Technology allows for bullying that might not occur in other settings, because the bully can remain anonymous. It is easier to spear head an assault when one is not face to face with the person who is being attacked. By using technology, the bully can do and say anything without immediate feedback of the victim. The bully could also be lying about his/her age. It is very hard to tell if the person is telling the truth about his/her age.
I think the Internet does allow people to act in ways that are not acceptable in other situations. The main thing that comes to mind for me is adults who pose as children. If this situation would happen in person, the child would label the person as creepy and stay away from the adult, but by hiding behind a fake profile, the adult is able to gain the trust of young adults and children when conversing online. When thinking about this type of situation, the Lori Drew case comes to mind. Adults can definitely manipulate a child in ways that he/she may not be aware of.
Hate group websites seem to be a new and easier way for these people to reach their victims. The people that belong to these groups can easily post things and reach millions of people instead just effecting people locally. These websites give the hate groups a bigger audience of people with the possibility of recruiting more people.
In order to avoid these problems in my classroom, I would talk to my students about this at the beginning of the year. Netiquette would be a topic of discussion during a technology class and possibly have my students do research on the subject with a paper to explain their understanding. I would set up some guidelines that the students would need to abide to. If I had a classroom blog site, my students would be held responsible for their postings and I would have a clear set of consequences in place if bullying were to occur on the classroom blog.
Parents need to talk to their children about bullying. They need to be aware of what their child is doing on the Internet. Buying software to help control bullying is also a good idea. By monitoring their child's activities, they can make a big difference in how their child might behave while on the Internet.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/new/2005-03-06-cover-cyberbullies_x.htm
This article lets people know that they are not alone when they are being bullied. This site tells a child that they should not be afraid to notify an adult if they are being bullied and, as parents, we need to be aware of the possibility of our children being bullied online.
http://www.online-bully.com/index.html
I personally liked this article because it displayed different ways to help your child handle bullying. It also has a video that talks about cyberbullying and gives a parent some tips on how to properly handle cyberbullying. This site also provides different links for you to further your learning about cyberbullying.
http://www.cyberbullying.org/
This site is rather simple. The feature that I like the most is the area that gives tips to people on how to handle cyberbullying and how to approach your child when talking about cyberbullying. This site gives examples and tells a child exactly what not to do.
http://stopcyberbullying.org/
This website breaks down the age levels for parents. It gives information for kids in words that they can comprehend. This site breaks cyberbullying down into different categories of what it is, how it works, why there is cyberbullying, how to prevent it, taking action, and what the law is. It is a good resource for parents and children.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/drew_court/
I liked this article, because it made me aware of the laws that are available to protect people while on the Internet. This article made me realize that there is not much control or jurisdiction over what happens on the Internet. I think this article brings attention to the need of jurisdiction over the Internet.
http://www/splcenter.org/index.jsp
This website offers a map for users to click on their state and find out where hate groups are located. This can very helpful to find out if their family will be in danger of being a victim of a hate crime. There are also small articles that describe the resurgence of hate groups.
http://www.ncoc.org/newsroom/current-campaigns/bully-prevention
This website offers two different links for parents and children. These links offer various ways for parents and children to prevent bullying. It offers good cartoons to help get kids interested in ways to prevent bullying.
http://www.isafe.org/imgs/pdf/education/cyberbulling.pdf
This is a pamphlet that is available online for parents to read. It explains cyberbullying in great detail to the parents and offers different ways to prevent or intervene if their child is being bullied. It also gives a story of a parent who has lost a child to suicide after being bullied online.
http://bullyingresources.org/main/adult/indexadult.asp?area=cyberbullying
I really liked this website. It has different pages with links posted on the left hand side. This site gives you tips on how to use this site. It also gives statistics that I think are very helpful in putting the issue of cyberbullying into context. These statistics make cyberbullying real. I also liked the feature that you could view this site in Spanish. It is not just directed towards English Speaking people. In this website, you can use it for parents, for youth, or the entire family. There is so much to explore.
http://connectforkids.org/node/3116
This website is a great tool for parents and professionals that deal of children. Not only can you look at issues that deal with cyberbullying, but you can pick a topic that you may be concerned with and be able to pull up some advice. On the about us page, this company states that it wants to create a connection for adults and children. It gives good advice on how to handle different situations with cyberbullying. Great site to explore for other issues facing today's youth.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Reflective Blog #1
David Truss:: Pair-a-dimes for your Thoughts
http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com//
On this web page I saw some information about Caring across the Curriculum with a short video to watch. The blogger did not seem very happy about having to view this information. I saw an area referring to facebook with a question and answer forum. You could also post about blogs as learning spaces and bubble wrap. The background for this blog was rather simple. It had many links to different blog spots. All of the different topics had different headings to separate them.
