Cyber Bullying- No way! Reaction to Soda’s Post
Cyber bullying..what does the first thing that springs into your head? Well.For me. Many words came into my space and thoughts. Mobile phones, nasty SMSing, sending photos that were taken and the person was unaware of, calling friends to start rumours etc etc.
After reading Soda’s blog (Andrea) it inspired me to read the article she had posted about. Yes indeed it is intersting. The issue about cyber bullying is not just something we can bypass as teachers in learning.
The article ‘Cyber-Bullying’ by Dr Anne Bamford talks about the issues that have evolved from communication (mobile phones, the internet..) and strategies how to overcome cyber bullying. As a I read on, the more interesting and relevant it became to me. This article has helped me recognise what is happening in schools and ways to deal with it!Obviously, I am aware of what bullying is in the physical and verbal means. But the article helped me clarify what cyber bullying involved. As it seems, it may be harmless and teachers may not notice it. This is due to the fact that they are ‘hidden’ as bamford describes. This is a very important point to raise just as Soda did in her blog. As it states in the article, it can have a variety of impacts.
I liked the way that Andre went into depth about the article and also broughyt awareness to the severity of this issue. I really enjoyed reading her post and the article and now I would suggest it to everyone too! Thanks Soda!
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