Thursday, February 12, 2009
I have never really thought about cyberbullying due to the age of my students. My students have little access at school to personal sites. I am not sure if they have access at home. I want to warn my students about the dangers but do not want to put any ideas into their heads about these sites. I monitor what they look at and tell them the sites to go on. I can talk more about bullying and how it can happen anywhere not just in person. I can stress the importance of not giveing out any personal information to anyone or anywhere.
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You raise an interesting question about balancing educating students on topics of controversy and "giving them ideas" for making bad choices. As teachers, I think that we struggle with this idea on a variety of topics (Alcohol/drug use and sex education are two that come to mind.) For each topic, we need to consider what is age appropriate. As a teacher of elementary students, you are the expert for your age group. I would just encourage all teachers to consider the value of providing the information as appropriate and addressing the issues - even if they are challenging.
There is also the option of mailing or sending home a letter to parents stating that you are introducing, or allowing students to investigate sites on their own, and that if parents do allow students to use the computer at home, assuming they have one, that they are monitoring the student's internet use. Sounds like a lot of work...but this way, you might be able to introduce the younger students the safe ways to find credible resources online. ;-)
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