focus QUESTIONS
Bullying and cyber-bullying
1.(a) Is bullying a big problem?
1.(b) Do you know of cases of school bullying on Long Island?
2. What is considered bullying?
3. What are the major reasons individuals are bullied?
4. Who tends to be bullied?
5. How does bullying make people feel?
6. What are the signs that someone is negatively being impacted by bullying?
7. What are the short term and long term impacts?
8. How can bullying be prevented?
9. What type of resources and services are available for those who are bullied?
10. What our educators can do to prevent bullying?
11. What creative solutions can you and your friends can come up with in order to stop bullying in your high school?
SOCIAL NETWORKING
1. What is social networking?
2. Do you participate in social networking?
3. In your opinion, what are the benefits and what are the disadvantages of social networking?
4. What impact does social networking have on social skills?
5. Are there dangers to online social networking?
6. Can social networking have an impact on our health?
7. Has social networking taken away our privacy?
8. What do you do when your privacy has been violated?
9. What creative ideas do you and your friends have in order to improve social networking and to reduce its possible negative health impact?
lINKS
BULLYING and CYBER-BULLYING
1. (a) Is bullying a big problem?
. (a) Is bullying a big problem?
Teens Health:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html
The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-hewitt/bullying_b_1939805.html
“America.edu” by the Institute for Developmental Anthropology:
http://www.america.edu/bullying_the_biggest_problem_in_elementary_schools.html
Do Something:
https://www.dosomething.org/us/campaigns/i-beat-bullying/pages/faqs-facts
Stomp Out Bullying:
http://www.stompoutbullying.org
Child Abuse Prevention Services:
http://www.capsli.org
Long Island Wins:
https://longislandwins.com/news/national/bullying-in-schools-a-persistent-problem-among-students/
Bullying Statistics:
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/school-bullying-statistics.html
No Bullying:
http://nobullying.com/bullying-statistics-2014/
Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center:
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/about/media-kit/stats.asp
Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/Where-next-after-cyberbullying-law-struck-down.html
1. (b) Do you know of cases of school bullying in the New York/Metro Area?
CBS:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/06/
father-leads-bullying-awareness-walk-in-memory-of-son-who-committed-suicide/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/04/07/nyc-schools-bullying-lawsuit/
The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/24/alexis-pilkington-faceboo_n_512482.html
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/health/bullying-suicidal-thoughts
Long Island Press:
http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/02/22/bullying-2/
No Bullying:
https://nobullying.com/extreme-cyber-bullying-the-amanda-cummings-story/
NY Post:
http://nypost.com/2017/02/01/cyberbullying-in-city-schools-soars-351-in-just-two-years/
http://nypost.com/2013/12/30/1-in-5-are-bullied-in-nyc-high-schools/
Fox61:
http://fox61.com/2016/08/13/bullied-teen-commits-suicide-leaves-behind-heartbreaking-letter/
NY Daily News:
http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/Where-next-after-cyberbullying-law-struck-down.html
2. What is considered bullying?
American Psychological Association:
http://www.apa.org/topics/bullying/
Violence Prevention Works!:
http://www.violencepreventionworks.org/public/recognizing_bullying.page
Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center:
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/facts.asp
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/
BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4440000/newsid_4440000/4440024.stm
Stomp Out Bullying:
http://www.stompoutbullying.org/index.php/information-and-resources/about-bullying-and-cyberbullying/what-bullying/
National Education Association:
http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/BullyFree_How_To_Identify_Bullying.pdf
Promote Prevent:
http://preventingbullying.promoteprevent.org/what-bullying
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry:
http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/Bullying_Resource_Center/FAQ.aspx
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia:
https://injury.research.chop.edu/violence-prevention-initiative/types-violence-involving-youth/bullying-schools#.WW47M4grLIV
Australian Human Rights Commission:
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/what-bullying-violence-harassment-and-bullying-fact-sheet
National Center Against Bullying:
https://www.ncab.org.au/bullying-advice/bullying-for-parents/types-of-bullying/
3. What are the major reasons individuals are bullied?
Psych Central:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/02/03/why-kids-get-bullied/11191.html
Pacer Center’s Teens Against Bullying:
http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/?gclid=CP7owuKJv6UCFUGo4Aod1i33YA#/home
Bullying Statistics:
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/why-do-people-bully.html
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/groups
The Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/9843997/
Children-bullied-because-of-their-wealthy-backgrounds-study-finds.html
The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/nov/14/children.homeaffairs
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/03/obesity.bullying/index.html
Web MD:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20100503/obese-kids-often-bullied
Violence Prevention Works!:
http://www.violencepreventionworks.org/public/bullying_sexual_orientation.page
No Bullying:
https://nobullying.com/common-causes-of-bullying/
Stomp Out Bullying:
http://www.stompoutbullying.org/index.php/information-and-resources/about-bullying-and-cyberbullying/why-do-kids-bully/
