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Bullying Grade K to 8 - BBC- 7974

This site addresses the important issue of bullying. It includes an interactive video, reports, information guides, quizzes, polls, and more. This site also talks about the less frequently discussed forms of bullying - such as cyber bullying, girls bullying girls, cellular phone bullying and other less "traditional" forms of bullying (which unfortunately are becoming more common). FLASH is required for some of the activities.

In the Classroom:
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to talk to your class about bullying. Perhaps you can even use this discussion to prompt a journal entry, skit, or other personal response on the topic of bullying and how to handle it. Provide this link for parents to read at home with their students. Parents need to know what could be going on in their students' lives and how to help.

Pacer Kids Against Bullying Grade 2 to 6 - National Center for Bully Prevention- 9440

This interactive site, geared toward the elementary school-aged child, highlights the signs and repercussions of bullying. Your students can play games or watch webisodes to learn about this hot topic. Your students may want to enter the continuously-running essay contest at any time of the year. For Bully Prevention Awareness Week, this fun site is your one-stop place for information.

Note: At the time of this review, some links were “under construction.” This site requires Real Player. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
On your interactive whiteboard or projector, show the webisodes of bullying scenarios to spark conversations about this problem. After watching the webisodes, divide your class into small groups to create their own real-life anti-bullying ‘webisode’ to perform for the class. For Awareness Week, create your own poster contest against bullying

Kids Against Bullying Grade 1 to 6 - National Center for Bullying Prevention- 8100

This site provides a good introduction to what bullying is and tips on how to respond to acts of bullying. The Parents and Professionals section includes lesson ideas and downloadable handouts for parents. This site requires Real Player, Flash and Acrobat reader. Get them from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.. An html version is available if you don’t have Flash.

In the Classroom:
Use this site as an “activator” to introduce a unit or lesson using a projector. You will need headphones or speakers for the audio portions of this site. Include this site on your teacher web page for parents to access as a reference or discussion starters. Get parent permission before posting any student work on this sharing site.

Stop Bullying Now Grade 2 to 8 - US Department of Health- 9454

Your one-stop place for bullying resources, whether it is cyberbullying or face to face, this site is loaded with twelve games, oodles of webisodes, online polls, interviews, and more. You can even download the "Stop Bullying Now" theme song as a ringtone. Click on the “What Adults Can Do” link on the left to access the “Materials for Educators” link. Download TFK Extra (Time for Kids) webisodes to print out for classroom reading. Teacher guides are also available. View the extensive Tip Sheets for adults.

A Spanish version of this entire site is available with a click from the Home page. Flash and Adobe Acrobat are required, get them from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
Pass out appropriate Tip Sheets to parents in a newsletter, on your class website, teacher blog, or during Open House. Generate discussion on bullying by addressing it on your blog. This site has enough Tip Sheets and resources for an entire school year. For fun, divide your class into small groups to create their own webisodes against bullying.

Steps to Bully Proof Your Child Grade 1 to 9 - - 4344

Always a difficult subject, bullies can ruin your child’s upper elementary school day. Bullies often manage to operate without adults’ awareness. Here are six straightforward strategies to help your child deal with bullies.

Girls Bullying Girls Grade 4 to 12 - TeachersAndFamilies- 7617

This article for parents discusses the aggressions of girls (in particularly bullying other girls). Topics include an explanation of relational aggressions, reasons why girls bully other girls, what the consequences of the bullying can be, how parents can help and resources.

In the Classroom:
This article may be a useful reference for some of your parents. Share the link on your teacher web page or in a newsletter or note sent home.

Report a Bully Grade K to 12 - - 7326

This simple site allows a school to sign up ( free) for a confidential bully reporting system. Students, teachers, parents can click to report a bully and turn in a report confidentially so school administration can look into the incident. Though there is the potential for bogus reports, this site would likely work well with elementary students or even middle schoolers IF you explained it to them in advance and spoke specifically about the consequences of false reports. The benefit is that the service allows students to report an incident without fear that a bully might "see them in the office."

