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Thanks to my friend Steve Dembo for sharing this chill-bump inducing video. WOW! Sometimes we need the pictures and stories like this to share the story of what people can do to prevent bullying. Of course, we always have to be careful that by "dropping notes" as kids do that we keep balance. Often those who bully are victims themselves at home. tag: stopcyberbullying , bullying , bullying prevention , Steve Dembo , youtube

Those following this story should read the joint statement issued by Kathy Sierra and Chris Locke (one of the people she cited as promoting the cyberbullying incident against her) over at Chris' site. The quotes from Chris that resonates most with me: "The material Kathy quoted on her site was hurtful and ugly. I do not excuse it or think it should be excused. Some of the things that were posted about her were admittedly frightening, and far beyond tasteless....These postings prompted the decision to delete both blogs (and not, as has been reported, Terms of Service violations, which were assessed retroactively)... There is much more to say about this experience that can't be unpacked in such a brief statement. .... Misogyny is real -- and vile. Violence against women is wrong. It must not be tolerated. This issue should be explored and discussed, not swept under the rug, not rationalized away. At the same time, we need to look closely and carefully at the implications fo...

Kathy Sierra speaks out in an interview with a local TV station. It is a good one to listen to if you're trying to understand what has happened. tag: Kathy Sierra , stopcyberbullying

I recorded a podcast at 6 a.m. this morning (my tiredness really shows in my voice.) It is the day of prom and we have a half day today. I wanted to share my thoughts. After recording this morning, I found to my dismay that the chipmunk effect had struck my own blog. So, I followed the instructions to fix it. Unfortunately my introduction is now talking super slow! Aurgh! I'm sharing this with you. I wanted to tell the story of the pike (a fish) and the elephant and how it relates to cyberbullying. It is a 28 minute podcast. powered by ODEO tag: stopcyberbullying , Kathy Sierra

a simulpost with TechLearning i am alone yet surrounded by millions separated from them by a bit and yet from me they take a byte how could it be that they take anything from me? :-S yet they deride and now i hide they taunt me, "IM anonymous, no one knows any of us." >:E does anyone care a bit? :'-( my parents don't know and don't see how someone so far could steal from me and destroy my tranquility :-O give me someone to tell someone who understands and will not yell >:-O that i must abandon the way i talk to the world each day. :-X i don't really like who i am and "they" don't either. is there anyone out there who cares a little bit? :-( Prominent blogger Kathy Sierra revealed this week (warning, her post contains explicit language) the death threats and cyberbullying she has experienced and calls on the blogging community to stand up for a code of ethics that rejects such behavior. Andy Carvin echoed and asked that we proclaim today...

Kudos to Scott McLeod's space badges for cyberbullying. I'm going to add one. This one is my favorite. Just saw a video that my friend Lisa posted over at the Cyberbullying group. I think you should show this video to students and teachers! And, we'd like to have you and every educator you know join the Stop Cyberbullying group ! There are several reasons this is a VERY good thing: It lets us mobilize on an important issue. I would like us to make this a central repository for all cyberbullying information. The usefulness is that we as educators can review the material and the best stuff will rise to the top (as we mark things as favorites or give it stars when we like it.) It lets us learn about how useful these tools are. It is a myspace-like environment but we are using it for good. WE can learn about the technology as we experience it. How can we "govern and guide" without an understanding? I encourage everyone to participate. (A tip: you can send s...

This is a letter written to techno-guru and inspiration Kathy Sierra who has several times stooped from the heights of Technorati greatness to link to my blog and encourage me in my learning. She as been experiencing a barrage of death threats and incidents and the blogging community is angry! I am livid! Here is my open letter to her. Kathy, The educational community (and many others ) is behind you. What has happened to you is reprehensible, and in my opinion, illegal. Andy Carvin is calling for an anti-cyberbullying day on this Friday, March 30th and I'm with him. My post over on Tech Learning will be dedicated to you and on this topic of cyberbullying. I'm sorry for what has happened and I will be praying for you to be strong and continue to be vocal. You already have a platform, now you have a cause that can impact the world: Internet freedom and safety. For truly it is not freedom when one limits the freedom of another. We are free to own a gun, but not to sh...