Some Examples of how cyberbullying works:
Student (A) is bombarded by anonymous threatening and taunting emails at home, even though there is no direct harassment at school. The victim has no idea who is sending the messages and starts to feel like everybody is against him or her. That student is now being cyberbullied.
Student (B) a school bulletin board is spammed with name-calling posts that spread vicious rumors about this specific student. The rumors are not true, but students at school see the posts and asume them credible. The student is then ostracized by his or her. This student is now a victim of cyberbullying.
A nasty fake profile is posted at a social networking site such as facebook or myspace, using a student’s real name, photo, and contact information. That student starts getting strange email messages from strangers who think the profile is real. Some of the messages are crude and defaming. Some of the messages are mean and vulgar. This is yet another example of cyberbullying. As I have illustrated just a few examples of cuberbullying, if you are taking part in things like this it is NOT harmless fun. You are being a cyberbully. If you are the victim of this type of treatment you are being cyberbullied and there are things you can do to stop this form of harassment.