Addressing Cyberbullying

This is my presentation from an NCTE session on bullying. My part was to have us think about the aspects of cyberbullying and to consider strategies for teachers. This was part of a larger conversation about the effects of bullying and our need to address it on many fronts. The influx of digital media in the lives of young people has the potential to exasperate and increase the ways that students get bullied — inside and outside of our schools.

I was also asked to share some resources. These are either ones that I shared in the presentation or were shared by audience members during the discussion times. I hope (we hope) these resources allow you a chance to educate yourself, your students and the families in your communities about cyberbullying by viewing prevention through the lens of learning.

• The link to the presentation itself
• The Digital ID Project
• Common Sense Media Curriculum Guides
• Violence Prevention Works
• Our Stories Count (digital stories)
• Teaching Tolerance

Peace (in tolerance),
Kevin