- Cunningham Elementary School
- Digital Citizenship
- Internet Safety
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Talking Points
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Elementary Students
- Cyberbullying is repeated sending or posting of harmful messages, images, or videos about someone else using the Internet, cell phones, or other types of technology.
- If a student believes they are being cyberbullied, the best first step is to step away from the computer or put the cell phone down, then tell a trusted adult (parent, teacher, etc.) what is going on.
- If they can, don’t delete anything the cyberbully sent. They may need this as proof of what is going on.
- If they know someone is being cyberbullied, help the person by encouraging them to talk to an adult. Tell the person being bullied that they care about them and want to help. Do not spread rumors. Tell the cyberbully to stop.
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Secondary Students
- If you know someone is being cyberbullied, be an upstander- empathize with the target and stand up for them.
- Say “sorry”! If you’ve said something that hurts someone else, apologize. It’s what you’d do face-to-face, right?
- If you are a target of cyberbullying, ignore or block out the bully. Save the evidence of what they are saying. Change your privacy settings on social media accounts (information below). Tell trusted friends and adults.
- Remember that what you say and do online or in texts is permanent. Teasing, harassing, threatening, and using hate language can lead to serious consequences.
Tips for Strong Passwords
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- Have a different password for each site that requires it. If you only have one common password, then someone could access all of your accounts if they get it.
- Change passwords often (every few months).
Do not leave them out for others to see, and do not share them. - Avoid common information/words in passwords. In order to be strong, passwords should be unique and not linked to personal information that a hacker could easily identify.
- Strong passwords have a mix of numbers, upper and lowercase letters, and special characters. They should be at least 8 characters long and as random as possible.
- Other password tips: spell a word backwards; substitute numbers or characters for letters (3 for e, ! for l, etc.); randomly capitalize letters; include special characters.
- There are online password generators that will create passwords, as well as test the strength of passwords you’ve created.
- For staff: no passwords on Post-It notes
- For staff: no password lists on desks