The advent of the 21st century has brought along with it a novel and powerful opportunity for learners to anywhere and anytime connect to their teachers and peers and a vast array of knowledge, debates/discussions, diaries/blogs, multi-media resources, and the virtual access to people/places/events /objects and other learning resources. Indeed, using digital resources and tools […]
Schools need to start with a formal assessment of the extent and scope of the problem of cyber-bullying within their school by collecting survey and/or interview data from their students, teachers, parents, staff and technical experts to establish the baseline measures of Internet usages, instances of cyber-bullying, the extent of bullying, profiles of victims and […]
Cyber-bullying is rarely random; there is often a connection between the victim and the bully. The daily routine of most children leaves them open to cyber bullying. On an average, they are spending between 1 to 5 hours on various things in cyber space, every day. More than 80% of the students using Facebook upload […]
It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. Awareness and education can help considerably in preventing and dealing with the consequences of cyber-bullying. Here is a set of five cyber-values our children should be encultured with: Accountability: children need […]
Most of the perpetrators of cyber-bullying are children themselves. The motive could range from anger, revenge and frustration to entertainment or even mere boredom. Many indulge in it, thinking it to be a harmless banter and for laughs or just to get a reaction, but end up liking and enjoying it. Many others do it […]
In India, there are only a few and scattered studies on cyber-bullying and some widely reported cases in print and TV. The incidence of cyber-bullying could be severe as seen in the reported cases. One must be sensitive to the issue and help children beware of cyber misadventures. Here is a set of ten facts […]
Cyber-bullying is the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. It is the use of services such as web pages and discussion groups as well as instant messaging or SMS text messaging to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behaviour, by an individual or group, […]