4. Who tends to be bullied?
Eyes on Bullying:
http://www.eyesonbullying.org/victim.html
Web MD:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/tc/bullying-characteristics-of-children-who-are-bullied
Behavior Advisor:
http://www.behavioradvisor.com/Bullying.html
Child Abuse Prevention Services:
http://www.capsli.org/kids/who-are-the-targets
American Psychological Association:
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/asian-american/bullying-and-victimization.aspx
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2010/07/bully-victim.aspx
The Psychiatric Times:
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/suicide/bullying-and-suicide
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/facts/#bullied
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/bullying_factsheet.pdf
NY Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/opinion/bullying-in-the-age-of-trump.html
The Bullying Project:
http://bullyingproject.com/bullies-and-victims/
Live Science:
https://www.livescience.com/8155-bullies-pick-unpopular-kids-study-finds.html
5. How does bullying make people feel?
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/effects/
http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/02/27/research-brief-suicide-and-bullying
Central Connecticut State University, Pre-Collegiate & Access Services:
http://www.ccsu.edu/uploaded/departments/AdministrativeDepartments/
PreCollegiate_Access_Services/ConnCAP/High_School/Newsletters/February_2011.pdf
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/blog/2013/02/27/research-brief-suicide-and-bullying
The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/22/bullying-mental-health-problems_n_2001583.html
Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/childrens-health/in-depth/bullying/art-20044918?pg=1
No Bullying:
https://nobullying.com/how-does-bullying-affect-people/
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/10/05/bullying.q.and.a/index.html
6. What are the signs that someone is negatively being impacted by bullying?
Education:
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Warning_Signs_that_Your_Child/
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/warning-signs
Character Education Partnership:
http://info.character.org/blog/bid/128143/19-Signs-Your-Child-Is-Being-Bullied-and-What-to-Do-about-It
Stop Bullying Now!:
http://njbullying.org/documents/warningsigns.pdf
Bullying – No Way!:
https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/WhatIsBullying/Pages/Signs-of-bullying.aspx
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/10/04/twemlow.sacco.bullying/index.html
National Alliance on Mental Illness:
https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Know-the-Warning-Signs
American Humane Association:
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED573956.pdf
Child Mind Institute:
https://childmind.org/article/how-to-know-if-your-child-is-being-bullied/
7. What are the short term and long term impacts of bullying?
Bullying Statistics:
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-and-depression.html
The New York Times:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/effects-of-bullying-last-into-adulthood-study-finds/?gwh=52B9D87996EA9D810FE739489A9A7574
Psych Central:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/11/28/bullying-can-lead-to-ptsd-symptoms/48213.html
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress:
http://www.aaets.org/article204.htm
The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/long-term-effects-of-bullying_n_2728190.html
Duke Health:
https://www.dukehealth.org/blog/bullying-linked-physical-health-risk-adults
Overcome Bullying:
http://www.overcomebullying.org/effects-of-bullying-into-adulthood.html
Bullying Facts:
http://bullyingfacts.info/effects-of-bullying/
Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/10/us-bullying-among-kids-idUSBREA291JS20140310
Well Doing:
https://welldoing.org/article/short-and-long-term-impact-bullying
Stop Bullying:
https://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/effects/index.html
National Institute of Health:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552909/
8. How can bullying be prevented?
Bullying Statistics:
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/prevent-bullying.html
National Education Association:
http://www.nea.org/home/51629.htm
Hey U.G.L.Y. (Unique Gifted Lovable You)
http://heyugly.org
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/
American Psychological Association:
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/bullying.aspx?item=1
Help Guide:
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/cyberbullying.htm
Preventing Bullying:
http://preventingbullying.promoteprevent.org/school-and-community-prevention-and-intervention
Psychology Today:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-raise-happy-cooperative-child/201212/7-ways-schools-can-prevent-bullying
Edutopia:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/research-backed-approaches-bullying-todd-finley
9. What type of resources and services are available for those who are bullied?
It Gets Better:
http://www.itgetsbetter.org
Stomp Out Bullying:
http://www.stompoutbullying.org/livechat_portal.php
Anti-Bullying Network:
http://www.antibullying.net/resourceswwwlinks.htm
National Runaway Safe line:
http://www.1800runaway.org/youth/bullying/?gclid=CP7E68HD2LcCFZQDOgod2X0AgQ
Born This Way Foundation:
http://bornthiswayfoundation.org/help?gclid=CKGT4NPD2LcCFVLxOgod1EcA-g
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/get-help-now/index.html
Crisis Prevention:
http://www.crisisprevention.com/Resources/Article-Library/Nonviolent-Crisis-Intervention-Training-Articles/10-Ways-to-Help-Reduce-Bullying-in-Schools
Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center:
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/students-with-disabilities/
American Association for Justice:
https://www.justice.org/
Anti-Defamation League:
