Cyberbullying



__ Kirralee Walker __



//Technology plays a major role in our society. It is important that modern digital students are educated to become responsible, "ethical digital citizens." Children are being bullied by other children in the classroom, playground and now more frequently in cyberspace. // //It is considered cyberbullying if it is intended to make someone feel bad or feel unsafe. This includes mean messages, posting embarrassing photos, leaving someone out of online groups and posing as someone else to make them look bad (Stoner, 2010). According to the website __www.stopcyberbullying.org__,there are two types of bullying. Direct bullying- messages sent to the target directly such as anonymous threats like ‘I am going to get you!’(Parry,2010). The second type of bullying is by proxy using others to help bully the victim for example stealing or guessing passwords, spreading lies and websites. In an educational setting, students need to be taught to stop replying, block the person, tell a parent, teacher, police and or notify the service provider. Bullying affects the emotional health and wellbeing of students and cyber-bullying is allowing bullying to happen around the clock. Students should be encouraged to be proactive and not become accomplices to the bully speaking up when someone is getting hurt. (Parry, 2010). //

//This unit of work is based around cyberbullying and is aimed at year 5/6 students, level 4 in the VELS curriculum. I produced an artefact for the unit of work using: GarageBand, Lyric Generator and PhotoStory. The artefact can be utilised to educate students, parents, teachers and other members of the community. //



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 * [[file:GarageBand My Step-By-Step Guide]]

//[|How to Use Garageband]// //[|Getting started with GarageBand]//

[|Lyric Generator]
 * [[file:Song Generator My Step-By-Step Guide]]

Cyberbullying & Online etiquette || Resources [|BTN- Cyberbullying] [|//BTN-// //Cyberbullying Awareness//] [|//BTN- C//yberbullying Opera] [|Hector's World- Cyberbullying] || Appendixes __Ethical Digital Citizenship Resources. pdf__ || Assessment Individual KWL charts.  Group involvement- Engagement, leadership & interaction including s peaking & listening skills. || Chinese Whispers || [|Ethical Digital Citizenship] [|Moral Compass] || || Discussion & observation – keep anecdotal records of class conversations. Students write a reflection of where their opinion lies on the moral compass. || Finding a Solution & Preventing Cyberbullying || [|Webspiration] [|Inspiration] [|iphoto support] || || Assess student presentations- audience, message & use of technology.Save their work onto a USB drive for further evidence & reflection. ||
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 Communication || students safely use a range of skills, procedures, equipment and functions to produce accurate and suitably formatted products to suit different purposes and audiences. || Students use design tools, such as layout diagrams to document solutions and the layout of information products. They begin to use [|ICT presentation conventions], into their information products where appropriate. || They consider actual and possible actions by citizens and nations in response to the issue/s. ||
 * Domain || Standards || Learning Focus ||
 * English || Students read, interpret and respond to a wide range of literary, everyday and media texts. || Students write for a range of purposes demonstrating their developing understanding of the way imagery, dialogue, point of view, and setting contribute to the meaning of written and [|multimodal texts] ||
 * Information and
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Civics and Citizenship || Students demonstrate understanding that there are different viewpoints on an issue, and contribute to group and class decision making. || Students research an issue, or issues using a range of resources including electronic media.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The Arts || students independently and collaboratively experiment with and apply a range of skills, techniques and processes using a range of media, materials, equipment and technologies to plan, develop, refine, make and present arts works //(posters)// . || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students independently and collaboratively explore and experiment with different ways of presenting arts works and consider appropriateness of presentation for intended audience. ||