Resources for teens
Ten Ideas for Youth to Educate their Community about Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Outlines specific activities that adolescents can do to promote awareness about online bullying and teach others how to deal with it.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). Ten Ideas for Youth to Educate their Community about Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/teens_cyberbullying_prevention_activities_tips.pdf
Cyberbullying Word Find:
Talking to Youth about Internet Harassment
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
A word search to be distributed to youth to promote discussion about cyberbullying and Internet safety.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying word find:
Talking to youth about Internet harassment. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_word_find.pdf
Cyberbullying Crossword Puzzle:
Talking to Youth about Internet Harassment
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
A crossword puzzle to be distributed to youth to promote discussion about cyberbullying.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying crossword puzzle:
Talking to youth about Internet harassment. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_crossword.pdf
Cyberbullying Word Scramble:
Talking to Youth about Internet Harassment
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Unscramble the words to uncover cyberbullying-related concepts and web sites!
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying word scramble:
Talking to youth about Internet harassment. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_word_scramble.pdf
Cyberbullying Scenarios:
Talking to Youth about Internet Harassment
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Engage parents, educators, or youth in a discussion about cyberbullying by reading and discussing these scenarios.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying word scramble:
Talking to youth about Internet harassment. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Scenarios.pdf
Quiz: The Facts about Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This quiz tests your knowledge about what the research says about cyberbullying.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Quiz:
The Facts about Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/quiz.php?QUIZNUM=1
Quiz: Dealing with Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This quiz was created for children and teenagers to determine how equipped they are to deal with online harassment.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Quiz:
Dealing with Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/quiz.php?QUIZNUM=2
Quiz: Addressing Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This quiz was created for children and teenagers to determine how equipped they are to deal with online harassment.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Quiz:
Addressing Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/quiz.php?QUIZNUM=3
A Student’s Guide to Personal Publishing
By Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja
This handout discusses issues that students should consider when creating offline or online content and then publishing it for others to see. It also provides guidelines that can inform how best to make and share ideas, opinions, and multi-media in a way that does not lead to negative repercussions.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). A Student’s Guide to Personal Publishing. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Students_Guide_to_Personal_Publishing.pdf
Safe and Responsible Social Networking:
Strategies for Keeping Yourself Safe Online
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This handout provides commonsense strategies for encouraging and enabling youth to think about important issues when posting content on social networking sites.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Safe and Responsible Social Networking: Strategies for Keeping Yourself Safe Online. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/safe_responsible_social_networking.pdf
Password Safety:
Top Ten Tips for Teens
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List educates youth on how best to create and use passwords for online accounts in order to keep them from being victimized.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Password safety: Top ten tips for teens. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Top_Ten_Teen_Tips_Passwords.pdf
Cell Phone Safety:
Top Ten Tips for Teens
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List specifies what teenagers need to keep in mind as they use cell phones at home, at school, and in vehicles.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cell phone safety: Top ten tips for teens. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Top_Ten_Teen_Tips_Cell_Phones.pdf
Preventing Cyberbullying:
Top Ten Tips for Teens
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List specifies how teenagers can keep themselves safe from online harassment and victimization online.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2012). Preventing Cyberbullying: Top ten tips for teens. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Top_Ten_Tips_Teens_Prevention.pdf
Responding to Cyberbullying:
Top Ten Tips for Teens
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List specifies how teenagers can deal with online harassment and victimization when it happens to them.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2012). Responding to Cyberbullying: Top ten tips for teens. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Top_Ten_Tips_Teens_Response.pdf
Resources for educators
Cyberbullying Fact Sheet:
Identification, Prevention, and Response
