Cyber bullying
The Importance of Netiquette
1-Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Elementary Classroom
Blogger Mary Beth Hertz believes that teaching digital citizenship and internet safety is a lot more meaningful when students can engage in authentic online experiences.
2-The Importance of Digital Citizenship in Social Media
Blogger Andrew Marcinek reflects on social and digital media integration into the lives of teachers and students.
3-Behaveyourself.com: Online Manners Matter
Netiquette becomes a key part of education.
4-Beyond Emily: Post-ing Etiquette
Educators offer guidelines for promoting good online behavior.
Internet Safety
1- Social Media Guidelines
Instructional technologist Steven Anderson suggests integrating social media into education, district by district, through a sensible best practices approach.
3- Common Sense Tips for Digital Generation Parents
Five practical pointers from Common Sense Media to help parents understand and manage the lives of their digital kids.
4- Sage Advice: Child Safety on the Internet
Edutopia users weigh in on how they teach their kids to be safe online.
Teaching Bullying Prevention
1-Bullying: How Educators can Make Schools Safer
Schools can reduce incidents by adopting a schoolwide anti-harassment policy with a social and emotional perspective.
2-Fear Factor: Harrassment Hurts
The effect of bullying goes beyond simple schoolyard scuffles to cause lasting emotional wounds.
3-Michael Pritchard: Lessons from the Heart
A champion of social and emotional learning reaches out to students.
4-Student Pledges: Preventing Harassment and Bullying at Your School
Kids taking pledges in fall can help prevent harassment and bullying throughout the school year.
5- Peace Helpers Become Classroom Problem Solvers
At Brooklyn's PS 24, fourth and fifth graders resolve playground conflicts and train younger students to be peacemakers in their classrooms.
6-Teaching Tolerance: Meet the Teacher Who Started Gay-Straight Alliances
Teacher Bob Parlin launched the first gay-straight alliance in a public school. Today, this national network provides a powerful dose of social and emotional learning for students of every orientation.
7-Resources to Fight Bullying and Harassment at School
An educator's guide to websites, organizations, articles, and other resources for combating bullying.