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Sexting and cyber bullying are the new "in" thing that happens on school campuses whether it be middle school or high school. Our schools cannot keep up with what is going on in our day in age with all the new technology that is going on. In my article it states that teachers and other school administrators are trying to figure out a way to keep children from doing this type of thing in school.

Social media should play a role in eliminating the problem of cyber bullying. Popular sites such as Facebook and MySpace have a big influence on teens and should be the ones promoting solutions to this issue. These social networks should create stricter penalties against digital bullies.

In this article it states some facts that about who bullies, what cyber bullying is and if there is a way to stop it. Attacking someone on the internet is a lot easier to do because it can be from someone anonymous. It states in the article that most of the time the victim is someone that goes to the bully's school. The parents so be involved in the children's lives and ask question. Do not assume they are doing something bad on the internet. "All school children in the UK are taught to "zip it, block it and flag it" -- don't share information, block contacts and tell an adult."

very interesting, I might just use this for my third annotation =)

Cyber bullying is becoming an increased problem with kids. Kids are bullying each other through text messaging and instant messaging. When kids are constantly connected to the world through their electronic devices they seem to not be able to get away.

this video is of Joel Burns talking about how he was bullied and how its a serious matter with the recent deaths that have been happening and his message of 'it gets better' just speaks volumes to those who are being bullied and those who can stop it.

A Youtube video titled, Joel Burns tells gay teens "it gets better" tells stories of recent boys who have committed suicide from being bullied at school.

Cyber harassment through E-mail, chat rooms, cell phones, instant messaging, pagers, text messaging, and so much more.

Article discusses bullies online and how there are starting so young, middle school students. Already getting caught up in feel what it feels like to not feel safe, even when they are online.

Dangers of cyber bullying brought with electronic media, and how it can sometimes create psychological trauma for adolescents .

This article is super interesting. Its completely about how the Jihad are using the internet as well as other terrorist groups. It also gives info on Yahoo! and how its working with them that i was unable to find in the other articles I've looked at.