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the main targets of this sort of cyber abuse are teens.

Cyber bullying can happen in many different arenas such as e-mails, Web sites, text messaging, cell phones, three-way calling, video, blogs and any other form of communication that occurs electronically. Cyber bullies sometimes, but not always, know their victims in real life.

A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation reported last week that kids ages 8 to 18 now spend an average of seven and a half hours a day plugged in—online, on the phone, or in the thrall of TV or some other electronic device.

What are they doing there? To some degree, alas, the answer is that they are doing harm or having harm done to them.

Yet Hinduja and Patchin also found that 34 percent of the middle schoolers they studied said they'd acted like regular bullies (spreading a rumor in person, mocking a classmate at school) and 44 percent reported being bullied in the time-dishonored, familiar way.

Pre-incident: Prepare for an incident by developing easy-to-use reporting mechanisms that interface with public health and law enforcement. Develop policy, implement prevention/interventi

One in 10 UK employees believes "cyber bullying" is a problem in their workplace, research has revealed. The survey of 1,072 staff by the Dignity at Work Partnership found that one in five had been bullied at work by e-mail. Personnel Today, 26 July

it can just as easily be the shy, quiet types, hidden behind their computers

even those sent to real friends or boyfriends/girlfriends, could end up being embarrassing if the relationship sours and private photos are made public

implying that the Internet has empowered youth who would never consider bullying anyone in the physical world to do so in the virtual world

1. Make sure your child does not spend all of his/her time on the computer. People, not computers, should be their best friends and companions.

2. Keep the computer in an area where it can be monitored, like the family room, kitchen or living room, not in your child’s bedroom.

The first step in reducing risks online is talking.

When asked to take steps to stop these relentless attacks, school officials often say there is little or nothing they can do because of "free-speech" and because on-line bullying does not occur "on-campus."

For such seemingly educated people, school officials aren't being very smart about this dangerous problem now plaguing our nation's colleges and universities and putting innocent kids at risk for serious harm, and sometimes death.

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At least with conventional bullying the victim is left alone on evenings and weekends'

no refuge

f you’re like most teenagers, you spend a lot of time on a cell phone or instant messenger chatting with friends and uploading photos, videos, and music to websites

Now many teens also have lives on the Internet

Although cyberbullies may think they are anonymous, they can be found

Just eight years later, according to 2009 statistics released this month by the El Paso County Coroner's Office, the number of local suicides has doubled, accounting for almost 20 percent of all deaths autopsied last year.

teachers who use the Internet in the classroom or who assign Internet research have the added responsibility of teaching their students to use common sense in order to avoid online predators, cyberbullies, and pornography in the virtual world.

kids should be armed with common sense guidelines to stay safe in the increasingly social technological world.

. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making   Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:

5. Digital Citizenship   Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:

apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes

As Internet access and usage become more pervasive in schools and homes, it is important that children become wise consumers of the information they find on the Internet. Students must be taught to think critically about information they find, to analyze the sources for reliability and veracity, and to evaluate different or conflicting information.

Internet Safety Flip Chart Download research as PDF   The Internet Safety and Protection Flip Chart is a convenient reference tool for teachers and parents as they explore the appropriate uses of the information superhighway with students. Divided into fourteen tabbed sections for easy access, the flip chart provides an overview of the Internet. The information contained in the flip chart empowers teachers and parents to make wise decisions about student use of the Internet. In addition, it details the benefits and risks of students using the Internet and provides links to resources for further information.   Although the Internet has many benefits, the dangers to which it may expose students have  become more pervasive. Child predators and cyber bullies are two such threats. The Internet Safety and Protection Flip Chart explains steps that students and their parents should take to minimize the threat of these dangers.  

The ability to engage in careful, reflective thought is viewed in education as paramount.  Teaching students to become skilled thinkers is a goal of education.  Students must be able to acquire and process information since the world is changing so quickly.  Some studies purport that students exhibit an insufficient level of skill in critical or creative thinking. In his review of research on critical thinking, Norris (1985) surmised that students’ critical thinking abilities are not widespread.  Most students do not score well on tests that measure ability to recognize assumptions, evaluate controversy, and scrutinize inferences.