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This document is a five-page summary – filled with as much useful information as possible – to equip educators and parents to spot cyberbullying, respond to it appropriately and meaningfully, and to prevent its future occurrence among the children and teenagers they care for. If you only have time to read one fact sheet from the Cyberbullying Research Center to get up-to-speed about the problem and what you can do, read this one.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). Cyberbullying fact sheet:
Identification, Prevention, and Response. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Identification_Prevention_Response_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Cyberbullying Fact Sheet:
A Brief Review of Relevant Legal and Policy Issues
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Fact Sheet provides a summary of important court cases and pending legislation that can help school districts evaluate and improve their current cyberbullying policies.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying fact sheet:
A Brief Review of Relevant Legal and Policy Issues. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_legal_issues.pdf
Sexting:
A Brief Guide for Educators and Parents
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Fact Sheet defines “sexting” as it occurs among adolescents, and summarizes the current state of research on the problem. It also details informal and formal responses – particularly from legal and political authorities – and describes what schools should do as it relates to policy and response efforts. Finally, it suggests some practical prevention strategies that educators can implement to reduce its occurrence and perceived acceptability among students.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). Sexting: A Brief Guide for Educators and Parents. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Sexting_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Cyberbullying Incident Tracking Form
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Use this document to track individual incidents of cyberbullying that occur at your school.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying incident tracking form. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_incident_tracking_form.pdf
Cyberbullying Trustee Poster
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Post this prominently on your office or classroom door to let your students know that they can trust you. You will listen to their concerns about cyberbullying and take them seriously. You will do something about the problem and get it resolved.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying trustee poster. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Trustee.pdf
Cyberbullying Report Card:
Assessing School-level Awareness and Understanding
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Complete this Cyberbullying Report Card to determine how well your school is currently dealing with cyberbullying issues. Identify weaknesses in curriculum and policy and determine an appropriate course of action to remedy any deficiencies.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying report card:
Assessing school-level awareness and understanding. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Report_Card.pdf
Cyberbullying and Schools:
Edweek Live Chat
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
At its best, the Internet helps students find information and stay in touch with friends through everything from text-messages and blogs to social-networking and other video- and photo-sharing Web sites. But the Internet can also enable students to aggressively target and harm their peers. This chat will inform educators and parents on how to recognize cyberbullying and protect young people from becoming victims. Click the link at left to review the archive of the discussion related to cyberbullying, a problem affecting growing numbers of students, administrators, teachers, and parents.
Cyberbullying Scenarios:
Talking to Youth about Internet Harassment
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Engage parents, educators, or youth in a discussion about cyberbullying by reading and discussing these scenarios.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying word scramble:
Talking to youth about Internet harassment. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Scenarios.pdf
Cyberbullying Scripts for Parents to Promote Dialog and Discussion
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Provides parent/teenager “scripts” to promote dialogue and discussion about cyberbullying
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying Scripts for Parents to Promote Dialog and Discussion. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_scripts.pdf
A Student’s Guide to Personal Publishing
By Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja
This handout discusses issues that students should consider when creating offline or online content and then publishing it for others to see. It also provides guidelines that can inform how best to make and share ideas, opinions, and multi-media in a way that does not lead to negative repercussions.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). A Student’s Guide to Personal Publishing. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Students_Guide_to_Personal_Publishing.pdf
Safe and Responsible Social Networking:
Strategies for Keeping Yourself Safe Online
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This handout provides commonsense strategies for encouraging and enabling youth to think about important issues when posting content on social networking sites.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Safe and Responsible Social Networking: Strategies for Keeping Yourself Safe Online. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/safe_responsible_social_networking.pdf
Preventing Cyberbullying:
Top Ten Tips for Educators
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List provides specific guidance for those in the school system to reduce the vulnerability of students to online harassment.