I did not find this blog very educational. Very little information is of use for me. I did not find any lesson plans. I would not recommend this site to fellow teachers.
The Tech Curve: Flattening the learning curve of Educational Technology
http://thetechcurve.com/
This blog helps teachers to find more tools to use besides just using Google. There is a chart that helps cross reference Google to various other search engines. One highlighted area states that one single log in to this blog, lets teachers have access to dozens of free services. It also offers different conferences that may be available. There are several videos that are posted to the blog. The background color of this blog is white and had a graph. There was a sidebar menu with links to different sites and the archives. The subscription button is also on the sidebar menu.
I did like this site. It would help me to get away from just using one search engine. This site gives good reasons as why to use different sites. It also gives teachers many sites that are free which is a nice thing for teachers. I would recommend this site to other teachers just for the fact of the list of free services that is available to them.
Classroom Blogmeister
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=117417
This blog is set up by a classroom of students. On this page students may post blogs from their Wiki spaces accounts. The teacher posts her assignments for the class. One of the posts is a discussion about the novel that the class is currently reading. On the side on gray, is all the different topics that have been posted by the teacher and by the students. I thought this blog was well set up and easy to use for the students. It did not have any fancy gimmicks so that the students would not be distracted. The color scheme is pretty basic. The teacher did post pictures or notes that may be helpful for the students to study. I would recommend this site as an example of how a teacher would set up a classroom blog. I think it is a very good example for a classroom bog.
Year Two Blog
http://yeartwo.chorltonparkblogs.net/
This blog spot has several discussions that are ongoing. The first blog area that I noticed was the teacher posting a video with questions to answer. I noticed on the side of the blog that there was a map with points to show where the people live that have logged onto this blog. Another blog discussion is about an Art field trip that the class has taken. The teacher has also posted some links to different educational games that he recommends for his students. This blog site has two columns on each side with the main posts in the middle. On the right side, there are several links that take you to different blog spots. On the left side is visitor location map, who is logged in, and the page statistics. Most of the graphics are links to another web page. The color scheme is pretty normal, no outrageous color scheme. I would not recommend this blog for other teachers, because under the title of the blog is a question that is not using correct language. It actually states "Have you leave a comment on the blog yet?" Being one of the first things I saw on this page, it really turned me off. I think if you are using a blog for the classroom, the teacher needs to make sure the title is correct.
Ask a Tech Teacher: Let the games Begin
http://askatechteacher.wordpress.com/
This blog spot gives teachers many different websites to have their students use for research or educational purposes. The first topic is the human body. It lists twenty different topics on the human body and provides links to different websites. As you scroll down further, there are other pictures of homepages that may be useful in the classroom. All of these pictures are linked directly to the website. There are different articles posted that may be of use to teachers. This blog offers advice on how to integrate technology into the classroom even for teachers who are not very tech savoy. The graphics on this page are great. The creator took time to link most of the graphics to another website. Having a world of information on one blog makes it easier for teachers to use especially when time is an issue. I would recommend this blog to other teachers. The creator of this blog has put lots of hard work into creating this blog and making it a very useful tool for teachers.
Just Read
http://justread.wordpress.com
When you first open this blog spot, you will see a picture of the binding of old books. As I was scrolling through this blog, I noticed that the creator posted several lesson plan ideas for literature teachers. Through out the page, there are some articles that the blogger has read and posted with her own comments added. She questions her own thought process in some of these articles. It almost seems like a magazine that is online. On the right side of the blog is different categories of sites that a teacher may use. A few of the headings are Edtech blogs, Cool Sites, Educators Websites, and cool teaching stuff, just to name a few. I did notice on the visitors log that she had people from all over the world looking at her site. This blog also gives you an options to subscribe to the website. At the very top of the page, you can go to teacher resources for a whole new page of links and ideas. This blog seemed easy to use. It gives teachers some advice on different topics and new ideas. The links are easy to use and offer great amounts of information that I would think a teacher would use. I would recommend this blog to other educators.
http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com//
On this web page I saw some information about Caring across the Curriculum with a short video to watch. The blogger did not seem very happy about having to view this information. I saw an area referring to facebook with a question and answer forum. You could also post about blogs as learning spaces and bubble wrap. The background for this blog was rather simple. It had many links to different blog spots. All of the different topics had different headings to separate them.
