s a C y b e r b u l l y Technology and the Internet have changed the way people live It is easy to stay in constant contact with our friends and family using e-mail text messages and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter Most kids and teenagers love being able to keep in touch with their school friends after they’ve gone home But technology also makes it so that some kids can never escape the worst part of school bullying When kids bully other kids using technology it is called cyberbullying many kids use tablets and other portable devices to stay in touch with friends over the internet
5 When you think about bullying you might picture one kid physically hurting another kid But bullying does not always involve physical violence Bullies can hurt people by insulting threatening or teasing them They can spread rumors leave people out of activities on purpose or try to embarrass others These nonphys ical forms of bullying can happen face-to-face They can also happen when communicating online or with a cell phone Cyberbullies can hurt people using instant mes saging or e-mails They can post hurtful things about another person on Web sites or blogs for others to read Some cyberbullies even make fake accounts about the person they are bullying on social networking sites Then they post lies or embarrassing information about that person Hurtful rumors can spread very quickly on the Internet mean text messages are just one example of cyberbullying You are so ugly You should not even come to school
