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Plane

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Teach cyberbullying
« on: May 30, 2011, 09:59:28 PM »
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/in-their-shoes-teachers-get-taste-of-cyberbullying-20110529-1fb1m.html
Another of the program's simulations allows teachers to adopt the role of a 14-year-old girl, responding to friends' comments on a fictitious social network site. The messages and comments include deliberate spelling mistakes ''to maintain the authenticity of online written communications by teenagers''.

The characters and scenarios are not real but are based on real-life situations, giving teachers an insight into the kinds of problems confronting their students in the cyber world.



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/in-their-shoes-teachers-get-taste-of-cyberbullying-20110529-1fb1m.html#ixzz1Nt3EtfSX

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Re: Teach cyberbullying
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2011, 01:00:09 AM »
An interesting topic.

It sounds like a useful resource for teachers.

Thanks for posting this, Plane.
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