This morning we saw an excellent presentation on Cyber safety in our ICT tutorial. Cyber safety is not an issue I have consciously addressed with any of my classes but one I believe needs to be discussed in depth with students. At my previous placement school, a police officer spoke to the student cohort about the laws regarding 'sexting' and cyber bullying. This was definitely useful but needed to be followed up and explored. Students may change their behaviour in light of the law but they probably doubt they will be caught. Given the powerful nature of peer influences, a discussion of cyber bullying in light of its broader social consequences would also be helpful.
What I appreciated about this morning's presentation was the gamut of resources suggested to help students and teachers explore the issues. I expect that the short films on cyber bullying would be particularly effective with students as they are engaging, feature people of their own age, and explore the emotional and social repercussions of cyber bullying.
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