Living and Learning in Central Oregon

Popped open my email today to see that the latest edition of technology and learning is out. One of the articles in this month’s issue was a top list of trends. Cyberbullying was #2. It just so happens that last night I had the opportunity to sit in on a community forum on cyberbullying that was filmed by our local cable company. The audience was a cross section of educators, parents, law enforcement, and students. It was interesting to hear the perspective of the kids and what they are experiencing or had experienced. However, listening to their stories made me wonder where the parents are in this whole thing. What I believe is that, like any bullying, parental involvement is key. If parents are not playing an active role in their child’s life and taking some simple measures cyberbullying can be decreased.

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I came across this post from Jeff Utecht about cyberbullying. He has a link to another blog which has links to discussion questions and videos that can be used in a classroom setting. The one video from Brad Paisley did not play. It is located at YouTube so the filter might have something to do with it. The same problem was true for the others but I did go to TeacherTube and found the other videos there. I thought that this topic would be perfect to pass on to folks at this time of the year. As we review our school and class rules cyberbullying should also be reviewed. While students do not have a district email we are fooling ourselves if we think they do not have a gmail, yahoo, or hotmail account. You can bet that one of the first things they do when they leave school is access their email and IM accounts – that is if they are not already doing it during school hours!

Below is one of the videos that could be used in school and a simple google search of cyberbullying will bring back many hits. I hope this helps. Let me know if you need anymore resources.

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Download Video: Posted by adcouncil at TeacherTube.com.