ACBC vs STAND UP App

For young people today, going online to connect and interact with others is a natural and integral part of daily life. From the moment they are logged-in, Internet is no longer perceived as a tool but rather an extension of their social lifes and public entities. With new technologies, new risks emerge and cyberbullying apears in diferent forms such as mockery, insults, threats, and others.

The STAND UP App encompasses different possibilities that aim to create a light and fast tool to gain knowledge of cyberbullying, giving information to VET educators on how to tackle it. The app is developed in a multiplatform way, so that everyone can access it and it can be downloaded freely. The app is constituted as a data repository as well as an interactive environment where to respond / reflect on specific situations that may constitute cyberbullying. In this way, the user will be able to access contact information for cases of cyberbullying at a local, national and European level, explore a repository of useful resources such as mobile apps, tools and access the Training Curriculum for VET trainers „Fight against a cyberbullying!”. It is composed of five modules covering the following topics: 1. What is cyberbullying? 2. How to detect cyberbullying in the VET classroom. 3. How to behave in case of discovering a case of cyberbullying. 4. How to prevent cyberbullying in the VET classroom. 5. How to start a conversation in the classroom about cyberbullying. The information included in the modules is practical and includes examples of exercises and activities that can be carried out in the VET classroom. A final evaluation test is included to check general knowledge about cyberbullying, giving specific guidance to VET educators. The user will also be able to access Learning Tools for students: „Say No to Cyberbullying” - didactic and highly visual material that can be shared with VET students. It covers the following topics: „What is cyberbullying?”, „Does someone around you suffer cyberbullying? How to detect it”, „Are you a victim of cyberbullying? How to fight it.”, „Do you know a victim of cyberbullying? Tools to help you” and „What causes cyberbullying? Data and consequences”.