Resources on Cyberbullying and Sexting

Download a PDF of Resources Highlighted in the Webinar

Go to the Online Presentation from Netsmartz - Click on Chapter 2, Cyberbullying 

Download the Presentation by Adrienne DeWolfe of CCCOE

Administrators

Board Policies:

• CA School Boards Association - Cyberbullying: Policy Considerations for Boards
• Hemet Unified School District 
• Santa Barbara School Districts
• San Ramon Valley Unified School District 
• Visalia Unified School District 

Sample AUP's

David Warlick's diigo list of resources.

National School Board Association's brief.  This brief was filed in order to ask for clarification in cases in which cyberbullying constitutes "off-campus speech."

Stopbullying.gov 

This site from the U.S. government provides information on how kids, teens, young adults, parents, educators and others in the community can prevent or stop bullying.

CommonSense Media Cyberbullying Toolkit

FREE Cyberbullying Toolkit for Educators offers engaging lesson plans and easy-to-use parent engagement resources - all organized by grade level. The toolkit also includes an engaging video designed to get educators thinking about the role they can play in stopping cyberbullying in its tracks. Learn more about the toolkit at www.commonsense.org/cyberbullying-toolkit

CSRIU - Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use

Nancy Willard provides several articles for administrators on the legal and discipline issues related to cyberbullying and sexting. She has an excellent book on the topic. 

• Cyberbullying Review and Response Process
• Sexting Guidance for School Leaders
• Cyberbullying Guidance for School Leaders
• Educator's Guide to Cyberbullying, Cyberthreats & Sexting

Cyberbullying Research Center

This website, run by two leading researchers, Dr. Justin W. Patchin and Dr. Sameer Hinduja, Provides quizzes, research & information sheets on the topic. 

Heads Up: Stop. Think. Click.

This FREE guide for kids from the FTC has tips on sharing information with care, interacting with tact, and cyberbullying. It is the companion piece to the parents' guide, Net Cetera (see below). It is a great discussion tool for teachers. Printed booklets can be ordered in bulk for FREE here. (grades 6-12)

Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online (English and Spanish!) 

This FREE guide for parents from the FTC contains advice for parents of kids at different ages (tweens and teens) on social networking, cell phones, sexting, cyberbullying, and file sharing. It's a great resource to hand out on a parent night. Printed booklets can be ordered in bulk for FREE here.

Sexting PSA on YouTube

In this PSA developed by the Ad Council titled YourPhoto Fate, you can see how a split second decision can have such two very different outcomes with sexting.

Teachers

BrainPop: Cyberbullying

BrainPop, a provider of animated instructional videos, provides a FREE video lesson on cyberbullying with accompanying activities and resources. It includes a quiz that can be emailed to the teacher. (grades 4-8)

Common Sense Media Education

Based on the work of Howard Gardner and the GoodPlay Project at Harvard, the curriculum uses case studies to emphasize critical thinking and decision making. Lessons are divided into three major topical strands: 1. Safety and Security, 2. Digital Citizenship and 3. Research and Information Literacy. It's FREE, but you must register as an educator to access the units. The unit, Connected Culture, offers 6 lessons on cyberbullying. You can access grade K-5 lessons on cyberbullying here. (Grades K-8)

Cybersmart.org

Now part of Common Sense Media's resources, these FREE comprehensive, standards-based lesson plans cover Safety and Security, Manners and Cybercitizenship, Cyberbullying and Digital Citizenship. (grades K-12)

FBI-SOS

Once you register your class for this FREE program, each month students compete in their grade to win the FBI-SOS Internet Challenge and a trophy on a different topic. Students do an online scavenge hunt and complete a quiz. The program starts over with a new topic each month (September-May), so you can join at any time. Topics range from protecting personal Information, to cyberbullying to copyright. (grades 3-8)

Heads Up: Stop. Think. Click.
This FREE guide for kids from the FTC has tips on sharing information with care, interacting with tact, and cyberbullying. It is the companion piece to the parents' guide, Net Cetera (see below). It is a great discussion tool for teachers. Printed booklets can be ordered in bulk for FREE here. (grades 6-8)

NetSmartz Workshop (English and Spanish!)

This FREE interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is designed to help teach children ages 5-17 to be safer off and online. The site provides an Online Safety Education Kit (grades K-6), video lessons (grades 4-12), and  downloadable presentations for parents, tweens, and teens. See the video lessons on cyberbullying here. You can also go directly to NSTeens animated videos or Real-Life Stories videos---a series of narratives from teens about real experiences of online victimization. (grades K-12)

Southern Poverty Law Center Presents, Bullied

Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. With companion lesson plans, it can become a cornerstone of anti-bullying efforts in middle and high schools. (7-12)

Parents

StopBullying.gov

Part of the FindYouthInfo.gov, this site from the U.S. government contains excellent advice for parents about bullying.

Family Media Agreements
Use these Internet Safety Pledges from Netsmartz and Common Sense Media to promote safety discussions and create safer boundaries for computer use at home.

Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online (English and Spanish!)

This FREE guide for parents from the FTC contains advice for parents of kids at different ages (tweens and teens) on social networking, cell phones, sexting, cyberbullying, and file sharing. Printed booklets can be ordered in bulk for FREE here. Also see Heads Up: Stop. Think. Click. above. 

NetFamilyNews
This blog from Anne Collier provides timely articles for parents and educators on the latest in technology. Search for topics of concern. Sign up for her weekly rss feed to your email to keep up with the latest with kids and technology.

NetSmartz Workshop

This FREE interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is designed to help teach children ages 5-17 to be safer off and online. The site provides cyberbullying research and tips for parents, as well as, videos  about talking to your children about cyberbullying and protecting personal information.

Examples of School Action - Update Policies and Track Incidents

• Develop Clear Rules and Policies - Sample policies from SRVUSD – Student Handbook and Suspension Form reflecting AB86 updates
• Use Incident Reports to Document Problems - Tracking Form from The CB Research Center 

Examples of School Action - Integration

Opportunities to Integrate above Lessons into the Curriculum

• 9th Grade Health Class - Integrates with CA Standards, Amador High, Pleasanton, CA
• 6th Grade Science Class - Teach Research Methods and Data Collection, Del Mar Middle School, Tiburon, CA
• 6-8th grade Middle School Writing Essentials Course - Seattle Public Schools
• 9th -12th Grade - Online Blackboard Course - Cybersafety/Academic Honesty Course, Acalanes High School District, CA
• K-12th Grade - Character Education - Integrate with monthly character education pillars