Be Cybersmart Eliminate Cyberbullying

Kids Helpline is Australia's only free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25.

PROJECT ROCKIT is an interactive anti-bullying and youth leadership program that is run by young people for young people in both Primary and Secondary school settings. We are not a one-off entertainment act. We strive to achieve positive, lasting change by empowering young people to tackle the issues that are important to them. Looks interesting, in evaluation, 96% of students said they found PROJECT ROCKIT personally helpful.

Primary and secondary in school performances focusing on the toughest issues: cyber bullying; violence; prejudice; harassment; child abuse; domestic violence; peer pressure; grief; eating disorders; substance abuse; depression; family separation; values education and discrimination! 

The Alannah and Madeline Foundation's Better Buddies Framework is an initiative designed to create friendly and caring primary school communities where bullying is reduced. Through Better Buddies, children in their first and last year of primary school buddy up and learn the values: caring for others, friendliness, respect, valuing difference, including others and responsibility.

Resources to help fight bullying

ACMA secondary cybersafety resources. A must view/do.

The best, most realistic account of bullying in schools that I have come across."      Dr Ken Rigby, University of South Australia   "Viewing the Stories of Us videos and participation in the corresponding class work had a measurable, statistically significant, positive influence on student attitudes towards victims".  Evaluation of Bullying by Richard Stephens  An Australian DVD based program that looks very promising  SECONDARY SERIES: Set of the 3 secondary episodes - Bullying (Secondary), Relationship and Stress:  $285 (excl. GST) PRIMARY SERIES: Set of the 2 primary episodes - Bullying (Primary) and Belonging:  $190 (excl. GST)

"Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship An opportunity to look at cybersafety and cyberbullying with a larger framework of Digital Citizenship.

SuperClubsPLUS Australia is a safe place for children to have fun, to play, chat, complete their Cybersmart Badge (accredited by the Australian Communication & Media Authority), and to learn - from the website mediators, from teachers but mostly from each other. Please note registration and payment (in most circumstances) is required to use this resource.

The Alannah and Madeline Foundation is a national charity protecting children from violence and its devastating effects. The foundation cares for children who have experienced or witnessed violence and runs programs which prevent violence in the lives of children. The foundation plays an advocacy role and is a voice against childhood violence. The Alannah and Madeline Foundation's vision is that every child will live in a safe and supportive environment.

On Wise up to IT, four young people tell their stories about cyberbullying, online stalking, internet security and online grooming. Their stories explain what happened and how they dealt with the situation. Online movies, support material, lesson plans and activities 

Cybersmart has developed an online PD program called Connect.ed designed to train teachers in how to teach cybersafety to students and protect them from the potential online dangers. Register today. For more information go to: Connect.ed

Online course are offered for parents, educators and others who are interested in addressing the issue of bullying more effectively in their homes, schools and communities.

Some good secondary cybersafety activities from ACMA. 

Bullying.org's purpose is to prevent bullying through education and awareness.

Break Through Bullying aims to raise community awareness of bullying and support the teaching and learning of positive anti-bullying strategies for children of all ages. Currently the site consists of a series of posters that can be purchased

What it is: Me On the Web is a new tool from Google.  Announced just today, Me On the Web is part of the Google Dashboard that allows you to set up custom Google Alerts for your name in news articles.  This was always possible with Google Alerts but now those alerts are coupled with tips and resources for helping students manage their online identities.  Now everything can be tracked from one central location instead of scattered around in different places.  Me On the Web is easy to set up, just visit your Google Dashboard to get started. How to integrate Me on the Web into the classroom: There was a day when you could get away with not knowing and following your digital identity, that day is no more.  We all carry digital footprints, and now more than ever it is vital for us (and our students) to know how to manage those digital footprints.  Teaching students about their digital identity is the first step, Google's Me on the Web takes that a step further by helping students manage their online identities through Google Alerts and helpful tips.  Students must have an account with Google to fully utilize the Me on the Web features.  After students have their account set up, they can create a set of Google Alerts related to them.  This could be their name, email address, a sports team that they play on, the name of the school they attend, etc.  Students will quickly see just how big a memory the Internet has and get a first hand look at their digital footprint and learn some strategies to take care of it.

The focus of our work is Wellbeing. Wellbeing is a positive and sustainable condition that enables individuals, groups, communities and organisations to cope, thrive and succeed.

Inspired by true events, Best Enemies explores girl friendships and the teen girl world and why girls can be so mean to each other - especially when they're friends. Best Enemies tells the story of a teenage girl whose world is thrown into chaos when overnight her best friend becomes her "best enemy", leading to terrible consequences. A short film and education program. 

The Child Health Promotion Research Centre resource. Currently it seems they are not taking new participants