Online Bullying and Harassment

Online Bullying and Harassment

also known as cyber bullying

A brief list of statistics that are common among cyber bullying are listed on:

Cyber bullying statistics

Another story that has made news lately is of a high school football coach that suspended his whole team because they were cyber bullying a kid in school.  

Actions can only be taken to stop people from committing these crimes if people speak out and make it known that some people are being cyber bullied.

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Annotated Bibliography

"Cyberbullying Statistics." InternetSafety101.org: Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Sept. 2013.

This site explains the different statistics about cyber bullying and who and what groups are the main bullies and victims. Each statistic is able to show what is going on with our world today and how cyber bullying is affecting it. This information shows just how horrible cyber bullying really is. The author of this information is valid and the information is somewhat new. Personally, I feel that this information is very important and very shocking. It is sad that this horrible of a thing has affected young kids and some are even too scared to mention that they are being bullied until sometimes it is too late.

Students in chat rooms and online predators

     Students in chat rooms and online predators

Behaveyourself.com:Online Manners Matter
http://www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2008-netiquette-guidelines

        

Educators focus on 

• Safety
• increased supervision
• giving lessons at every grade level on teaching Netiquette.......          

Teach NETIQUETTE
                            
                    A code of conduct for life online/The social 
                              and moral code of the Internet 

Some of the Basics of Netiquette:

• Use a clear and understandable email subject line
• Respects others privacy and your own
• Do not give your information to that new online friend
• REMEMBER: Email is never really private and a copy may exist in cyberspace forever

CHAT ROOMS AND ONLINE SAFETY

Annotated Bibliography:

Stanley, Holtage. N.p.. Web. 29 Sep 2013. http://youtu.be/Ln-2m3xAHr8. This video was made on

            Nov. 24 2010 by A man named Stanley from Internet Safety.com. Stanley created a profile as

            a 13 year old girl in a kids chat room to show the dangers of predators. He got an invite  from

            a "BigMan 234" who said he was 25 years old and a construction worker. Stanley said that    

             private conversations in chat rooms are the first steps to children/students being subject to

             predators. Suggests enabling "Safe eyes" to block chat rooms. 

Reflection:

• I would look into more information on different programs to block chat rooms.
• I would be involved, ask questions
• I would Educate 

Laila, Weir. "Behaveyourself.com:Online Manners Matter." Edutopia . (2008): n. page. Print. 
             www.edutopia.org/ - 57k . An Article about behaving oneself online. Some students not only 
             need internet tools but also lessons on internet behavior. Schools in Virginia requires internet
             safety lessons. Texas/Illinois have passed laws encouraging them. Many educators are
             working to teach Netiquette.  Netiquette are the rules of etiquette that apply when
             communicatiing over the computer networks/internet.


Reflection:

• I looked into other school district policies and all of the ones that I checked have Netiquette in it.
• I am in agreement with educating Netiquette to students so they are aware of internet behavior.

    

Internet Vs. Traditional Effectiveness for K-12 Students

Internet Vs. Traditional Learning Effectiveness

          Few things have weighed on the minds of parents as intensely as the education of their children. Schooling is so important to parents that it can be (and often is) the determining factor of where a family chooses to live. Like a never-ending checklist of specificity, parents try to narrow their search for the best possible learning environment that they can for their children. How good are the state standards? Does the school district do an adequate job of maintaining high marks? Which is the best public school in town? Is that the best teacher for this grade? This process of search-and-satisfy is exactly one of the problems that online schooling has promised to replace. Instead of students being limited in their education by where they live, online institutions answer all parental questions by proclaiming that students can get a world class education, right in the comfort of their own home.

          As you can see, the argument for the value of online learning is something that many people can relate too, and nearly anyone could understand the value of students having access to top-notch teachers and education from around the country (especially in rural areas). But exactly how good is that education that students are receiving? Or, more specifically, how does it compare with a traditional education that students would receive if they were to continue to pry themselves up and out of the house each morning? The article presented below, which was written by the editor of the Heritage Foundation (learn more about them here) explores that very same question and provides some statistics about what researchers are finding.