Responding to Cyberbullying:
Top Ten Tips for Educators
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List informs school professionals about how best to deal with cyberbullying cases when they occur among students.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Responding to cyberbullying: Top ten tips for educators. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/
Top_Ten_Tips_Educators_Cyberbullying_Response.pdf
Resources for parents
Cyberbullying Fact Sheet:
Identification, Prevention, and Response
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This document is a five-page summary – filled with as much useful information as possible – to equip educators and parents to spot cyberbullying, respond to it appropriately and meaningfully, and to prevent its future occurrence among the children and teenagers they care for. If you only have time to read one fact sheet from the Cyberbullying Research Center to get up-to-speed about the problem and what you can do, read this one.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). Cyberbullying fact sheet:
Identification, Prevention, and Response. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Identification_Prevention_Response_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Sexting:
A Brief Guide for Educators and Parents
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Fact Sheet defines “sexting” as it occurs among adolescents, and summarizes the current state of research on the problem. It also details informal and formal responses – particularly from legal and political authorities – and describes what schools should do as it relates to policy and response efforts. Finally, it suggests some practical prevention strategies that educators can implement to reduce its occurrence and perceived acceptability among students.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). Sexting: A Brief Guide for Educators and Parents. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Sexting_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Family Internet Use Contract
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This is a formal agreement to be signed by both parents and children to help facilitate an open line of communication regarding the appropriate use of the Internet. Feel free to customize for your own needs.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Family Internet use contract. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_internet_use_contract.pdf
Cell Phone Use Contract
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This is a formal agreement to be signed by both parents and children to help facilitate an open line of communication regarding the appropriate use of cell phones.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cell phone use contract. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_cell_phone_contract.pdf
Ten Ideas for Youth to Educate their Community about Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Outlines specific activities that adolescents can do to promote awareness about online bullying and teach others how to deal with it.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). Ten Ideas for Youth to Educate their Community about Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/teens_cyberbullying_prevention_activities_tips.pdf
Cyberbullying Scripts for Parents to Promote Dialog and Discussion
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Provides parent/teenager “scripts” to promote dialogue and discussion about cyberbullying
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying Scripts for Parents to Promote Dialog and Discussion. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_scripts.pdf
Cyberbullying Scenarios:
Talking to Youth about Internet Harassment
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Engage parents, educators, or youth in a discussion about cyberbullying by reading and discussing these scenarios.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying word scramble:
Talking to youth about Internet harassment. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Scenarios.pdf
Quiz: The Facts about Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This quiz tests your knowledge about what the research says about cyberbullying.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Quiz:
The Facts about Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/quiz.php?QUIZNUM=1
Quiz: Dealing with Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This quiz was created for children and teenagers to determine how equipped they are to deal with online harassment.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Quiz:
Dealing with Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/quiz.php?QUIZNUM=2
Quiz: Addressing Cyberbullying
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This quiz was created for children and teenagers to determine how equipped they are to deal with online harassment.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Quiz:
Addressing Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/quiz.php?QUIZNUM=3
A Student’s Guide to Personal Publishing
By Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja
This handout discusses issues that students should consider when creating offline or online content and then publishing it for others to see. It also provides guidelines that can inform how best to make and share ideas, opinions, and multi-media in a way that does not lead to negative repercussions.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2010). A Student’s Guide to Personal Publishing. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/Students_Guide_to_Personal_Publishing.pdf
Safe and Responsible Social Networking:
Strategies for Keeping Yourself Safe Online
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This handout provides commonsense strategies for encouraging and enabling youth to think about important issues when posting content on social networking sites.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Safe and Responsible Social Networking: Strategies for Keeping Yourself Safe Online. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/safe_responsible_social_networking.pdf
Preventing Cyberbullying:
Top Ten Tips for Parents
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List outlines strategies that parents can implement at home to keep their kids safe from cyberbullying victimization.
Responding to Cyberbullying:
Top Ten Tips for Parents
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Top Ten List outlines strategies that parents can implement at home to keep their kids safe from cyberbullying victimization
Reference Materials
Cyberbullying Fact Sheet:
Common Chat Room and Text Messaging Abbreviations
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Fact Sheet defines and explains the multiple acronyms and shortcuts used by teens during computer-mediated communication such as texting, instant messaging, and chatting.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying Fact Sheet:
Common Chat Room and Text Messaging Abbreviations. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_chat_abbreviations.pdf
Cyberbullying Fact Sheet:
How to Preserve Cyberbullying Evidence Through Screenshots
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Fact Sheet provides instructions on how to create an image of the contents of your computer desktop so that evidence of Internet harassment can be saved and used to support a case.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying fact sheet: How to preserve cyberbullying evidence through screenshots. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/making_cyberbullying_screenshots.pdf
Cyberbullying Fact Sheet:
Viewing Email Header Information
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
This Fact Sheet specifies how individuals who receive malicious emails can view the email header information to discern the Internet Service Provider to contact and alert of the situation.
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. (2009). Cyberbullying fact sheet: Viewing email header information. Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved [insert date], from http://www.cyberbullying.us/viewing_cyberbullying_email_headers.pdf
Network Query Tool
By Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Use this network query tool to identify the Internet Service Provider associated with the Internet Protocol (IP) address of a cyberbully.