Reflective Blog #3

We all use technology for different things from paying bills, buying books, sending email and applying for jobs. Some people even use technology to send hateful and hurtful messages. When it comes to cyber bullying it is hard to track down the person who is sending the messages. This creates easier access to people that love harming others. It is very hard to determine or even to prosecute a person that sends hatred messages. People use alias and use different names, and most of the times they are not who they say they are. People know that by using technology they are able to get away with different things especially this type of behavior. They know if they were prosecuted it would not stand in court, so like they say, “You are innocent until you are proven guilty.” In my opinion, people will act how they want to act and hurt people’s feelings with or without the use of technology. The internet does not allow or gives permission for people to act a certain way.


This is America….. Freedom of speech! Unfortunately people will express themselves, and they could say what they want. People have the right to express their opinions whether it’s good or bad.

The way I would avoid this type of problems in my classroom would be by having group conversations. This conversation would give students a visual perspective, and they would basically have an idea that they must treat others like they want to be treated. Student must be trained to do good thing and be good to others. Student must be trained to be considerate and to the environment.

The parent’s are the only one’s to control this type of behavior in cyber bullying. Parents must monitor their children at home and check constantly the type of activities their children are involved. Parents have to advise their children of the types of behavior that are not acceptable. Bullying other children is not good behavior. Parents should ask their children questions, for instance how was your day, did you had any problems, and what did you learn. These types of question will help determine if there is any problem with the child. As parents we have to reinsure our children confidence, let them know how important they are, and that they cannot be down about any negative comment. Children have to learn the difference between good and bad and in this world we have both.

Reading all these articles made me realized how important it is to have good communication with all children. It is very important to always ask children how they are doing and to let them know that they have a friend that they could talk to if they are having any problems.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2007-02-21-cyberbullying-bills_x.htm

This site talks about a 13 year old boy who committed suicide, he was threatened and received instant messages that called him gay. He’s father is now pushing for a law to punish cyber bullying.

http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3116

This article talks about a kid that got caught sending messages to hurt his old girlfriend. It also talks about why cyber bullying is tempting.



http://www.sfchronicle.us/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/02/ED3P19GU3C.DTL

This article talk about the different approaches parents and teachers could take to protect our children from this type of behavior.

http://www.wiredsafety.org/cyberstalking_harassment/csh11.html

This article is about the difference between cyber harassment and cyber stalking. It is very detailed and answers several questions people have. It also talks about countries and states not having specific laws to control this type of behavior.



http://crime.about.com/od/online/a/web_harass.htm

This article talks about a man that was charged with cyber harassment. It is also believed to be the first case in the United States.

http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=30373&siteSection=18

This article refers to the difference between cyber harassed and cyber bullying. It also states how concerned they are about predators disguising the offensive email’s, and how they are using multiple email addresses.

http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm

Read about real life cyber bulling, and how they are teaching internet safety.

https://ewginternetsafety.wikispaces.com/file/view/cyberbullying2_05-full%3Binit_.jpg

Cyber bullying is hurtful.

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/parents/index.html

This article is good for parents to review. It gives good information on how to prevent this behavior and the way you could check for signs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE5yINOn4N4

A video that make you think who important it is to keep an eye on children.