I did not find this blog very educational. Very little information is of use for me. I did not find any lesson plans. I would not recommend this site to fellow teachers.
The Tech Curve: Flattening the learning curve of Educational Technology
http://thetechcurve.com/
This blog helps teachers to find more tools to use besides just using Google. There is a chart that helps cross reference Google to various other search engines. One highlighted area states that one single log in to this blog, lets teachers have access to dozens of free services. It also offers different conferences that may be available. There are several videos that are posted to the blog. The background color of this blog is white and had a graph. There was a sidebar menu with links to different sites and the archives. The subscription button is also on the sidebar menu.
I did like this site. It would help me to get away from just using one search engine. This site gives good reasons as why to use different sites. It also gives teachers many sites that are free which is a nice thing for teachers. I would recommend this site to other teachers just for the fact of the list of free services that is available to them.
Classroom Blogmeister
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=117417
This blog is set up by a classroom of students. On this page students may post blogs from their Wiki spaces accounts. The teacher posts her assignments for the class. One of the posts is a discussion about the novel that the class is currently reading. On the side on gray, is all the different topics that have been posted by the teacher and by the students. I thought this blog was well set up and easy to use for the students. It did not have any fancy gimmicks so that the students would not be distracted. The color scheme is pretty basic. The teacher did post pictures or notes that may be helpful for the students to study. I would recommend this site as an example of how a teacher would set up a classroom blog. I think it is a very good example for a classroom bog.
Year Two Blog
http://yeartwo.chorltonparkblogs.net/
This blog spot has several discussions that are ongoing. The first blog area that I noticed was the teacher posting a video with questions to answer. I noticed on the side of the blog that there was a map with points to show where the people live that have logged onto this blog. Another blog discussion is about an Art field trip that the class has taken. The teacher has also posted some links to different educational games that he recommends for his students. This blog site has two columns on each side with the main posts in the middle. On the right side, there are several links that take you to different blog spots. On the left side is visitor location map, who is logged in, and the page statistics. Most of the graphics are links to another web page. The color scheme is pretty normal, no outrageous color scheme. I would not recommend this blog for other teachers, because under the title of the blog is a question that is not using correct language. It actually states "Have you leave a comment on the blog yet?" Being one of the first things I saw on this page, it really turned me off. I think if you are using a blog for the classroom, the teacher needs to make sure the title is correct.
Ask a Tech Teacher: Let the games Begin
http://askatechteacher.wordpress.com/
This blog spot gives teachers many different websites to have their students use for research or educational purposes. The first topic is the human body. It lists twenty different topics on the human body and provides links to different websites. As you scroll down further, there are other pictures of homepages that may be useful in the classroom. All of these pictures are linked directly to the website. There are different articles posted that may be of use to teachers. This blog offers advice on how to integrate technology into the classroom even for teachers who are not very tech savoy. The graphics on this page are great. The creator took time to link most of the graphics to another website. Having a world of information on one blog makes it easier for teachers to use especially when time is an issue. I would recommend this blog to other teachers. The creator of this blog has put lots of hard work into creating this blog and making it a very useful tool for teachers.
Just Read
http://justread.wordpress.com
When you first open this blog spot, you will see a picture of the binding of old books. As I was scrolling through this blog, I noticed that the creator posted several lesson plan ideas for literature teachers. Through out the page, there are some articles that the blogger has read and posted with her own comments added. She questions her own thought process in some of these articles. It almost seems like a magazine that is online. On the right side of the blog is different categories of sites that a teacher may use. A few of the headings are Edtech blogs, Cool Sites, Educators Websites, and cool teaching stuff, just to name a few. I did notice on the visitors log that she had people from all over the world looking at her site. This blog also gives you an options to subscribe to the website. At the very top of the page, you can go to teacher resources for a whole new page of links and ideas. This blog seemed easy to use. It gives teachers some advice on different topics and new ideas. The links are easy to use and offer great amounts of information that I would think a teacher would use. I would recommend this blog to other educators.
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