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1) What are some examples of cyber bullying? Also give an example you have seen on the news or even may have experienced on cyber bullying.
2) What is an example of how schools are preventing and protecting students from cyber bullying, and how does it help?
3) What is your opinion on filtering the internet in schools?
1) Cyber bullying is when someone is "sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images; posting sensitive, private information about another person; pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad; (or) intentionally excluding someone from an online group." (http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/documents/cyberbullying.pdf)
ReplyDeleteI searched online and found this news article about a girl in Nova Scotia who was being bullied on a site called formspring.me. They said so many hurtful and mean things that it put her over the edge and she took her own life.
Stories like this sadden me, because what did this poor girl do to deserve such hurtful things being said to them. Also it's a scary thought because instead of taking her life she could have brought in a weapon and killed the people who were bullying her and it could be another columbine or virginia tech. story.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2011/03/28/ns-jenna-cyberbullying.html
2) Schools are changing the climate, making them more positive, culturally sensitive and model positive behavior daily. As well as show no tolerance for certain behaviors, such as bullying. This helps the students build good character and positive attitudes and behaviors towards other, thus preventing bullying in and out of school.
3) Internet filters are great but not so great at the same time. In an elementary school level it is very appropriate because kids can look up inappropriate things, so when a teacher isn't looking they know they wont be looking up crazy things. But for a teacher or a high school student its frustrating trying to look up something not inappropriate and it be blocked because of the filtering. I remember in high school looking up information for class was horrible and could not get anything, and the teachers got mad as well because they would try to teach a lesson and needed something but would not be available to them.
1. Cyber bullying can range from mean conversations or threats over the internet to posting cruel rumors about people on the internet. In my high school, cyber bullying was a big problem. For example, one girl beat up another girl and many people used their cellphones to video tape the fight and then people posted the video on the internet for the whole world to see. This event made the news because of the type of bullying that had happened.
ReplyDelete2. I feel schools are trying to prevent and protect students from cyber bullying, however it’s very difficult because students don’t just use the internet at school, they are using their home computers to cyber bully other students. One way for it to stop, is for parents to regulate their use on the computers, however, sometimes that can be difficult too. (Depending on the age of the student).
3. Filtering the internet in schools is crucial I believe. I think it’s so important because some students use their lab time to check their Facebook or other social networking. Sometimes these are the places that the bullying occurs. Bullying shouldn’t occur at all, however, it does and a lot of the time it’s on places like Facebook. The use of facebook during school hours shouldn't be allowed.
1.Cyberbullying, which is sometimes referred to as online social cruelty or electronic bullying, can involve: sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images; posting sensitive, private information about another person; pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad; (or) intentionally excluding someone from an online group...I am from a small town and went to a small high school where everyone knew everyone...if cyberbullying went on I was not exposed to it and didnt ever hear about it occurring. I lucked out!
ReplyDelete2. I think that schools are implementing a lot more character education programs and educating the students are cyber bullying and how it truly effects the lives of their peers
3. Internet filters are trully essential in schools, I think that it is important that students are staying on task during the school hours. With the filters in place, it is less distracting and more students stay on task and fulfill their assignment.
Cyber Bullying can be an image, text, or message that is mean, vulgar, or threatening. They can expose personal information about others and be intentional to make someone else look bad. You can be excluding others or telling them that you would post something unless they do something to prevent it. There was a small amount of cyber bullying that went on in my high school, but I only heard about and was never involved or directly exposed.
ReplyDelete2. Schools are trying to prevent cyber bullying by having seminars about how hurtful this can be, showing stories of students that have been hurt so badly by cyber bullying that they have taken their own lives. However, I think the best option is to educate parents and make sure that parents are monitoring and limiting their students internet use.
3. I believe that internet filters are essential for schools, it is important to ensure that students cannot bully over the internet and not find materials that they should not be looking at. However, sometimes the filters can be overbearing and prevent older students from finding the necessary materials for their assignments.