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A Bully is Everyone’s Problem! What is Bullying? // – Light colored text floating on black screen with small silhouette of figure in corner all alone with head drooping. These definitions fly in to image one at a time and narrator reads them. //    ·  Hurting others people physically. · Spreading bad rumors about people · Teasing in a mean way · Ganging up on others

Then what is CyberBullying? · Sending mean text, email, or instant message (show hands texting) · Posting nasty pictures or messages about others (show words post picture to web on cell phone) · Using someone else’s user name to spread rumors (show login button on screen)

Tips for Parents What Can You Do to Prevent Cyberbullying?

 · Keep home computers in a family room so usage can be monitored. // Computer in living area or parent’s bedroom. //   ·  Talk to your children about what they are doing online. // (shot- parent sitting with kid who is pointing to screen) //  · Talk to your children about what cyberbullying is and that is can occur on a computer or on a phone. // (shot of computer then phone) //  · Encourage your child to talk to you if they are being bullied or if that know of someone else who is being bullied. Explain that they won’t get their electronic equipment taken away from them if they share this information with you. // (Adult speaking to camera – one of us?) //  · Be clear that cyberbullying is wrong! // (text over black image used at beginning) // As adults we must help our kids learn how to use these powerful communication tools wisely. //  (voice over with clips of students using email, facebook, texting, taking phone video)   //