In the Classroom:
Teachers and principals will like the written record the system generates by emailing the report to the designated contact.

Bullies Grade K to 5 - PBS Kids- 7254

At this website, students will find information, videos, surveys and more all about bullies! Some of the topics include, "What is a Bully?", "How to Handle It", "Are You a Bully" and more. Some of the activities require FLASH.

In the Classroom:
Try an interactive whiteboard to include your entire class on this important subject. Teachers can find lesson plans and other class activities by clicking on the "Parents and Teachers" link. The lesson plan requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Bully Awareness Week (Canada) Grade K to 12 - Bill Belsey- 9448

This Canadian site provides a week’s worth of lessons to teach your students about bullying. It doesn’t matter when your particular school highlights this important topic, you can use these valuable lessons and tools any time of the year. Please be aware that the statistics at this site are Canadian, however; the USA stats can be found via the internet with ease. Click on the left hand menu on each day of the week for a healthy stash of activities to use. From surveys to books to school-wide activity suggestions, be sure to save this site in your favorites. Music, videos, and more also await you at the Resources link.

QuickTime, Flash, and Adobe Acrobat are required for music and videos. You can get them from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
Teachers, encourage your school to set aside a week to highlight this concern at your school. If your school doesn’t promote it, you can do your part by having an anti-bullying campaign in your own classroom by using the simple suggestions at this site.

Bullies and Victims Grade K to 12 - TeachersAndFamilies- 7622

This article provides information to parents about bullies and their victims. Topics include signs of bullying, signs of victimization, what parents can do, research and resources. This is a very insightful article.

In the Classroom:
This article may be a useful reference for some of your parents. Share the link on your teacher web page or in a newsletter or note sent home.

Bullying - How to Help the Victim Grade 1 to 5 - Boys Town- 1463

In the Classroom:
Tips for parents on strategies to counter bullying.

Scared of Cyber-Bullies? Grade 1 to 12 - CBS News- 5304

School bullying has taken a high-tech twist. This CBS article, with accompanying video and interactive features, describes this alarming trend and provides information for parents and teachers on how to protect children and teens from cyber crime.

Bullying Online Grade 1 to 12 - - 3782

This British site offers a very complete resource, and its foreign origin may offer a slightly different spin from that encountered on American sites. Teachers and parents alike should find the content useful, and there is a deep well of content submitted by students. American users should note that both the legal situation and the school rules in Britain can differ from that in the US in some significant respects.

Back To School Grade K to 8 - BBC- 7975

Although this site was created to help students in Britain prepare for "Back To School," many of the tips and activities are useful to students from all over the world. This site provides interactive quizzes, informative guides, and numerous features. The guide section provides a lot of details about very useful subjects including bullies, school uniforms, exam stress, dyslexia, creativity and other subjects. The Press Packs section is written by a student for students' use and includes topics such as being the new kid in school and organic lunches.

In the Classroom:
Include a link to this website on your "Welcome Back" newsletter. Parents are sure to appreciate the informative subjects, links and activities.

Protect Your Child from Cyberbullying Grade 3 to 12 - PTA- 7365

As if traditional bullying were not enough, we know have cyberbullying! This web page offers a great explanation and examples of cyberbullying. It also lists strategies by which to help children who are being cyberbullied. Do not forget to visit the link provided that helps to locate cyberbullies and their web pages.

In the Classroom:
Include this link on your on classroom web page or share the information at conferences with parents. As an Internet safety activity, teach about the cyberbullying, then have students create pamphlets based on cyberbullying information to send home to parents. Or have them create posters to hang around school about cyberbullying, using terminology you teach from the web site.

