I don't think research on this exists, but it looks like a lot of schools are still laboring under the misconception that they can't do anything about bullying among students that's "off-campus" because online. School administrators need to be freed of that misconception fast. Even if only one student is being targeted, "off-campus" aggression is substantially disruptive because it not only … [Read more...] about Great advice to schools on cyberbullying
Archives for February 2011
Followup on ‘Understanding cyberbullying…’
The other day I wrote about the need to work on cyberbullying more from the inside-out, and my mention of social media researcher danah boyd's field work elicited a thoughtful email from a risk-prevention specialist whose work I follow closely, author and risk-prevention specialist Patricia Agatston in the Atlanta area. She wrote that danah's findings "get me thinking about Rudolph … [Read more...] about Followup on ‘Understanding cyberbullying…’
Easier to be themselves online, offline: Study
In a fresh insight from the EU Kids Online pan-European research project, almost half (49%) of 11-to-16-year-olds in Europe say they find it easier to be themselves online than in person. Thirty-seven percent told the researchers this is "a bit true" for them and 12% "very true," according to the authors (click for PDF by "New report" on their home page). "The young people who said it was very … [Read more...] about Easier to be themselves online, offline: Study
‘What’s Your Story?’: Video contest for digital citizens
I have a bias because I'm a judge, but I love this contest because it turns digital video producers 13+ into digital-citizenship educators (and teen educators usually have considerable credibility with their peers). The international contest, TrendMicro's "What's Your Story," invites teens to produce and submit a video for one of three broad categories: "Being a Good Online Citizen," "Using a … [Read more...] about ‘What’s Your Story?’: Video contest for digital citizens
A teacher on Facebook at school
Teachers and parents concerned about social media in school might have a look at "10 Ways Facebook Strengthens the Student-Teacher Connection", by New York City educator Lisa Nielsen. She wrote this blog post after attending the just-held education conference Educon in Philadelphia. She'd heard a panel of students who, she writes, "shared the importance of, 'teachers relating to them as people, … [Read more...] about A teacher on Facebook at school