Works Cited

Edutopia. "Anytime, Anywhere: Online Learning Shapes the Future." YouTube. YouTube, 24 Aug. 2010. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhzIYo2e5kY>

• While this video does not have an incredible amount of criteria in common with the debate between online and traditional class learning, it does do a fantastic job of rapidly piecing together many of the highlighted benefits of online learning in a very fast and entertaining fashion. The video supports the rising growth of online education and defends the practice against the basic misconceptions against it. The expertise of those that published it is well-known and have been on the tip of the spear in education since the break-through of the computer age. I feel as though the video's assessment on the advantages of online learning is accurate; however, it is exceptionally one-sided and does not do a good job of presenting the information or the arguments from the other side of the debate.

Lips, Dan. "How Online Learning Is Revolutionizing K-12 Education and Benefiting Students. "The Heritage Foundation. N.P., 12 Jan. 2010. Web. 29 Sept. 2013. <http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/01/how-online-learning-is-revolutionizing-k12-education-and-benefiting-students>

• This article tackles the subject of the growing debate between online learning and traditional, in-class learning. While the article is a bit aged, especially considering the topic criteria, it does still emphasize many of the ongoing debates between the two poles in the conversation. The article also points out that the use of online schooling is growing and has already established substantial enough numbers that it is perhaps time to accept that online learning is here to stay. The article is very clear in its support of online learning and supports its proclamations with the presentation of a lot of raw data. I agree with nearly every aspect of the article and agree with it in regards to its assessment that, not only can online students be just as capable as traditional students, they can also excel beyond them by benefiting from a more personalize educational approach. Most of the data in the article pointed to that exactly, that students of online learning typically receive consistently better performance then their traditionally taught counterparts.

Code of Conduct: Teachers, Students, and Social Networking

Code of Conduct Outside the Classroom

With the implementation of technology growing both in society and in schools, it has become increasingly important for the code of conduct for educators to be revised. While technology and social networks can be educational and assist in learning, they have also given teachers a new medium for interacting with their students. While this can be a good thing, it is important that teachers remain conscious of the information and media they are putting out for their students to see. It is imperative that teachers make sure all of their interactions with students online remain as professional as they would be on school grounds.

                                                                                                                                                                        

What is Considered Unprofessional?

• Sharing any personal information with students (via one's personal Facebook)
• Inquiring about or discussing the personal lives of students
• Posting inappropriate content (pictures, comments, videos)
• Talking to students peer-to-peer rather than professionally

                                                                                                                                                                   

 

       Risks of Misconduct Online

• Immediate suspension or termination of a licensed teacher
• Refusal of teacher certification or license to a student teacher

                                                                                                                                                                   

 Misconduct Making News

 

This video is a very recent example that shows the type of conduct that teachers should refrain from engaging in with their students. While this video pushes the limits, it should be noted the way in which the teacher communicated with her students online, as well as the subjects she talked about are totally unprofessional. As such, the consequences of her unprofessionalism result in her dismissal from the school, and in this case, her arrest.
                                                                                                                                                                   

 Annotated Bibliography

Russo, Charles J., Joan Squelch, and Sally Varnham. "Teachers and Social Networking Sites: Think Before You Post." Public Space: The Journal of Law & Social Justice 5 (2010): 1+. Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Sept. 2013. <http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=db1494d7-0c25-452c-b1c0-5a68573e84b1%40sessionmgr111&vid=3&hid=102>.

