Joel Roby

Cyber Bullying


 

Smith, Gina, Maria Minor, and Henry Brashen.”Cyberbullying in Higher Education: Implications and Solutions.”Walden University Publishing. 2014. Web. 01 Oct. 2014< http://www.publishing.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1098&context=jerap>

This article is a useful resource about cyber bullying. Although cyber bullying can happen in school from kindergarten to high school, it can also take place in postsecondary education. Bullying of any kind can be harmful to the victim but cyber bullying can be especially damaging because it can be more secretive and can go undetected by adults until it has gotten out of hand. The article was from Walden University, a well known and respected college. The sources, including the U.S. Department of Education, support the information stated in the article and so I believe it was accurate. The article was written in a factual way instead of full of opinions. This made it easier to back up the information by using other sources because it didn’t rely on emotional opinions that can cloud the issue. This article was written in 2014 so it contained information that was current and not outdated. Even though bullying has been around for a long time, it’s important to keep up to date because circumstances can change how bullying takes place like using technology. I thought the article was well written and had a lot of information that could be used to approach the problem with bullying whether with the bully, victim, parents, or even as a preventive resource in speaking to students in general.

Varjas, Kris, Jasmaine Talley, Joel Meyers, Leandra Parris, and Hayley Cutts. “High School Students’ Perceptions of Motivations for Cyberbullying: An Exploratory Study.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, Aug. 2010. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2941365/>

This article was from the National Institute of Health and gave information about why students turn to cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is increasing but there’s a lot to learn about it. There are a lot of similarities about people who bully but when it comes to bullying and technology, many adults don’t approach this problem because they don’t feel comfortable with technology.  One of the most appealing reasons for cyber bullying is that the bully can remain anonymous. Even if the bully is identified many times he will feel freer to do and say things using technology that he would never do in person. This article was written to give a foundation on which other research can be done to help understand and deal with cyber bullying. I feel this article was accurate not only because it was from a “.gov” website but had a long list of reputable sources. This information was interesting and a very good approach to reaching out to people and encouraging them to advance the research that needs to be done to cope with this problem. With cyber bullying there are internal reasons but also external reasons and an understanding of this aspect of bullying will help teachers deal with it in the future.

"Cyber Bullying PSA Video 29,915 Views." Cyber Bullying PSA Video. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.

When it comes to cyber bullying many victims are not telling anyone or telling people who don’t know what to do about it. This video focuses on how to help students who have been cyber bullied. It showed some helpful steps to take if you’re being victimized by this type of bullying. The video also identifies symptoms a person exhibits when being cyber bully. Cyber bullying can often make the victim seem alone and isolated because it is less public than traditional bullying. In the past bullying was done with a physical presence but the advancement of technology is changing this significantly. Bullying using cell phones and computers is on the increase, even some bullies making Web pages to attack their victims. This video stresses that the person is not alone and there is someone who can help. This video is up to date and accurate and I think can be effective because it’s a visual tool for understanding this problem. Bullying as well as cyber bullying is a learned behavior and can also be unlearned. Teachers, starting early in elementary school, can help by discussing that no one should bully, identifying both the bully and victim so both can learn how to deal with this issue.