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Following the MySpace suicide case, the lawmakers in Missouri changed the state’s harassment laws, by including “cyberbullying” as a criminal act. The law was updated in August 2008, but there are already several other citizens that are charged for harassment through technological means. -
1voteIn California, a hateful Internet campaign followed sixth-grader Olivia Gardner through three schools. In Vermont, a humiliated Ryan Halligan, 13, took his own life after being encouraged to do so by one of his middle-school peers. And in perhaps the most notorious case, Lori Drew, 49, was recently convicted on misdemeanor charges for posing as a teenage boy on MySpace to woo and then reject 13...
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This article shares some statistics on cyberbullying. -
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Only 25 percent of educators feel comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from online cyber predators, cyber bullies, and identity theft, according to a recent study. -
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A teenager lay dying in bed after swallowing a lethal does of narcotics while his suicide attempt is being broadcast to the Web. A group of concerned viewers attempted to save his life by alerting the authorities. Others however prodded the teen to take his own life with messages such as "do it." -
1voteArticle on Emotes: Internet based creatures designed to help children learn about and express emotion. This represents a different (not necessarily fact-based content) use of ed tech! Links to sites in article.
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