The article focused on the changes in the code of conduct for teachers in relation to their students that have come about with the advent of social networks. The article discusses the types of interactions with students online that are considered professional and acceptable, as well as those which cross the line of professionalism, which are unacceptable. The article also gives two case studies as reference to the reader to demonstrate what kinds of actions are inappropriate as well as the consequences. One case was of a non-tenured teacher who joked openly with his students about sex and other topics on his Facebook, while the other was about a student teacher who befriended some of her students and openly discussed her cooperating teachers and school on her private Myspace account. In the case of the non-tenured teacher, he was suspended with pay before ultimately being terminated and the student teacher was ultimately denied her teaching certification due to her conduct online. The article itself was written in order to educate teachers and teaching candidates of the precautions and behaviors a teacher must exhibit when interacting with their students online. I think it can be deduced that the authors of the article have expertise in the area. The source itself is a scholarly journal from Public Space: The Journal of Law and Social Justice, which is most definitely credible. The source is accurate as it bases more of its content on real life court cases that can be looked up online and further explored. The article is fairly new as it is from the 2010 issue of the journal. I would say that publication date, as well as the information included is pretty up-to-date for the topic. Seeing as how social networking sites have been around for the last decade and not many changes have taken place in the last three years, the source seems to have up-to-date, relevant information. Overall, I found the article both informative and interesting. I enjoyed its use of real court cases to exercise its points of the repercussions of a teacher acting inappropriately online with their students. It was also interesting how it included information from other countries and their laws regarding educators’ online relationships with their students. I agreed with much of what was expressed in the article regarding what is considered a professional relationship with students. I personally do not think that teachers should befriend their students on social networking sites such as Facebook on their private accounts. Furthermore, they should conduct themselves as if they were in the classroom, even if they are online. If it is not okay to talk about or share something at school, it probably is not okay to do online either!

 "Teacher Solicit Sex on FaceBook From Multiple Students." YouTube. YouTube, 24 Aug. 2013. Web. 29 Sept. 2013.

The video shows a good example of a teacher who overstepped the lines of professionalism with her students online. The teacher, a 30 year old woman, initiated many inappropriate conversations with her students, covering such subjects as drugs and sex. Not only did the teacher discuss such topics openly with students, she also offered the students drugs and realistically talked about engaging in sexual activity with some of them. This type of behavior very clearly goes past professionalism and even teeters on the edge of the teacher being a sexual predator. The source is accurate as it shows an interview of one of the students who was approached by the teacher online, as well as the mugshot of the teacher after she was arrested. The information in the video is actually very new as it refers to a case that took place within the last year. The information in the video is also pretty up-to-date, although there may have been some developments within the trial of the teacher itself. When watching the video, I was shocked at how blatantly the educator was soliciting her students from sex, as well as offering them drugs. At least with the two cases that I had read about in my first source, the teachers were not as direct and in general just seemed to be a little too friendly with the students, treating them like peers. The teacher discussed in the video definitely took online misconduct to a whole new level. I agree with the dismissal of the teacher from her job, as well as her subsequent arrest. What she was doing online could never be considered appropriate or professional in any capacity.

Students in Chat Rooms and Online Predators

                        Students in Chat Rooms and Online Predators

• Amos, Deborah . "Online With a Sexual Predator" ABC News. Aug. 14. ABC News. 9/28/13 <http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=130735&page=1>.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=130735&page=1

             
        This article gives stories about children who have been victims of online predators, and talks about how predators target children, with the statistic of 4,500 REPORTED cases of predators using chat rooms.  This article is written by a credible source and people who know about the topic because it was written by a journalist who did research and interviewed families of victims of online predators.  I think this is news that needs to be known to everyone of all ages because technology is introduced to children at such young ages, they need to be taught how to be safe right off the bat.  This is a very current and up-to-date article as it was written on August 14,2013.  

• "Sexual Predators in Cyber Space" SexInfo Online. 2013. SexInfo Online. 9/28/13 <http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/article/sexual-predators-cyber-space>.

            http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/article/sexual-predators-cyber-spac

        This website provides parents information to keep their children safe online, as well as points to tell their children to keep themselves safe, such as to never respond to strangers' messages or download pictures from the Internet.  I think this is great information to tell children because if they are taught this at home, they will be ready to be responsible chat room users. The information on this site is provided by students at the University of California who have studied advance topics in human sexuality.  

• "Catching Online Predators DatelineNetCrime-Florida" YouTube. 9/29/13 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCwisx0LpvM>.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCwisx0LpvM

       This video shows what happens when a student, or in this case someone posing as a student, meets someone online, and uncovers their true intentions.  This video is provided by Dateline, which is a very credible source since they perform stings on predators all the time.  I think the information in this video needs to be taught to children early on so they are very aware of who they actually could be talking to.  

