Have you ever been cyberbullied?

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Cyber Bullying - how does it affect you?

This weekend you all have an article to read about the occurrence of bullying through electronic devices - IM, email, texting, chat rooms, facebook, etc. We know what people are doing in these communication places, but do we really understand the consequences of this type of behavior? Have you ever been the victim of cyberbullying? or done or said something that you thought would be harmless because it was online - or because you could be sort of anonymous? Please share some of your thoughts and ideas about the readings you have done and your own experiences with cyberbullying. Include the title of your article when you respond:
  • #1 - Mr. D: Excerpts from a blog
  • #3 - Are you a cyberbully?
  • #4 - Because I Can
  • #5 - Take 5!
  • #6 - High-Tech Bullies

Do you have any stories to share about this type of bullying? (PLEASE leave out the names of people involved - we're not trying t get anyone in trouble here!) Write about anything that relates to this concept below - make connections to what's happening in real life because this problem is not going away. How can we deal with it? What steps can we take? Can we make a difference in our school? Let's get ready to have both small group and large group seminars about this topic next week and see what we can do as a group to make a difference!
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  1. UnknownApril 25, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    Anthony said...
    It creeps me out that some of our friends could be cyber bullies. If I found one I would ask them why there doing it. If your just joking around your friend could seriously get their feelings hurt. If you post something on the internet about your friend, they could get injured by being bullied.

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  2. Gillie WeeksApril 25, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    Article: Are you a cyber-bully?

    I think we should be making an effort to stop cyber-bullying, but that can also have bad consequences too. For example, if you programed computers to not allow bad words to be typed, cyber-bullies might get frustrated and might physically bully the kid they were trying to cyber-bully. I have never been cyber-bullied, but once, I was researching Lima, Peru and looked up Lima on Google Images, and ended up getting pictures of a random super model. One thing you could do to minimize the amount of cyber-bullying would be to let kids know that teachers tell when you go on an inappropriate website or send a hurtful message. That way, kids would know that cyber-bullying at school isn't anonymous.

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  3. Sharon GApril 25, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    Anthony, remember that most of the time, the person who is sending bad messages online doesn't think that they are even being bullies. I think we need to help them understand how it can hurt the people to whom they are sending those messages. It's not too different from calling someone a name at school, just that they don't do it face-to-face. At least, that is where it starts...

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