Student Guide to Cyberbullying

The misuse of technology including, but not limited to, teasing, intimidation, defaming, threatening, or terrorizing another student, teacher, administrator, volunteer, contractor, or other employee of the school district by sending or posting e-mail messages, instant messages, text messages, digital pictures or images, or Web site posting, including blogs, also may constitute an act of bullying regardless of whether such acts are committed on or off school district property and/or with or without the use of school district resources. from ISD77 school board policy 542 BULLYING PROHIBITION

I've been asked to write a guide to cyberbullying for students by our elementary principals' group. Our short guide to plagiarism, Cheating and how to avoid it has proven to be useful and will serve as model for this guide.

Before I start reinventing the wheel, can you, Blue Skunk readers, point me to any existing guides on cyberbulling written for students that you think are good?

I have Nancy WIllard's excellent "Appendix J" from her book Cyberbulling and Cyberthreats and I will use it as a resource, but it's 9 pages long and I am looking for something about 3 pages in length.

I will happily share whatever I wind up writing. Thanks!

 

Comments

[JB]

Doug,
We use the iSAFE program in our schools. There is a student handout at http://xblock.isafe.org/docs/Student_Toolkit.pdf .
There are all sorts of resources and videos to use with students, however, you do have to register and go through some training to be able to see them. The program is free - just costs your time.

[John Pederson]

I really like some stuff I ripped off from *the* Doug Johnson.

1) Protecting Students from Predators
2) Protecting Students from Themselves
3) Protecting Students from Each Other

I play on the "story from the media" vs. "what causes the most real world harm" angle. Mix in a few of the vignettes from the recent Frontline PBS special on Growing Up Digital. Have a real conversation with teachers about their experiences and fears.

It's solid. IMO, much better than any canned curriculum or presentation from your local cop about perverts.

[Marian Merritt]

We have a pdf version of the award-winning Family Online Safety Guide, that includes some easy tips on cyberbullying management: www.norton.com/familyresource

Best wishes, Marian Merritt

[Ellen Popit]

You can check out the "Net Safe" section of the Illinois Library Association's website at: http://www.ila.org/netsafe/index.htm

[Doug Johnson]

Thanks, Ellen. LOVE the bookmark!

Doug