An extraordinary community rallies together to take a stand to bullying in their school community http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-15/indiana-teen-bullying-protest/54982074/1
Students take the day, and time to show their support to their community- http://thegazette.com/2012/05/14/service-day-sends-400-students-into-community/
This week’s Research Round Up is focusing on the articles highlighting some of the latest research about cyber bullying and bullying. Some of you have indicated an interest and longing of more research based information, and below you will find a couple of the most relevant articles out this week. This is what we have found:
Anti-bullying experts believe that laws against cyber bullying will not solve the problem of cyber bullying, as kids do not know what is appropriate to post online. The question is, what do you think will solve the problem of cyber bullying? To read more: http://www.canada.com/life/Laws+stop+cyberbullying+experts+tell+Senate+committee/6543098/story.html
A new study suggests that kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to get bullied.
To read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/04/24/why-autistic-children-are-bullied-more/
This week’s Research Round Up is catering to our educators and school administrators, suggesting ideas and new initiatives to be utilized in schools. The headline of this week has to go to our friends at Bully, the movie, who are giving educators the opportunity to bring their students on a field trip to go see the movie for free. This is an inspiring movie and can act as a great addition to create awareness about bullying in classrooms. Be sure to check out this week’s highlights below:
The movie Bully has received a lot of attention, and well deserved! In fact, Bully are giving educators the opportunity to organize a field trip for them and their students to go see the movie Bully for free. Read more here: http://action.thebullyproject.com/million
Did you know that in 2005, no state had a clearly defined cyber bully provision? Today 45 states have defined consequences in anti-bullying laws. Read more here: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bs-md-ho-cyber-reader-20120422,0,1664908.story
This weeks Research Roundup is summarizing a mix the most important and interesting articles within the past week. One of the articles mentions how kids can act in all capacities, that being as a bully, a victim and as a witness while they are online. The article however, does not mention if that is also the case out on the school yard but it makes you wonder. Here is what we found:
Youth today are becoming more and more tech savvy, and according to this article the best way to protect your kids is for parents to teach them about cyber bullying and proper usage of mobile phones. Kids who do not have their own phone are still exposed to phones via their friends. To read more: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/04/10/tech-report-study-shows-importance-of-teaching-kids-about-cyber-bullying/
This article highlights a new research suggests that anti-bullying programs need to be tailored to target online bullying. Moreover, the research also suggests that kids and teens online can be bullies, victims and witnesses. To read more: http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/04/14/cyberbullying-not-the-same-as-schoolyard-bullying/37381.html
This week we have some interesting articles lined up about how youth utilize the social media to communicate. Some use the social media to express feelings or a particular state of mind, and research has even showed that also minors under 13 years old are active on Facebook. Here is what we found this week touching these problems:
Technology is moving into classrooms as more schools are eliminating policies restricting using mobile devices. Though students must be excited about these new possibilities, are teachers ready to forecast the potential issues when opening up to these great new opportunities? To read more: http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/03/amidst-a-mobile-revolution-in-schools-will-old-teaching-tactics-prevail/
A recent survey shows that out of 1000 parents, 38% of the children with Facebook accounts are 12 years old or younger. The need for parents to supervise their children’s activity becomes even more essential. To read more: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/04/11/minormonitor-surveys-1000-parents-children-facebook-shares-results-realities-parental-con