Program Contents: 20 minute DVD
Captioning: none
Copyright Date: 2008
Part of the Real Life Teens Series
The Real Life Teens series takes an unbiased, realistic look, from the teen's perspective, at the wide variety of issues teens face toda. Featuring young teenagers (not actors) telling their stories, in their own words.
The series discusses many significant issues in adolescent society and cuts through many barriers with its honest and relevant advice. The Real Life Teens is crafted by experts to solve pressing problems in today's high schools. Give your students the advice and support they need in this complex and often overwhelming world.
Cyber-bulling is any form of harassment that occurs via the Internet. Vicious forum posts, name calling in chat rooms, posting fake profiles on web sites and mean or cruel email messages are all examples of bullying. While Cyber-Bullying mainly takes place on line, other high tech methods like threatening text messages and taunting voicemail also fall under this category. Cyber-bullying is a crime in some States and has even led to death. Hear from Real Teens as they discuss their views on Cyber-Bullying.
Subjects Covered Include:
• Why do teens Cyber-Bully
• What can be done about Cyber-Bullies
• How can Cyber-Bullies be stopped
• Dealing with forum and chat room bulling
• Where to turn to if you or a friend is being Cyber-Bullied
• The consequences of Cyber-Bulling
• Dealing with website bullying
• The must do’s and the not do’s of the Internet
This program is designed for use with a general high school audience, grades 8-12.