Cyberbullying is bullying that uses technologies such as the Internet or mobile phones. Cyberbullying does not necessarily take place on school grounds, but victims of cyberbullying experience harmful effects in schools. Cyberbullies use a number of technological tools, such as the Internet, email, social networking sites and mobile phones. There are also a number of prevention strategies that school counselors, school staff, students and parents can adopt to prevent cyberbullying. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves repeated, unwanted negative actions towards an individual by one or more individuals and involves imbalance. of power or strength. Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that uses technology to cause harm to another person (Agatston, n.d.). Cyberbullying has been defined as “the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, hostile behavior by an individual or group with the aim of harming others.” Cyberbullying involves sending or posting harmful or cruel texts or images using the Internet or other digital communication devices (Bhat, 2008). Cyberbullying can take many forms such as inflammatory language, harassment, denigration, impersonation, outing, deception, exclusion or cyberstalking. . Flaming is online fighting using email messages containing angry and vulgar language, while stalking occurs when a person sends mean, nasty and insulting messages repeatedly. Smearing occurs when a person criticizes someone else online and sends or posts gossip or rumors about an individual in order to damage their reputation or friendships. Identity theft is when someone pretends to be someone else and sends or posts material to get that person in trouble, middle of paper...... ampbell, MR (2005). Cyberbullying: an old problem in a new form? Australian Journal of Guidance and Counseling, 15(1), 68-76. Retrieved February 19, 2011, from http://www.atypon-link.com/AAP/doi/pdf/10.1375/ajgc.15.1.68?cookieSet=1Lenhart, A. (May 6, 2010). Cyberbullying 2010: what the research tells us. Pew Research Center Internet and American Life Project. Retrieved March 1, 2011 from http://pewinternet.org/Presentations/2010/May/Cyberbullying-2010.aspxLi, Q. (nd). Cyberbullying at school: Nature and extent of adolescents' experience. University of Calgary Web Disk Server. Retrieved February 19, 2011 from http://people.ucalgary.ca/~qinli/publication/cyberbully_aera05%20.htmlWillard, N. (nd). CSRIU: Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. CSRIU: Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. Retrieved March 1, 2011 from http://www.csriu.org/