Sunday, June 17, 2012
Tips for responding to cyberbullys
www.cyberbullying.us also has tips for responding to cyberbullying here because tips for prevention can only go so far until is unfortunately starts. Once it does start the victim needs to know how to handle the bully and the situation. So many people who are cyberbullied choose not to tell anyone about what's happening because they are scared it could make it worse. Minor situations the victim can ignore the bully but if it's a severe case telling an authority figure could be the only way to start making the situation better. Now that cyberbullying has really be brought to light and people know about it it's being taken seriously.
Tips for prevention
www.cyberbullying.us has a page of tips for teens for using the internet and the prevention of cyberbullying. I think that these sites need to be pushed more and advertised more in schools and other places that pre-teens and teens visit regularly so they can become more aware of the appropriate ways to act on the internet.
One of the tips is to pause before you post and there are so many times where people post things out of anger and don't think what they are saying who they are saying it to and the effect that that it could have. It goes along with the saying "think before you speak." The same rules that go for talking to someone in person also with talking to people through social media sites.
One of the tips is to pause before you post and there are so many times where people post things out of anger and don't think what they are saying who they are saying it to and the effect that that it could have. It goes along with the saying "think before you speak." The same rules that go for talking to someone in person also with talking to people through social media sites.
Facts about cyberbullying
Facts
The link to the website www.dosomething.org has 11 facts about cyberbullying and the one that stuck out most to me is "The psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar to real-life bullying outcomes, except for the reality that with cyber bullying there is often no escape. School ends at 3 p.m., while the Internet is available all the time." I think that this is one the most important things that people need to realize about cybebullying. There really is no escape and I think that we will start to see that down the line that the kids who were effected will have some serious side effects unfortunately. It really does take a toll on people when they feel like everywhere they turn they are getting attacked.
The link to the website www.dosomething.org has 11 facts about cyberbullying and the one that stuck out most to me is "The psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar to real-life bullying outcomes, except for the reality that with cyber bullying there is often no escape. School ends at 3 p.m., while the Internet is available all the time." I think that this is one the most important things that people need to realize about cybebullying. There really is no escape and I think that we will start to see that down the line that the kids who were effected will have some serious side effects unfortunately. It really does take a toll on people when they feel like everywhere they turn they are getting attacked.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
What's being done
The government is starting to get involved in the cyberbullying problems and I found a couple things on ncsl.org that addressed cyberbullying but also cyberstalking and cyberharrassment. The two webpages also had each states policy against each of these problems.
This website states a clear difference between cyberstalking and cyberharassment and cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is more school related between peers and the policies that states have are different for cyberbullying.
The cyberstalking/cyberharassment policies are here
The cyberbullying policies are here
This website states a clear difference between cyberstalking and cyberharassment and cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is more school related between peers and the policies that states have are different for cyberbullying.
The cyberstalking/cyberharassment policies are here
The cyberbullying policies are here
Cyberbullies: Myspace vs Facebook
Emily Bazelon wrote an article on slate.com about the responsibilities that Facebook and Myspace have when it comes to preventing and handling cyberbullying. My opinion is that they do have a responsibility to monitor and control what gets posted and what profiles and accounts are created daily.
Bazelon found that Myspace had a much better plan of attack against cyberbully's and people who create fake profiles. The privacy settings on Myspace are much more safer for younger children and allow them to block comments and other users more easily then Facebook. Myspace also has people who closely monitor accounts.
Bazelon also explained that after looking at Facebook and talking to their chief security monitor she found out that Facebook doesn't really do much when it comes to answering users about problems with cyberbullies and they rely on Facebook users to report fake or offensive accounts.
For more information the article is here
Bazelon found that Myspace had a much better plan of attack against cyberbully's and people who create fake profiles. The privacy settings on Myspace are much more safer for younger children and allow them to block comments and other users more easily then Facebook. Myspace also has people who closely monitor accounts.
Bazelon also explained that after looking at Facebook and talking to their chief security monitor she found out that Facebook doesn't really do much when it comes to answering users about problems with cyberbullies and they rely on Facebook users to report fake or offensive accounts.
For more information the article is here
Cyberbullies revealed
After a recent court case in Britain has ended with the victim of cyberbullies knowing exactly who targeted her through Facebook.
An article on technorati.com by Adi Gaskell detailed the story of a girl who was harassed online and decided to go to court and the ruling was that Facebook had to give up the names and other identification information of the four people that targeted Nicola Brookes and Brookes now intends to prosecute each of them.
This article and court case opens a new door to cyberbullying because now that one case has ruled that the identification of cyberbullies had to be revealed many more people could take their cyberbullying cases to court hoping for similar verdicts.
I think that in the long run this could help control cyberbullying if there is the threat that the cyberbullies identity could be revealed.
The article can be found here
An article on technorati.com by Adi Gaskell detailed the story of a girl who was harassed online and decided to go to court and the ruling was that Facebook had to give up the names and other identification information of the four people that targeted Nicola Brookes and Brookes now intends to prosecute each of them.
