Cyberbullying is a new version of an old
problem in the new domain of email, texting, blogging, online chat, mobile phones and web sites.
Teachers need to become familiar with these technologies
that students use so confidently, so that they can recognise
the issues and raise them with their students.
The Curriculum Framework provides the context:
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students should 'respect the rights of others to equal
access to resources and to a work and leisure environment
which is non-threatening and free from harassment such
as teasing, sarcasm or remarks that stereotype or denigrate
others or their efforts.'
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| CMIS Resource Bank |
| Fiction Resources |
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| Key Websites |
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- National Centre Against Bullying
This site has links to an extensive list of papers and presentations from the NCAB Conference November 2007.
- Bullying. No Way!
Cyber bullying was the Spotlight Topic for December 2007. Use the Search Box and the search term cyber bullying (as two separate words) to locate all cyberbullying resources on this site.
- CyberSmart
Australian resources for young kids, kids, teens, parents.
The Cyberbullying section aims to help teachers to identify and address school-based issues arising as a result of cyberbullying between students. It may also assist teachers who feel they are the victims of cyberbullying from colleagues, parents or students.
- National Safe Schools Framework
The Australian NSSF consists of a set of nationally agreed principles for safe and supportive school environments and includes appropriate responses that schools can adopt to address the issues of bullying, harassment, violence, and child abuse and neglect.
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- Anti-Bullying Alliance [UK]
The ABA is an independent body of over 60 organisations whose aim is to reduce bullying and create safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn.
- CSIRU - Cyberbullying [USA]
This site contains information and resources for educators, parents and students. Resources, including the CyberbullyNOT poster are available for download.
- digizen.org [UK]
One section of the digizen website focuses on Cyberbullying providing resources to aid in understanding and preventing and responding to cyberbullying. It includes links to current resources.
- Kandersteg Declaration
From the Joint Efforts Against Victimization Conference in Kandersteg, Switzerland, June 2007.
- StopCyberbullying [USA]
This website provides specific information about cyberbullying and how to deal with it. It is part of a wider group, WiredSafety.
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| These sites may assist people who have been victims of cyberbullying. |
- MoodGym
The five interactive modules in this web program are designed to help young people come to grips with their own feelings and the 'warpy'
thoughts that might accompany them. Requires free registration.
- ReachOut
Reach Out! is a web-based service that inspires young people to help themselves through tough times. The aim of the service is to improve young people’s mental health and well being by providing support information and referrals in a format that appeals to young people. One section focuses on Cyberbullying.
The Reach Out! Teachers' Network introduces secondary teachers to the Reach Out! service and provide them with tools for the classroom and wider school community to address mental health issues and build resiliency. Requires free registration.
- beyondblue
Information on this site is aimed at preventing depression at different ages in a young person's life, at school, home or in the community. Secondary school curriculum materials are available from the beyondblue Schools Research Initiative page. Primary school materials are being developed.
- Youthbeyondblue
Designed specifically for young people. Includes information about cyberbullying.
- KidsMatter
Aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of early childhood and primary school children, and reduce mental health problems amongst these children.
- Kids Helpline
Kids Helpline is Australia's only free, confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.
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| Interactive sites for students |
| These sites can be used to help teach children how to be safe on line. Most include information about cyberbullying. |
- Budd:e
Includes two sections for Primary (Year 3) and Secondary (Year9) students as well as teacher resources. This resource is also available on
- Hector's World
The Hector's World animated episodes are free to view online. Lesson plans and information is available from the Information Island website. Suitable for primary age students.
- CyberQuoll
These computer-based activities have been designed for upper primary school students and are supported by a comprehensive suite of materials for teachers.
- CyberNetrix
These computer-based activities have been designed for secondary students from years seven to nine as a cross-curricula, cross-year level resource. There is a teacher guide and 11 downloadable student activities.
- Wise up to IT
Four young people tell their stories about cyberbullying, online stalking, internet security and online grooming. Their stories explain what happened and how they dealt with the situation.
- Think U Know
Information on this site is organised by age categories and includes resources for parents, carers, teachers and trainers.
- NetSmartzKids and NetSmartzTeens
are part of the NetSmartz website, an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet.
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| Professional Learning Resources |
| Useful resources for introducing the issues surrounding cyberbullying to teachers and parents. |
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| Campaigns and Programs |
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| Progams for schools. |
- Cybersmart Detectives
An hour-long activity provided free of charge to schools, that targets children aged 11-12 in their last year of primary school.
- Cybersafety and Wellbeing Initiative
This Alannah and Madeline Foundation program is designed to help schools to create a cultural norm of smart, safe and responsible use of communications technologies.
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| Professional Reading |
- Why cybersafety tips don’t work for cyberbullying
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On Line Opinion, August 2009,
Dr Marilyn Campbell discusses some of the problems with messages about cyberbullying being given by cybersafety experts rather than bullying experts (psychologists).
- Australian Covert Bullying Prevalence Study [Executive Summary]
Child Health Promotion Research Centre (CHPRC), Edith Cowan University, May 2009, provides information at a national level about what constitutes covert bullying, the prevalence of bullying and its impact on victims and perpetrators.
- Young People and Technology: A review of the current literature (2nd edition)
Prepared by Professor Helen McGrath, School of Education, RMIT University for The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, 2009.
- Behind the Scenes: Insight into the Human Dimension of Covert Bullying
Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South Australia with Centre for the Analysis of Educational Futures, Flinders University, SA December 2008.
- The Wood Verdict
Blog from Tom Wood a.k.a 'The Porn Cracker', recording his journey toward his goal of implementing the best, most effective Cyber-Safety measures.
- Cyberbullying: a Virtual Menace Sheri Bauman
Paper to be presented at the National Coalition Against Bullying National Conference. Melbourne November
2007.
- An Investigation into Cyberbullying, its forms, awareness and impact, and the relationship between age and gender in cyberbullying. P Smith. J Mahdavi. M Carvalho. N Tippett.
University of London 2006.
- Cyber bullying: An old problem in a new guise? Marilyn A. Campbell
This is the author’s version of a paper that was later published as:
Campbell, Marilyn A (2005) Cyber bullying: An old problem in a new guise?
Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling.
- Cyber-Bullying Dr Anne Bamford
AHISA Pastoral Care National Conference. Melbourne 2004.
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