http://newyork.adl.org/bullying-and-cyberbullying/
10. What can our educators do to prevent bullying?
Long Island:
http://www.longisland.com/news/11-07-13/long-islanders-take-a-stand-against-bullying.html
National Education Association:
http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/PB43bullyingprevention2012.pdf
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/at-school/index.html
https://www.stopbullying.gov/what-you-can-do/educators/index.html
New York State Senate:
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S7740-2011
The New York State Education Department:
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/dignityact/
United States Department of Education:
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/
us-department-education-provides-guidance-help-classroom-teachers-combat-bullying
Child Abuse Prevention Services:
http://capsli.org/dignity-for-all-students-act-dasa/
Home Room:
https://blog.ed.gov/2012/04/top-5-ways-educators-can-stop-bullies/
Teaching Tolerance:
http://www.tolerance.org/supplement/bullying-guidelines-teachers
No Bullying:
https://nobullying.com/how-teachers-can-prevent-bullying/
Edutopia:
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/bullying-prevention-tips-teachers-parents-anne-obrien
11. What creative solutions can you and your friends come up with in order to stop bullying in your high school?
Crisis Prevention:
http://www.crisisprevention.com/Resources/Article-Library/Nonviolent-Crisis-Intervention-Training-Articles/Traumatic-Effects-of-Bullying-Children
Eyes on Bullying:
http://www.eyesonbullying.org/pdfs/toolkit.pdf
Changemakers:
https://www.changemakers.com/empathy/entries/new-entry-415
Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center:
http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/activities/
Stop Bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/what-you-can-do/
Kiwanis:
http://www.kiwanis.org/clubs/member-resources/service-leadership/bullying-resources
Edutopia:
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/stop-bullying-create-upstanders-becki-cohn-vargas
SOCIAL NETWORKING
1. What is social networking?
Social Networking:
http://www.whatissocialnetworking.com/
National Cyber Security Alliance:
http://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/protect-your-personal-information/social-networks
The Big Social Picture:
http://www.thebigsocialpicture.com/2013/01/social-media-breakdown.html
About.com:
http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialnetworking/a/social-network.htm
Small Business Computing:
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/biztools/article.php/3813971/
What-is-Social-Networking-and-Why-Should-You-Care.htm
LifeWire:
https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-social-networking-3486513
Love to Know:
http://socialnetworking.lovetoknow.com/about-social-networking/definition-online-social-networking
2. Do you participate in social networking?
The Business Insider:
http://www.businessinsider.com/a-demographic-breakdown-of-social-media-2013-3
The Pew Internet:
http://www.pewinternet.org/2010/02/03/social-media-and-young-adults/
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/
Social Media Today:
http://socialmediatoday.com/index.php?q=SMC/190499
The Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/9987213/What-type-of-social-media-user-are-you.html
ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/teens-leaving-facebook/story?id=20739310
Common Sense Media:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook#
Psychology Today:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/teen-angst/201601/top-five-social-networking-sites-used-teens
3. In your opinion, what are the benefits and what are the disadvantages of social networking?
ProCon:
http://socialnetworking.procon.org
Education:
http://www.education.com/reference/article/pros-cons-social-networking-teenagers/
Everyday-Wisdom:
http://www.everyday-wisdom.com/social-networking.html
HubPages:
http://ponx.hubpages.com/hub/Online-Social-Networking-Boon-or-Bane
PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/206359/6_Facebook_Twitter_Mistakes_That_Can_Get_You_Fired.html
InfoBarrel:
http://www.infobarrel.com/Social_Networking_Sites_Advantages_and_Disadvantages
Newsmax:
http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/social-networking-affects-children/2010/11/30/id/378407
Pediatrics Publication:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800.full#sec-10
UCLA:
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/the-teenage-brain-on-social-media
Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suren-ramasubbu/influence-of-social-media-on-teenagers_b_7427740.html
We Have Kids:
https://wehavekids.com/parenting/social-network-to-teens
Turbo Future:
https://turbofuture.com/internet/effects-of-social-media-on-our-youth
CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/21/living/social-media-positives-teens-parents/index.html
Internet Safety 101:
https://internetsafety101.org/Socialmediastats
Harvard Business Review:
https://hbr.org/2017/03/what-trump-understands-about-using-social-media-to-drive-attention
