GooseberryAlert09OnlineBullying

Welcometoyour‘GooseberryAlert’.Pleasefeelfreetosharethe‘GooseberryPlanetTips/ThoughtsoftheWeek’.HelpingtokeepyouandyourwholeschoolcommunitySaferOnline.

GooseberryStudent‘Tip’oftheWeekIfyouareupsetorannoyedwithsomeone,tryspeakingtothemaboutitoraskatrustedadulttohelpyou.Postingpersonalcommentsonlinecanbehurtful, can get you into more trouble and make the situation worse.Pleasesharewithstudents.GooseberryTeacher‘Tip’oftheWeek

Asteachers,weknowthatyouspendagreatdealofyourtimeinschooltryingtoresolveissuesthatoccuronlineandoutsideofschoolhours.Are parents aware of your school procedures and their responsibilitieswhenitcomestodealingwiththeonlinebehaviouroftheirchildren?Considersettingupacollaborativeworkingpartytohelpdiscuss,clarify,agree,setandshareexpectationsandresponsibilitiesinresponsetoonlineissues,thatariseathome.Pleasesharewithstaff.

GooseberryParent‘Tip’oftheWeekNotsurewhattodoifyourchildishavingaproblemwithothersonline?Asaparentorcarer,youcanbepartofthesolution.Keepcalmandoffersupport.Speaktoyourchildaboutwhatishappening.Discouragethemfromreplyingtounkindmessages.Monitortheirdeviceto see what types of messages they are being sent and approach yourchild’sschoolforadviceifitinvolvesotherchildrenwhoareknowntoyourchild.PleasesharewithParents.

Alertoftheweek–OnlineBullyingusingSayat.me“Getanonymousandhonestfeedbackaboutyourself.”Thisonlinewebsitetakes20secondstosignuptoandgivespeoplewhoclickonyourURLthechancetomakepersonalcommentsandfeedbackthatcouldstaywithyoufora lifetime. ItworksbyyousigningupandyousharingauniqueURLonyoursocialmedia(Twitter,Facebook,Skypeetc.).Thisthenallowsanyone to make personal comments about you. You can then share and publish thecommentstoencouragemorereactionandfeedbackorkeepthemprivate.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthiswebsiteprovidesplentyofopportunityformisuseandhasthepotentialtoencouragenegativebehaviourandcontactbeyondonlinebullying.

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