Internet+Safety

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Digital Native Organization/ Youth and Media

What is your digital reputation? Professional Implications

This week's assignment

Internet Safety
[|Digital Citizenship] and Internet Safety [|Netsmartz]

Dangers of Strangers Internet Safety Cyberpigs Internet Safety Cyberpigs Netiquette
 * Webquests: **

// Cyberbullying has been defined by Canadian educator Bill Belseyas “the use of information and communication technologies (such as e-mail, cell phones, pager text messages, instant messaging, and defamatory personal websites) to support deliberate, repeated and hostile behaviour by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others”. (BCTF Resources on Cyberbullying) //
 * Cyberbullying **

© Qing Li ** Cyberbullying in schools: An examination of preservice teachers’ perception **
 * Awareness and Confidence of Cyberbullying Among Pre-Service Teachers: **
 * ** Questions ** || ** Disagree or strongly disagree ** || ** Neutral ** || ** Agree or strongly agree ** ||
 * **// Identify cyberbullying //** || 53.3% || 33.6% || 13.1% ||
 * **// Manage cyberbullying //** || 60.1% || 28.8% || 11.1 ||

According to a 2008 University of Toronto cyberbullying survey, nearly one in five Canadian students surveyed reported having been bullied online in the past three months. In an Alberta study, one-third of students who had cyberbullied had also been victims of it.

> © Media Awareness Network
 * Forms of Cyberbullying **
 * **Insulting:** Posting or spreading false information about a person that will cause harm to thatperson or that person’s reputation.
 * **Targeting:** Singling someone out and inviting others to attack or make fun of her or him.
 * **Identity theft:** Pretending to be someone else to make it look like that other person said thing she or she doesn’t believe or that aren’t true about him or her.
 * **Uploading:** Sharing images of a person, particularly in an embarrassing situation, without her or his permission, or sharing emails without the writer’s permission.
 * **Excluding:** Pressuring others to exclude someone from a community (either online or offline).
 * **Harassment:** Repeatedly sending someone nasty, mean and insulting messages

Resource for Teens- B-Free.ca Canadian Cyberbullying Resources ( these resources are especially targeted for older students) Resources for Grades 5-12 Online Anti-Bullying Course Web Aware [|Canadian Resources] How the Law Addresses Cyberbullying
 * Classroom Resources **


 * Cyberbullying Against Teachers **
 * Be Prepared. **Despite all precautions**, if you find yourself the target of cyberbullying:

// • **Make copies of all questionable messages**/ web // // postings/information and other related materials and // // data, including the URL. //

//** • Document the incident. **//

// • **Do not engage with the person** who is targeting you as // // this may escalate the situation. //

// • **Advise the administration of your school** of the // // inappropriate communication if the situation // // requires immediate action and/or if the inappropriate // // communication continues. //

// • **If you receive a death threat** // call the police // - the non-emergency line. //

// • **Access appropriate support/guidance** through // // - trusted friends/colleagues // // - the school board/district // // • Inform and involve your school-basedn or district based // // Occupational // // Health and Safety Committee. //

// • Find a **confidant or mentor (other than your family)** and talk to them //

// • **Contact your local teacher organization** if the actions // // taken to address the inappropriate communication are // // ineffective and/or if you need further support/advice. // ||

Ontario Research Your Rights Human Rights Law: Safe Work Environment All employers are required to guarantee a safe work environment to their workers. This applies to teachers — school boards and administrators must act against any bullying behaviour toward their teachers — and it also applies to students. Therefore, school boards, administrators and teachers have a responsibility to guarantee a safe learning environment for their students. Even if bullying is taking place outside the school (such as on a Web site), the school has a responsibility to act if the situation is preventing any student from enjoying a safe learning environment.

Worker's Compensation Act: Employers Responsibility


 * Workplace Bullying **

> ==**Redeveloping balance: Women after workplace bullying**== > Before you leave class watch Benjamin Zander
 * No Bully For Me: Adding Insight To Injury -Vancouver based organization
 * Understanding Bullying In The Workplace
 * Mistakes are meant to be celebrated!
 * Avoid spiral thoughts and conversations
 * (thank you Whitney for posting this on your blog)