Online bullying or harassment of students Bridgett Glover

Protection and/or violation of teacher and/or student privacy.

Online Bullying

Online Bullying of Students

 

           Dooley, Julian J., Jacek Pyżalski, and Donna Cross. "Cyberbullying versus face-to-face bullying." Zeitschrift für Psychologie/Journal of Psychology 217.4 (2009): 182-188.

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• This article, Cyberbullying versus face-to-face bullying compares and contrasts individual factors common to cyber and face-to-face bullying. 
• Starts out by talking about the definition of cyberbullying. There are many definitions of cyberbullying but the best one would have to be '‘an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself.’’ (Article)
• A single cyber act could be sufficient to be considered bullying especially if that act was followed by offline bullying.  The article also talks about how internet bullying is different from offline bullying because there are many different aspects to it and it can be permanent. Having an embarrassing picture posted on the Internet has the potential for significant and long-lasting social and emotional harm and they found that cyberbullying using picture/video were way more severe due to the fact that people can be identified and also the large potenial audience.
• This article was written to give more information and facts to understand the differences and similarities between face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying, even though the acts and engagements behind cyberbullying are still unclear.
• This article was written by a group at Child Health Promotion Research Centre which makes the article's information accurate. There are also numerous references and data collected that was part of the process of research. The article is from 2009 which makes the information pretty up to date and new-ish.
• My opinion on this issue/article is that it could definitely help with the background information on cyberbullying and if there were ever an instance where I may need to know the comparisons and contrasts of face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying this article would help very much.

"Students Take on Cyberbullying (8 Min) [4,277 Views]." TeacherTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.

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• In this video, Students Take on Cyberbullying, a class takes on discussions about cyberbullying that they personally have been through or others have been through.
• A hate crimes task force officer Dave D'Amico gave a presentation on cyberbullying and after his presentation, the class discussed the wide spread problems of cyberbullying. We as viewers could see and hear more stories from students and their views on cyberbullying.
• The class talked about what they could do to take the next step towards preventing cyberbullying and started by posting many positive posts on their Facebook page and creating a new tolerance group for their school.
• I believe this information is up to date and accurate because the video was posted in 2011 and was made by a group called The Working Group and this video was part of a project for 'Not In Our Town'. Not In Our Town's mission is to guide, support and inspire people and communities to work together to stop hate and build safe, inclusive environments for all.
• This source was very helpful for my topic because it shows how it affects students in a real life class and it allows us to hear stories from these students. I also really liked how in the end the students actually did do something about it and took a step towards making a difference with cyberbullying.

censorship and internet filtering

"Internet Censorship" Calvin.edu. "Competing Interests: A Rationale for the Resnet filter" by Shirley V. Hoogstra, Freedom of Expression: Filtering and Censorship by Joel Adams, written by Steve Vanderleest and Jeffrey Nyhoff, 2005 Calvin College
Summary: The internet provides easy and anonymous access to explicit materials, many institutions have implemented the use of internet filtering. Some filters use a list of key words and others use embedding codes to determine whether or not the website contains explicit materials. Things that are censored include sexually explicit materials, hate words, things that incite violence or depict the use
of weaponry. Those  who are against the use of filtering software claim that it blocks individual freedom to access full information, it also violates the author's right to freedom of speech and can lead to technical difficulties. It can block sites that are actually educational because they contain explicit language, such as blocking a site about breast cancer because it contains the word breast. It can also fail to block access to sites that really are explicit, cause slow internet connection and cause difficulty connecting to certain internet modules. Advocates of filtering software claim it causes employees to slack off at work and prevents students from viewing explicit materials in schools and also claimed that it is the right of the owner of the equipment to determine how it is used. 
assessment: Though I do not know the credentials of the people who wrote this but they did seem to have good resources and their material seemed to be factual and up to date
evaluation: I would say that overall this was a good article to use for the subject matter. I think it gave a good definition of what censorship and filtering software means and it gives good points about what the pro and cons are for internet filtering and censorship.
"Internet Censorship in Schools is too Restrictive" Yahoo.com Becca Swanson Yahoo contributor October 11,2011
summary: Web filtering blocks multiple categories of content and limits access to potential educational software. These include video sites, blogs, media sites, auction, shopping and games. One Chicago area teacher area librarian recalls how censorship has limited students access to materials, citing how one student had difficulty finding information about military weaponry. The author of the article, Becca Swanson, who is an art teacher has multiple problems using internet tools in her classroom. She is unable to access certain information on the internet about different artists or types of art and not being able to access instructional videos on youtube. It also limits things like blogging and e-mail. Swanson believes that each school should have an agreement in place with it's students about how to use the internet and they understand that if they don't follow the rules there will be consequences.
assessment: I think the author of this article knows what she's talking about because she is an actual teachers and knows from personal experience the effects that filtering software has in the classroom.
evaluation: I think that this is a good article because not only is it more credible than the other one but it also gives some first hand examples of reasons why censorship is harmful in school.

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Code of Conduct Outside the Classroom – Teachers/Students and Social Networking

Social networking has been an incredible phenomenon within the past decade. The amount of information people are able to put out and also access about one another is unprecedented in history. The consequences of this are wide and varied. For professionals, including teachers, this incredible openness of personal information can lead to problems when the personal life makes the professional seem incompetent. The following article and video try to articulate why teachers need to be careful with what they put out online, and  also the potential consequences of "incriminating" information. 

Blogs in the Classroom

Article #1
Digital Discussion: Take Your Class to the Internet
You can view the link to the article here: Digital Discussion

Online Bullying :c

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With the rapid use of computer technology bullying has reached great lengths. Before, there was always that "one bully".Who you would only see during your lunch period or gym class. But now the bully can be everywhere especially with the use of Facebook, Twitter, Myspace(lol). Could it be that you are a cyberbully? :o answer these questions and see for yourself.

"She Used to Be Pretty": Schoolyard Harrassment Goes Online."Edutopia. N.p., n.d Web. 03 Mar. 2013

• "She used to be pretty" concerning "empathy" and cyber bullying. It was written to show that students have no empathy for one another resulting in bullying.
• Kaley Noonan is a teacher who surveyed her own students, her result..No one knew the word. Kaley shown her class a picture of Brittany Spears shaved and her students were cruel. She suspects the same response via social media.
• I found most shocking the ignorance of her students, "empathy" is the ability to understand the feelings of others. But how can we expect our students to act accordingly if they are unaware of the word?

"Student Take On Cyberbullying (3 Min). "TeacherTube. N.p., n.d Web. 03 Mar. 2013

• This video was made to rally students together to halt these atrocities. Which is: Cyber bullying. As we watch each of the students shares their own personal "cyber bullying" experience. Which would generate into a mission. A mission in which students start posting positive "comments" throughout social media instead of hate.
•  "Not in our town" (NIOS) is an organization thats only goal is to stop hate via social media. With videos (like the one we just saw) and lesson plans this website gives teachers across the country all the tools to start this "revolution". 
• I believe this a wonderful video that gives us insight on such a controversial issue. As this organization gave free lesson plans, to "start your own campaign" I most likely will in the future.

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