• Ad Council. "Chatting Online" TeacherTube. 9/29/13 <http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=64364>.

http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=64364

                This video shows what goes on in a child’s head when they are in a chat room and shows what goes on in the predator’s head. It shows the young girl saying that the older person she is talking to really "gets" her, unlike the boys her age, and shows that the predators can be very manipulative for that reason.  This video is something that students need to see so when they are in chat rooms, they are very careful about whom they talk to.  This video was presented by the Ad Council, so it was presented with credibility.  

Mobile Devices use in the Classroom

 

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Are mobile devices a good tool to use in the classroom or are they more of a distraction? That is the question many schools are asking themselves.
 



Video found here

Pros

• Students can use mobile devices in the classroom to access classroom blogs
• They can also do class polls by texting their answer
• Studies showed that students math and reading scores increased when using mobile devices rather than pencils and paper.
• Parents can get a hold of their kids immediately in emergency situations

Cons

• Students could use phone for non school related purposes
• Using mobile devices can distract other students

Cell Sanity: Mobile Phones Ring Changes in the Classroom

 Link to web page found here

• Schools transforming mobile devices from foses to friends
• Encourage students to use mobile devices in class for school purposes
• Cell phones can be used in so many beneficial ways for students
• Examples- small computer device with Internet, pictures, text messages, words processor, music, and storage device
• Students can pull up lectures or record notes
• They can communicate with teachers and classmates
• Some people still believe students will use the mobile devices to cheat or use for non school related purposes

Annotated Bibliography

"Cell Phones in the Classroom: Learning Tools for the 21st Century - YouTube." YouTube. 12 December 2009. OnOttButton. 30 September 2013 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aXt_de2-HBE>.

• This video is about how school in changing and students are not learning as well with paper and pencils, they want to use technology. Students want to be in more engaged and they want access to information. Mobile devices can be used to benefit the students and teachers. They devices have so many capabilities, an example is blogs. Students will find ways to use these devices if schools let them or not so they might as well be allowed to use them for school purposes. This video was created to show that mobile devices can be used for lots of good, they are not just a distraction in the classroom. This video is up to date on the topic and the author uses lots of good sources in this video and is credible. I believe this video is very informative and mobile devices should be used in productive ways at school and in the classroom.

"Cell Sanity: Mobile Phones Ring Changes in the Classroom - Edutopia." Edutopia. Rubenstein, Grace. 19 October 2006. Edutopia. 30 September 2013 <http://www.edutopia.org/cell-sanity>.

• This website article has good information on my topic. It talks about how schools are going to change mobile devices from distractions to being informative and helpful. It tells some of the capabilities of mobile devices such as being a small computer with Internet access, word processor, video, audio player, storage device, camera, and etc. This article was written to show how mobile devices can be used in the classroom beneficially. The article is pretty up to date and is written by a senior producer of an educational website. I believe this is a good article that uses good examples from real teachers. Mobile devices should be used in the classroom. 

Mobile Devices in the Classroom

                         Mobile Devices in the Classroom

How many people do you know without a mobile device? The answer to that question is a lot different than it would have been five years ago. I can remember being in high school and the Administration having a zero tolerance policy when it came to cell phones. If they saw it, they would take it. Fast forward a few years and now it almost seems unthinkable to be able to limit the mobile device use of students because a huge majority not only have them but consider it a major part of their everyday life. The problem that now faces teachers and administrators is not how to restrict the use of mobile devices but rather how to incorporate these devices into the classroom and the teachers lesson plans.



This video gives a ton a great ideas on ways to use mobile devices when teaching. He talks about using the phones camera to take pictures and make videos that can later be used in class. He also talks about using it as a search engine, for showing podcast, or something as simple using it was a calculator or stopwatch. While none of these ideas seem that revolutionary, they are great ways to start to assimilate technology into the classroom and connect better with the interest of the students.

