Prevention Activities for School, Families,
and Community

Have students brainstorm and write a cyberbullying tip sheet, telling other students what to do when they are affected by bullying.

Invite students to design their own cyberbullying prevention posters. Ask some teachers, administrators, and parents to judge the entries. Ask your principal or business leaders in your community to have the winning poster printed. Then distribute the printed poster to store owners to display.

Have students write and take a survey of other students in your school to find out about their cyberbullying experiences. Have them collect the data anonymously and report their results to school administrators by grade and gender.

Have students write and conduct a survey to find out your school staff's perceptions of cyberbullying. Have them compare these findings to a survey of students and present their results to the staff.

Obtain a copy of your school's acceptable use policy for the use of the school computers and network. Have students determine whether it adequately addresses the kinds of cyberbullying situations that they are encountering.

Have students draft and present to administrators a stand-alone policy to prevent and address cyberbullying in your school.

Have students write and publish a “quick guide” about cyberbullying, including what to do and where to go for help.

Have students make a list of dos and don'ts for the use of camera phones and other picture-taking devices to help prevent cyberbullying.

Have students collaborate to create a tip sheet for students affected by cyberbullying, publishing it on a school Web page or in print.

Allow students to use their own words to tell parents and guardians what they need to know about cyberbullying.

Have students write a script and use student actors to teach parents and guardians about some typical cyberbullying scenarios. Allow other teachers to show the video at parent meetings.

Have your students create and teach a lesson about cyberbullying to the younger students in your school or district. Allow students to develop lesson plans and share them with the teachers of the grades they wish to teach. After they receive feedback, have your students revise their lesson plans and then teach them.

Have your students mentor younger students on a regular basis about bullying and cyberbullying.

Have students collaborate and publish (in print or online) a code of ethics that explains the responsibilities of those who witness cyberbullying.

Start a No More Cyberbullying club in your school or community. Ask a teacher or parent to serve as club advisor. Have club members plan activities to teach other students about preventing cyberbullying.

Invite students to design their own cyberbullying prevention posters. Ask some teachers, administrators, and parents to judge the entries. Ask your principal or business leaders in your community to have the winning poster printed. Then distribute the printed poster to store owners to display.

Have students write and record a cyberbullying prevention message for your school morning announcements or school video broadcast.

Have students write and take a survey of other students in your school to find out about their cyberbullying experiences. Have them collect the data anonymously and report their results to school administrators by age and gender.

Obtain a copy of your school's acceptable use policy for the use of the school computers and network. Have students determine whether it adequately addresses the kinds of cyberbullying situations that students are encountering.

Have students write a stand-alone policy to prevent and address cyberbullying in your school.

Have students write and publish a “quick guide” about cyberbullying, including what to do when it happens and where to go for help.

Chances are that your school's policies do not address all the mobile networking hardware and applications available to students. Have students propose a policy that is fair to both students and staff and that supports learning.

Have students develop a proposal for a link on your school's Web site that sends an e-mail to your school's administrator, including allowing the forwarding of offensive messages.

Have students make a list of dos and don'ts that help prevent cyberbullying, and publish the list in a flier and on your school's Web site.

Have students collaborate to create a tip sheet for students affected by cyberbullying, and publish it on a school Web page or a flier.

Have students write and conduct a survey to find out your school staff's perceptions of cyberbullying. Have them compare these findings to a survey of students and present their results to the staff.

Allow students to use their own words to tell parents and guardians what they need to know about cyberbullying.

Have students write a script and use student actors to teach parents and guardians about some typical cyberbullying scenarios. Allow other teachers to show the video at parent meetings.

Have students write a news release for local newspapers, telling the community about your class or school's efforts related to cyberbullying prevention, including where to get more information. Give the news release to your district press officer or office for approval and distribution.

Invite students to design cyberbullying prevention posters. Ask some teachers, administrators, and parents to judge the entries.

Have students create and teach a lesson about cyberbullying to younger students in your school or district. Share their lesson plans with the teachers of those grades and get their feedback. Then have students revise the lesson and present it.

Have students mentor younger students on a regular basis about bullying and cyberbullying.

Have students write about cyberbullying issues for the school or community newspaper.

Have students collaborate and publish (in print or online) a code of ethics that explains the responsibilities of students who witness cyberbullying.

Have students create and publish a list of tips about how to avoid cyberbullying situations on social networking sites.

Have students plan their own school-wide cyberbullying prevention activity and get others to sign on. Set a goal for the minimum number of people you want to participate. When that number of people sign on, take your planned action. Use an online tool, such as the platform provided by thepoint.com, to organize and conduct your campaign.