Bullying Resources/Cyber Safety

With the horrible news of the cyber bullying incident in Massachusetts and a teenage girl whose suicide was attributed to it; there has been a search for answers across the country. Our school has been showing a series of bullying information videos from Learn 360 and following-up those programs with classroom discussions. (links to those videos are below)

Recently, Emory Maiden sent these additional bullying resources via Twitter:

Bullying prevention sites via @cybraryman1 http://bit.ly/85Zdd2
Cyber Safety: http://bit.ly/5fDZ4f#cybersafety
Cyber safety Games for students to play:  http://ow.ly/1ux4u
Hundreds of Internet Safety Resources:  http://ow.ly/1w1vy

With greater and greater use of social networking sites by students it is everyone's responsibility to be aware of the cyber world and to teach proper internet etiquette and also  the dangers of the on-line realm. For example, the following link contains discussion points for teachers to use when students participate in classroom blogs. These same principles apply to other social networking sites.

http://kimcofino.com/blog/2009/09/06/student-blogging-guidelines/

Here is a link to an article about the Massachusetts case:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/03/29/2010-03-29_phoebe_prince_south_hadley_high_schools_new_girl_driven_to_suicide_by_teenage_cy.html

Other resources:

Cyberbullying:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/02/kids.social.networks/
http://thejournal.com/articles/2008/05/01/the-fight-against-cyberbullying.aspx
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8359780.stm
School System Security:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8505914.stm

Advice to Parents:
http://tsbray.posterous.com/five-tips-for-parenting-in-a-11-world

Other Articles about Cyber-bullying:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/more-teens-victimized-by-cyber-bullies/

Parents want Teachers punished:

http://gothamist.com/2010/03/31/_former_prosecutor_wendy_murphy.php

USA Today Article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-04-04-bullying_N.htm

Learn 360 Videos on the Topic:
Students can log in to Learn 360 with the following information:

All student usernames will be - wsfcs(student ID)
All student passwords will be - student ID

Example Username - wsfcs123456
Password - 123456

 Harassment_Bully_Target_and_Bystander:

http://learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=Bully+bystander&MediaFormat=3360063&ID=146666

Silent on the Sidelines PArts 1 & 2:

http://learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=Silent+on+the+Sidelines&ID=149335&autostart=1

Gossiping Taunting Bullying Its All Harassment
http://learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=Gossiping+Taunting+Bullying+Its+All+Harassment&ID=129949

Gossip more than just harrassment:
http://learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?SearchText=Gossip&MediaFormat=3360063&ID=146667