Cyber safety

Cyber safety



• Victims can attempt to avoid receiving messages from suspected bullies by blocking their screen names from their computer, restricting buddy lists or changing their own avatar (Juvonen & Gross 2008).


• According to Baum (2006), there are five things that we can do as educators to ensure the online safety of students:


 Initiate a cyber ethics/safety curriculum


 Teach cyber ethics/safety in the classroom


 Use the Internet for curriculum delivery


 Have students make a pledge


 Create an Internet Use Policy


• “If you fined yourself in the position of having to facilitate the development or advancement of Internet use policies at your school, the best first step is to engage administration, parents, and students in an informal dialogue. Filtering policies developed by a school board are not all that is needed. Children should be made aware of online risks in order to stay safe; malicious online behaviour must be curbed and sanctioned; computer access should be conditioned on taking user awareness training; skills on how to determine the credibility of online information must be taught; accountability and responsibility must be emphasized; and issues surrounding intellectual property (piracy, sharing, etc.) must be communicated.” (Endicott-Popovsky 2008)



Referencing


Baum, J. (2006). Cyberethics: The new frontier, redOrbit. Retrieved October 7, 2009 from http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/345993/cyberethics%5fthe%5fnew%5ffrontier/index.html Cited in Endicott-Popovsky , B,. (2009) Seeking a Balance: Online Safety for Our Children, Teacher Librarian, 14811782, Vol. 37, Issue 2


Endicott-Popovsky , B,. (2009) Seeking a Balance: Online Safety for Our Children, Teacher Librarian, 14811782, Vol. 37, Issue 2

Juvonen, J. & Gross, E. (2008) ‘Extending the school grounds? Bullying experiences in cyberspace’, The Journal of School Health, v.78, n.9, p.496. Cited in Price, M., & Dalgleish, J. (2010). Cyberbullying Experiences, impacts and coping strategies as described by Australian young people. Youth Studies Australia. Vol. 29 Issue 2, p51-59, 9p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph