Cyberbullying
is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology
includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as
well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat,
and websites. Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages or emails,
rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing
pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.
Kids
who are being cyberbullied are often bullied in person as well. Additionally,
kids who are cyberbullied have a harder time getting away from the behavior.
• Cyberbullying can
happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and reach a kid even when he or she is
alone. It can happen any time of the day or night.
• Cyberbullying messages
and images can be posted anonymously and distributed quickly to a very wide
audience. It can be difficult and sometimes impossible to trace the source.
Deleting
inappropriate or harassing messages, texts, and pictures is extremely difficult
after they have been posted or sent.
As
illustrated in the chart above, the rates of cyberbullying victimization have
varied over the years in studies conducted by the Cyberbullying Research
Center. On average, about 26% of the students who have been a part of the most
recent 9 studies have said they have been the victim of cyberbullying at some point
in their lifetime. The rates of cyberbullying offending have also varied among
the research studies they have conducted. On average, about 16% of the students
who have been a part of our last 9 studies have admitted that they have
cyberbullied others at some point in their lifetime.State and local
lawmakers have taken action to prevent bullying and protect children. Through
laws (in their state education codes and elsewhere) and model policies (that
provide guidance to districts and schools), each state addresses bullying
differently. Find out how your state refers to bullying in its laws and what
they require on part of schools and districts.
Bullying,
cyberbullying, and related behaviors may be addressed in a single law or may be
addressed in multiple laws. In some cases, bullying appears in the criminal
code of a state that may apply to juveniles.
In
December 2010, the U.S. Department of Education reviewed state laws and
identified 11 key components common among many of those laws.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/laws/key-components/index.html
To
see those 11 key components click on the following link above.
Second Grade Lesson on Cyberbullying
https://youtu.be/YFzay3Vm860
I
would play this video in my classroom that is located up above in the
hyperlink. I would want my students to watch it and we would have a discussion
afterwards.
· How did this video make you
feel?
· Have you ever felt
excluded?
· Have you ever been bullied?
· How can you make sure this
doesn’t happen to our classmates?
I
would then read the book, “Have You Filled A Bucket Today?” by Carol McCloud.
I would ask open ended
questions while reading the book and then ask questions to connect the book to
the video that we watched earlier.
I would make a big classroom
poster with examples of being a bucket-filler and a bucket-dipper and make sure
that cyberbullying is under the bucket-dipper category.
I would hang this poster up
in my classroom for students to use as a reminder of good computer etiquette and safety.
http://fox17online.com/2015/07/21/mom-cyber-bullying-killed-my-daughter/
ReplyDeleteThis story on cyber bullying depicts a thirteen-year-old Wyoming (MI) girl who committed suicide this summer due to cyber bullying.
This topic hit home for me today. At my middle school, they are participating in anti-bullying month at school. We had students raise their hands if they have ever been bullied in any form-be it physical, emotional, or cyber. Almost every single student raised their hand. We are trying to create a culture where students feel comfortable coming to us teachers to report bullying. They say they feel like tattle-tales if they tell on someone for bullying--but as is evident in this case it is a very serious problem. A thirteen-year-old girl, not even in high school yet, killed herself because of cyber bullying. Even after she died, someone commented on her facebook, saying "good ur dead." This is absolutely sickening and I hope that students can realize the severity of the bullying situation.
At our school, students can talk to any of their teachers or one of the two counselors who are professionally trained to deal with situations like these. Considering almost every student claims they have been bullied at some point, bullying is being seriously under reported. Today was the first day of Crestwood anti-bullying campaign, so we will see if students come to staff for more help in that area.
Thank you for you link Aaron... what a devastating story. Im glad that your school is taking proper precautions to help and try to alleviate this problem.
DeleteI really like the activity that Aaron used in the middle school classroom! I think that is a great idea to show students that they are not alone if they have been bullied, and even students who they might think would never be bullied have had experience with it. Cyberbullying is a serious issue that needs to be addressed in schools!
ReplyDeleteYou're right Kendra... Aaron's activity is a great idea for a middle schools' students to take part in.
Deletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/30/style/when-the-cyberbully-is-you.html?ref=topics&_r=0
ReplyDeleteThis article is interesting because it shows the other side of cyberbullying. We always hear the horror stories of people who hurt themselves or committed suicide because they were bullied online, but I feel like we rarely hear about the person who was doing the bulling. This article describes how one individual didn't realize they were bullying until it was too late, and later got to experience what it felt like to be on the receiving end of the bullying. It was interesting to read about a different point of view!
awesome...thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAs we discussed in class on Sunday, targeting general bullying is likely a more effective strategy than just cyberbullying. That becomes more in-depth, since we need to examine why the bully engages in such behavior. Those psychological reasons are likely found in their homelife, and addressing those is a difficult task for teachers and counselors.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree!
DeleteI had the opportunity to listen to a meeting today between my CT and an ed trust member where they were discussing behavior issues in some of the students in our class and they were looking at the homelife of these children! I think it is so important for teachers to get to know what their students are dealing with at home in order to find an appropriate way to deal with situations, like bullying. The child might have grown up seeing unhealthy relationships in their parents lives and think that it is okay to treat other people that way.
ReplyDeleteThis story is very sad, but it makes me sick about the comment that was left on the girl's Facebook page after she committed suicide. It is sad to think that bullying begins at the very beginning of a child's education/age. Bullying starts in school face to face verbally and physical, but as they grow up they get accesses to technology and the cyber bullying begins.
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