This article and court case opens a new door to cyberbullying because now that one case has ruled that the identification of cyberbullies had to be revealed many more people could take their cyberbullying cases to court hoping for similar verdicts.
I think that in the long run this could help control cyberbullying if there is the threat that the cyberbullies identity could be revealed.
The article can be found here
Monday, June 4, 2012
Cyber bullies don't just target adolescents
I wanted to find examples about older people being victims of cyber bullies and what I found was very shocking and not what I expected at all.
This article from www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat by Nomia Iqbal shares a story from a teacher who quit her job and become clinically depressed because of things students were posting about her on Facebook and Twitter. In the article the teacher shares some of the awful things that students posted on her Facebook and how they used previous tweets from her twitter to make up stories. The worst part is when she went to other teachers they did nothing, they told her to "toughen up" and not to let things get to her. In the end she was going to get investigated because of the things students wrote about her and quit before that happened.
This story is very scary for many reasons by mainly because she received no help from any teacher or administrators. I think that is an indicator that nothing is being done about cyber bullying in that particular district on any level if not even a teacher can get help. It all has to start with the teachers and the students see them as examples and it's really disgusting that, that district didn't stand up for this teacher and help her out.
Stories like this make me want to cut off social media all together once I get a teaching job because it's really not worth the trouble that people go through.
This article from www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat by Nomia Iqbal shares a story from a teacher who quit her job and become clinically depressed because of things students were posting about her on Facebook and Twitter. In the article the teacher shares some of the awful things that students posted on her Facebook and how they used previous tweets from her twitter to make up stories. The worst part is when she went to other teachers they did nothing, they told her to "toughen up" and not to let things get to her. In the end she was going to get investigated because of the things students wrote about her and quit before that happened.
This story is very scary for many reasons by mainly because she received no help from any teacher or administrators. I think that is an indicator that nothing is being done about cyber bullying in that particular district on any level if not even a teacher can get help. It all has to start with the teachers and the students see them as examples and it's really disgusting that, that district didn't stand up for this teacher and help her out.
Stories like this make me want to cut off social media all together once I get a teaching job because it's really not worth the trouble that people go through.
Social Media fights back against cyberbullying
My last blog post discussed a few ways to prevent cyberbullying and I wanted to find other people's opinions on ways to prevent this issue. I came across an article on Socialnomics.net by Mary Alison Qualman Cyber Bullying Rises, by Social Media Fights Back and she brought up something very interesting almost too simple to overlook. Use social media to fight cyber bullying on social media.
Qualman talked about how a company has set up an application on Facebook called Find Help that allows Facebook users to report cyber bullying and connects them to people who can help them if they are victims. We are all aware of the videos that have come out called "it gets better" and there is a website where celebrities and regular citizens have made videos shedding light on ways to help people deal with cyber bullying and regular bullying.
Personally I see this method of cyber bully prevention as the most effective way because most adolescents spend a lot of time on social media sites to begin with so if help is right there they might be more apt to use that rather then talking to an adult or someone else.
Qualman talked about how a company has set up an application on Facebook called Find Help that allows Facebook users to report cyber bullying and connects them to people who can help them if they are victims. We are all aware of the videos that have come out called "it gets better" and there is a website where celebrities and regular citizens have made videos shedding light on ways to help people deal with cyber bullying and regular bullying.
Personally I see this method of cyber bully prevention as the most effective way because most adolescents spend a lot of time on social media sites to begin with so if help is right there they might be more apt to use that rather then talking to an adult or someone else.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Cyberbullying prevention strategies
With so many ways for people to access the internet it's really difficult for adolescents to avoid cyberbullying and preventing it completely is very difficult for parents. An article went over the strategies that can be taken to prevent the amount of cyberbullying.
This article was written by the nation crime prevention council and many of their options seemed to have good intentions but I don't know how realistic they are. The article kept mentioning monitoring the computer usage of teens and looking at the websites they frequently visit but now that most adolescents have smart phones, tablets or laptops it makes it very difficult for parents to know exactly what their kids are doing every time they are on the internet.
Talking to teens about their internet usage was also discussed and letting them know how they act on the internet has an effect on people and their are right and wrong ways to go about communicating with different people. I think that, that might be a more effective way because when teens are educated on the dangers of cyberbullying before it occurs they will already have that knowledge in the back of their mind.
This article was written by the nation crime prevention council and many of their options seemed to have good intentions but I don't know how realistic they are. The article kept mentioning monitoring the computer usage of teens and looking at the websites they frequently visit but now that most adolescents have smart phones, tablets or laptops it makes it very difficult for parents to know exactly what their kids are doing every time they are on the internet.
Talking to teens about their internet usage was also discussed and letting them know how they act on the internet has an effect on people and their are right and wrong ways to go about communicating with different people. I think that, that might be a more effective way because when teens are educated on the dangers of cyberbullying before it occurs they will already have that knowledge in the back of their mind.
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