4. What impact does social networking have on social skills?
News @Northeastern:
http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2012/10/3qs-the-social-impact-of-social-networks/
Social Times:
http://www.adweek.com/digital/a-teen-speaks-is-social-networking-damaging-our-social-skills/
Thriving: Boston Children’s Pediatric Health Blog:
http://childrenshospitalblog.org/facebook-and-twitter-how-much-social-networking-is-too-much/
Advances in Information Science:
http://ahnjune.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/0Final-Ahn2011JASIST.pdf
Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susantardanico/2012/04/30/is-social-media-sabotaging-real-communication/
Youth Service Bureau:
http://ysb.net/wp-content/uploads/Is-Social-Media-Ruining-Our-Social-Skills_-1.pdf
New York Behavioral Health:
http://newyorkbehavioralhealth.com/the-impact-of-social-media-use-on-social-skills
Child Mind Institute:
https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/
The Internal Journal of Indian Psychology:
http://oaji.net/articles/2016/1170-1468527991.pdf
Rampages:
https://rampages.us/peasedn200/2015/12/01/final-inquiry-project/
5. Are there dangers to online social networking?
PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/159560/social_network_hazards.html
SF Gate:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Social-networking-has-hidden-dangers-for-teens-3289805.php
Optimum 7:
http://www.optimum7.com/internet-marketing/social-media/dangers-of-social-networking-sites.html
ABC News:
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/abc7-explores-the-dangers-of-social-media-apps-84861.html
Talk Tech to Me:
http://www.gfi.com/blog/dangers-social-networking/
The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kirsten-bischoff/teenagers-nudity-cell-pho_b_2898008.html
Internet Safety 101:
http://www.internetsafety101.org/snsdangers.htm
National Crime Prevention Council:
http://www.ncpc.org/topics/internet-safety/social-networking-safety
Love to Know:
http://socialnetworking.lovetoknow.com/Online_Social_Networking_Dangers
6. Can social networking have an impact on our health?
American Psychological Association:
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2011/08/social-kids.aspx
The New York Times:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/the-health-effects-of-social-networking/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/opinion/sunday/dont-let-facebook-make-you-miserable.html
Harvard Health Publications:
http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/social-networks-can-affect-weight-happiness-201112163983
Harvard Business Review:
https://hbr.org/2017/04/a-new-more-rigorous-study-confirms-the-more-you-use-facebook-the-worse-you-feel
U.S. News; Health:
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/childrens-health/articles/2011/03/28/
social-media-has-good-and-bad-effects-on-kids-experts
Web MD:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20110328/social-networking-may-affect-kids-health
The Carter Center:
http://blog.cartercenter.org/2013/03/20/young-adults-mental-health-and-social-media/
90.0 WBUR – Boston’s NPR News Station:
http://www.wbur.org/2013/02/20/facebook-perfection
Adolescent Health Collaborative:
http://www.phi.org/uploads/application/files/g9g6xbfghdxoe3yytmc1rfvvm8lt1ly9sr3j369pstkojdly15.pdf
Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/social-medias-impact-on-self-esteem_us_58ade038e4b0d818c4f0a4e4
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists:
https://www.acog.org/Resources-And-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Adolescent-Health-Care/Concerns-Regarding-Social-Media-and-Health-Issues-in-Adolescents-and-Young-Adults
US National Library of Medicine:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183915/
Time:
http://time.com/4793331/instagram-social-media-mental-health/
7. Has social networking taken away our privacy?
Pew Research Center:
http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/05/21/teens-social-media-and-privacy/
NPR (National Public Radio):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127037413
The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/technology/17privacy.html
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse:
https://www.privacyrights.org/social-networking-privacy/
Connect Safely:
http://www.connectsafely.com
Search Engine Watch:
http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2065928/Social-Media-The-Privacy-and-Security-Repercussions
CSO Security and Risk:
http://www.csoonline.com/article/504793/6-ways-we-gave-up-our-privacy
Pace University:
http://csis.pace.edu/dwyer/research/DwyerAMCIS2007.pdf
Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-cohen/privacy-risk-with-social-_b_13006700.html
Stay Safe Online:
https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/protect-your-personal-information/social-networks
Social Networks:
http://social-networks-privacy.wikidot.com/
8. What do you do when your privacy has been violated?
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse:
https://www.privacyrights.org/social-networking-privacy#fraud
The Independent:
http://www.independent.co.uk/student/young-entrepreneurs/
social-media-security-protecting-your-privacy-online-7827417.html
On Guard Online:
http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0376-hacked-email
Stay Safe Online:
http://www.staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/keep-a-clean-machine/hacked-accounts
The Cheat Sheet:
http://www.cheatsheet.com/technology/how-your-privacy-is-being-violated-and-steps-to-protect-yourself.html/?a=viewall
9. What creative ideas do you and your friends have in order to improve social networking and to reduce its possible negative health impact?
Federal Trade Commission:
http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0012-kids-and-socializing-online
Designorate:
http://www.designorate.com/how-social-media-affects-creativity/
Kids Health:
http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/social-media-smarts.html#catnutrition