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Synthesis of Class 5 Summary of Article Challenging Cyberbullying Reflection media type="custom" key="5747651" The issue of Cyber-bullying - Comments on video We know that bullying is now happening online, but what can we do about it? 1. Some social networking sites will forbid abusive language 2. Anyone who is caught bullying online can have their account shutdown. 3. Parents can install spy software in order to monitor what is happening online 4. Some services suggest they have the capability of searching out and destroying hurtful messages. However, the best solutions are often low-tech. In some cases this may involve parent, teacher, or even student involvement. We need to ask why students feel it is okay to send these hurtful messages in the first place. The obvious solution here is to make sure kids understand that the reason bullying is unacceptable isn’t because they may get caught, it’s because it’s just plain hurtful and wrong.
 * The article states that about 34% of students report being bullied and that almost a quarter of those experienced cyberbullying
 * The article outlines the types of cyberbullying that can occur and why; people feel protected from consequence when online
 * The article points out that bullying has legal ramifications and that students should be made aware of this
 * The article also provides helpful tools to parents, teachers and to students themselves for the prevention of cyberbullying
 * I thought the article was excellent as it outlined the key points
 * I especially liked that the authors outline to potential legal consequences of cyberbullying. I think that as teachers we should make our students aware of these ramifications. By knowing the law, bullies may think twice before bullying, but also, a potential victim will know that bullying is viewed as unacceptable by the rest of society
 * I also really liked that the article directly addresses students when explaining the steps that can be taken to avoid being bullied and also how they themselves can prevent bullying. I feel that students need these tools in order to protect themselves and others

Digital Methods of Evaluation and Assessment Markbook 1. Currently widely used in schools 2. Useful not only as a way of keeping track of marks, but also for other applications such as creating class schedules 3. It is also the only software currently recommended by the province since it still requires that a teacher take a close look at a student’s marks

What about plagiarism? This fun video gives students an idea of what plagiarism is...and it's funny. media type="custom" key="5747761"

Turnitin.com 1. Used to ensure students are not plagiarizing 2. I used this technology to turn in assignments in University. 3. I also used it when I taught and corrected student assignments at university; it was quite handy 4. For more information, go to: [|www.turnitin.com]

The Basics of Smart Board Is smart board just a fancy version of a white board and PowerPoint combined? I think not. 1. Smart board is far more interactive 2. Students can write on it, can touch it to moves things around 3. Best of all, students can throw things at it in order to score points (for a quiz, for instance)