Students will need you to present the information, since the site is directed toward parents, not students. Use scenarios such as those described in the article to spark discussion.

transl8it! Grade 3 to 12 - Translate it!- 9455

Impress your class when you give them a taste of their own lingo. Stay informed about what your students are writing. Just key ( or paste) in your regular text (in ENGLISH) or your SMS (short message service) , TXT, emoticon, smiley, slang, or chat room lingo and let this site translate it. The site can translate “lingo” to English or English to “lingo.” Since we always cry that regular English is going down the tubes, reverse the trend by giving students a dose of their short-cut text English and have them re-write it into normal English. Teach grammar skills by coming in the back door…this time the back door is the door most frequently entered by our youth. Want to give it a try? Translate this: dEr claS, I knO U typ wds dat L%k lIk DIS wen Im not l%kin. It iz important 4 U 2 knO how 2 wrte propR eng. n employer wiL eva hire U f U wrte lIk DIS. pls transl8 DIS pargrph in2 propR eng. U wiL earn a gud grade f U do. --yor Tcha

What’s the translation? Dear class, I know you type words that look like this when I'm not looking. It is important for you to know how to write proper English. No employer will ever hire you if you write like this. Please translate this paragraph into proper English. You will earn a good grade if you do. -Your teacher

Translations are not always perfect, but you will get “the gist.” Parents will also appreciate this site as a tool to help them understand their children’s writings. There are some minor advertisements at this website. There is also a place to "log-in." Registration is free but is not required to use this site.

In the Classroom:
Teachers (or administrators), you may need this translator to decode SMS/TXT text lingo used by your students when you cannot decipher it. You may also have concerns about your students’ online behavior and need some assistance monitoring for bullying or risky behavior. Just type (or paste) in the message and click on the ‘transl8it’ button. Presto…it’s English again.

Use this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector during the first day of school to introduce yourself to the class using “their” language (and your expectations to use proper English). Be sure to share it on your teacher web page as a tool for parents, as well.

Eight Forty-Eight: Cyber Bullying Grade 3 to 12 - Chicago Public Radio- 8810

This article, available in both audio recording and print on the web page, shares a parent's experience discovering that her daughter has been the victim of cyberbullying. The article is written from an adult perspective, but the facts and feelings it reveals are very real to anyone. Parents with children as young as elementary grades should be aware of things they should watch for, say, and do to help their children. Teachers should read it to understand the nature of the problem, as well.

In the Classroom:
Share this article with parents in a newsletter or school web page so they, too, can be involved in talking with their children about cyberbullying. Use it as a discussion starter for a parent organization meeting or possibly in a group of middle school students to open the conversation about their experiences and how different they are from what their parents were familiar with as children. Both parents and children would benefit from open dialog on the subject as part of a consistent effort for Internet safety in your school and homes.

Newsround - BBC News for Kids Grade 3 to 8 - BBC- 7059

This highly-participatory, attractive world news site for kids lets children select all the normal news features like tv/movies, music, weather, sports, animals, sci/tech etc. Students can join the Press Pack and submit their own photos and comments. Under Newsroom, kids have the options of submitting a report they’ve researched and written; it will be displayed on the website! They can also ask for a certain topic to be investigated. Topic suggestions can be found here too. Personal advice columns are totally cyber with one current topic, bullying, available in video webchat format. A message board with current comments runs across the top of the site like a ticker tape. Other interactive features include student voting, blogs, and games. Besides features for students, video clips, quizzes, and educational games comprise some of the offerings for teachers . Requires the RealPlayer G2 Plug in to watch the Newsround videos.

In the Classroom:
Note: the site is British, so spelling and topics have a UK slant! Make sure you have parent permission for students to post work to the site, and keep their identities safe by using pseudonyms or initials. Encourage those with Internet access to visit the site with mom and dad to talk about current events together (include the link on your teacher web page). If you are familiar with RSS feeds, this would be a good choice for a first feed.

