Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking 5: Cyberbullying
Siegle, D. (2010) lists eight different forms of cyberbullying:
Flaming: Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language.
Harassment: Repeatedly sending masty, mean, and insulting messages.
Denigration: Sending or posting gossip or rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendship.
Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else and sending or posting material to get that person in trouble or danger or to damage that persons reputation or friendship.
Outing: Sharing someone's secrets or embarrassing information or image online.
Trickery: Talking someone into revealing secrets or embarrasing information or images online.
Exclusion: Intentionally and cruelly excluding someone from an online group.
Cyberstalking: Repeated, intense harassment and denigration that includes threats or creates significant fear.
Reference
Willard, N. (2007). Educator's guide to Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats. Retrieved from http://www.cyberbully.org/cyberbully/docs/cbcteducator.pdf
Siegle, D. (2010). Cyberbullying and Sexting: Technology Abuses of the 21st Century. Gifted Child Today, 33.(2). p14. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking 4: Challenges
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking 3: Examples
This site shows several real life cases of cyberbullying from all over the world. These examples shows us just how serious this problem has become in todays young peoples mental, emotional, physical and social lifes.
The site also has many links that look at all aspects of cyberbullying. Including the comparision of online bullying to offline bullying, the prevelance of cyberbullying, Profiles of cyberbullies and victims and also prevention stategies.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Cyberbullying and Cybersafety 2: What are the Schools doing about it
This site looks at what Australias schools are doing to combat Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking to help provide a safe and supportive environment for all of the schools community.
The website also addresses the most important approaches to cyberbullying. These include
- Protection and Preparation
- Whole School policies that are well communicated
- Professional Development
- Parent Education
- Education about safe and responsible use
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Cyberbullying and Cybersafety 1: Statistics
This video I obtained from Youtube discusses the alarming statistics of how many young people are, or have been, cyberbullyed. The statistics show that now, in todays technological world, over half of the population believe that 'Online' bullying is as bad, or worse than the more traditional 'Offline' bullying.
The video goes on to discuss the two main types of cyberbullying. These two types being a direct attack from a bully to a victim and the other being by proxy, which means getting others to get involved with the bullying.
However, Cyberbullying is not the only concern for young peoples cybersafety. The video finishes off by addressing the alarming percentage of people who admit having a photo taken of them by a mobile phone which made them feel uncomfortable.