Mobile Devices in Classroom by hurdbrent

Works Cited

Merchant, Guy. "Mobile Practices in Everyday Life: Popular Digital Technologies and Schooling Revisited."British Journal of Educational Technology 5th ser. 43 (2012): 770-82. Print.

This article analyses mobile devices in our society and tells us different ways these can be integrated in our classrooms. Mobile devices have become such a major part of our daily lives that it is only logical that we incorporate them in our classrooms. The reason this is so important is because schools were very against cell phones and other mobile devices being used in the classroom when they first started appearing in the hands of teenagers but now times are changing and not only are they starting to accept them but this article goes become acceptance and talks about incorporation. Guy Marchant, the author, seems like a very credible resource. He is the professor of Literacy in Education at Hallam University. The article discusses many relevant topics that separate education from mobile devices and begins to give ways these devices can be used in the everyday classroom. I think these was very informative and I feel that professor Merchant was right to point out the divide between the use of mobile devices in our daily lives and the use of these same devices in our classrooms. These devices should definitely be used in the classroom for education because it gives students the opportunity to use unthinkable amount of tools for education right at their fingertips.

Mobile Learning Presentation. Dir. Eric Akselrad. Perf. Eric Akselrad. TeacherTube. Eric Akselrad, 04 Feb. 2011. Web. 30 Sept. 2013.

This video does a great job giving different ways to use mobile devices in the classroom. Schools are definitely working towards using mobile devices as educational tools but a lot haven't really made the transition yet. These video was made to show us different ways we could do this and I think it does a good job giving us different ideas.

Online Bullying and Harassment

 ONLINE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT 

WORDS CAN HURT A LOT

Who is Minding the Children? - Applied Social Psychology (www.personal.psu.edu 
 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oGFh0mwrjM

 Online Bullying and Harassment can lead to the following:

• Low Self esteem 
• Depression
• Suicide  

WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?

•  Using the internet or other digital technologies such as a cell phone or other digital devices     to be mean and harass others. 

 http://www.microsoft.com/global/security/PublishingImages/resources/Online_Bullying_Chart.png

This chart shows the percentages of bullying worldwide.

Annotated Bibliograpgy

Agatston, Patricia., Kowalski Robin., and Limber, Susan. "Students' Perspectives on CyberBullying" Journal of Adolescent Health 41. 2007. 29 Sept 2013. www.cyberbullyhelp.com/StudentsPerspectivesonCyberbullying.pdf#page=1&zoom=auto,9,791hr

This article talks about a study that was with 150 students on the topic of online bullying. the students were interviews and asked a series of questions. According to the interviewers Kowalski and Limber 78% of the students had experience with on line bullying, 11% were victims and 4% were the bullies. The female students said that online bullying was a problem and that they were concerned about it, more so than the male students. The study also showed that students were afraid to tell their parents about the bullying online, because they feared that online privileges would be taken away. Many students also believed that the schools were not very helpful when it came to dealing with bullying. Schools around the world are now trying to create bully prevention programs. The programs would be able to teach the students what really consists of online bullying and how it can be stopped. 

I feel that if schools take the time to make programs to prevent online bullying, more teens will be informed about it and will think twice about posting something mean online.

MysecureCyberspace. Think Time: How Does Cyberbullying Affect You? Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 2011. Web. 30 Sept 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oGFh0mwrjM

The video talks about what cyberbullying can lead to if it gets out of control. Cyberbullying can lead to having low self esteem, depression, suicide and not wanting to go to school. Online bullying be a way for teens to threathen, embarrass, harass and make people angry. The video states 75% of teens have cellphones and of that 75%, 26% of them have been bullied through cell phones. The video also states that 1 in 5 teens has been bullied through the internet. Also in the video it states that 39% of teens are bullied on social media sites and that teens are twice as likely to commit suicide over the teens that have not been bullied online. 

I feel that this video was very informative and had a lot of facts that seem reliable. I did not realize that the percentage of online bullying was so high and now I see that it is a worldwide problem. This problem should be addressed more in schools to help prevent online bullying. 

 

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