Back to School Tips Grade K to 8 - American Academy of Pediatrics- 5289

Parents of elementary and middle school students will be delighted with this helpful collection of ideas for successfully entering a new school year. Backpack safety, study habits, bullying, television use, and homework and study habits are just a few of the topics discussed.

In the Classroom:
If you have a summer newsletter, be sure to highlight this website. List this website on your class website during the summer months for parents to view during the break.

CyberBullying Grade 2 to 12 - Bill Belsey- 9438

This portal site is loaded with links, information, and resources to use in your classroom to teach about this timely issue. Although it is a Canadian affiliated site, information applies to all youth around the world. Highlights of this site include fact sheets, examples, resources, and more. Especially take note of the first fact sheet in the “What Can Be Done” section, which shows you how to be a sleuth in figuring out who is doing the anonymous cyberbullying. Fact sheets require Acrobat Reader. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.

In the Classroom:
This is a great site for computer teachers (and regular education teachers) to share with their students and parents. Please review the “What Can Be Done” section with students. Cut and paste, then laminate the rules into small posters to be hung near all computers. Create a notebook of cyberbullying facts, and include the fact sheets at this site. Be sure to share the link with parents and your PTO/PTA, as well.

Comic Creator Grade 2 to 12 - ReadWriteThink.org- 9142

Your students will create professional-looking comics in minutes using this Comic Creator site. No log-in is required. Just type in the prompted information, such as the name of comic character, author, caption, and of course, the dialog that goes into the speech bubble. The ‘creator’ chooses the number of panels, type of characters, style of speech bubble, and various props. Two actions are needed: clicking and dragging the items to go into the comic strip, and typing dialog into the bubbles. Then, presto….a genuine comic appears, ready for printing. The tool DOES support accent marks pasted from Word. (Unfortunately, there is no way to save your comic masterpieces.) This site requires Flash. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..

In the Classroom:
Instead of writing boring summaries, why not summarize through a comic strip. It’s much like storyboarding, but the drawing has been left to the Comic Creator pros. Make a class book of the comics created throughout the year. That book will become the most read classroom book of all in an elementary classroom. Use comics to show sequencing of events. When studying about characterization, create dialog to show (not tell) about a character. Another idea - why not use the comic strips for conflict resolution or other guidance issues (such as bullying). Sometimes it is easier for students to write it down (or draw the pictures) than use the actual words. World language and ESL/ELL teachers can assign students to create dialog strips as an alternate to traditional written assessments.

Wired Safety Grade 1 to 12 - Parry Aftab- 8539

No filtering will ever protect our students completely online. It is important to teach them to protect themselves, as well. Wired Safety is a compilation site about internet safety concerns and includes information for parents, teachers, librarians, and children. PDF printables for parents in Spanish and English make the information easy to share. A special Hot Topics section keeps the site up to date with subjects such as cyberbullying, MySpace, child pornography etc. A collection of lesson plans under the educator link offer resources and ideas for the classroom.

In the Classroom:
Some portions, such as the cyberbullying "quiz" are easy for students to complete on their own (on laptops or in a lab) and follow up with a discussion. Take some time to explore the various areas of this site so you'll know where to look when questions come up and can address internet safety every time you use computers at school, rather than as a separate "lesson." Share the printables with parents at open house or conferences.

Peace Games Grade K to 8 - Peace Games- 7938

This site has links to games all designed to make the players aware of and work with others. It also promotes team building. Each category (Get-to-know-you Games, Fun Group Games, Community and Team-building Games, Running and Tag Games, and Theater Games) has clear directions, space requirements, supplies needed, and several variations. Players discuss questions listed at the end of the game directions in order to develop awareness of the group process, increase strategies to deal with frustrations and people not liked by all, and participate competitively without losing awareness of other players and points of view.

In the Classroom:
Use in the classroom to develop group awareness and defuse potentially explosive situations among radically different personalities, ethnicities, income levels, etc. These would be great as first week of school activities! These can also help in developing a positive school environment and combating bullying.