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Trackdancer β Tutorial: How to deal with Cyber-Bullies
Published: 2013-06-02 20:20:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 2225; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 14
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Comic made for the anti-cyber-bullying initiative currently being organized by www.learnMMD.com. The panel is targeted at a pre-teen and younger teen audience.Credits are in the panel
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I can see the sequel to this involving Gumi, her mallet, and the cyber bully (who may or may not be Chibi Ia)...
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Nope, I don't think Gumi+Mallet+Cyber-Bully is a good idea. Sends the wrong message. There are more civilized ways to resolve these kinds of issues.
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Yep Like Armed-Missile + CyberBullyΒ cause Modern Technology Makes Murder more civilized Dont you think
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lol, finally one with a reasonable way of dealing with it, and not smashing up the computer with a mallet or something like that
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Smashing up the PC isn't Eco-friendly remember
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That's why you need Macks lol
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but what if mom or others don't know what online stuff is ( I tried explain this to my mom about that mmd & da is and she get the "my brain broke" look on her face o3o ..... )
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And people wonder why there is a generation gap ...
To be fair, I can be like that too. My kid is crazy about Mine Craft, but every time he brings up the subject I can feel my eyes glazing. That said, I know just enough about it to know that it is something safe for him to do online.
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ah well I suppose ill just show my mom instead of trying to tell her what all the stuff
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Screen captures are the absolute best evidence, in my opinion.
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As a first response definitely. Plus it is something that can be taught to most kids (and others). There are some problems with it from a jurisdictional/enforcement POV, but they do serve the purpose as indicated in the comic above of being the starting point for corrective measures to be implemented.
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This is a very cute and collected way to say this! Great <3 :3 I love it!
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>pre teen
>younger teen
then why are they on the internet???
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Aren't you in about the same age group?
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no???
and again why are young kids on the internet????
and asking their parents to deal with "cyberbullies" when most adults don't know shit about the internet???
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I beg to differ. I believe kids SHOULD be allowed on the Internet even from an early age. That said, younger kids/pre-teens should not be left on the Internet unsupervised.
I'm am not going to argue with you about certain parents lacking computer skills. Some "adults" probably shouldn't be driving a car either or for that matter even allowed to breed ... man and we let these people have a vote?(J/K)
However, this it the Cyber-Age. Computers and the Internet will be apart of the landscape of the younger generations. A very strong argument can be made that they need to learn the skills needed to thrive in this type of environment from an early age. There are a lot of benefits and also, of course problems. Which is why it is important to make the Internet safe for them or at least have places safe for them to go (and there are plenty of safe places). At the same time, they do need to be supervised and taught what to do as well as what not to do.
You do raise an interesting point though and I think our opinions will differ as to when is an appropriate age for kids to be online. To a certain extent I can see the argument from your viewpoint but I do not agree. That does not, however, make your point invalid by any means. Certainly keeping your kids off the Internet will curtail cyber-bullying and other issues to extent but it isn't just young kids that are being cyber-bullied now is it? The teens that get into real trouble on the Internet are not in this demographic group. When was the last time you read about a 12 year old committing suicide?
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Well someone is going to be an excellent parent then. Because parents have all the time in the world to look after their little brats.
yeah okay this has to do with computers why??? it's not even that hard to learn unless you're doing website coding or something.
or they can simply take a tech class, most schools have them already. instead of making sure some annoying brat is safe on the internet so no one would hurt their "precious little feelings". besides, you're acting as if those sites actually teach you valuable skills like proper grammar, typing, how to send an e-mail, etc.
You are aware that COPPA was made into law for that specific reason you're mentioning right??
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If you have kids, you have a responsibility towards them and that includes giving them a portion of your time.
Our child has been online since the age of six with very few issues and he is by no means an exception. All kids that I know whose parents allowed them online earlier tend to score above average when tested against the national average when it comes to grammar, typing and other Internet skills. IMHO, it's the kids who are being held back from the available technologies that may be losing out.
No, computers are not hard to learn. But different people have different comfort levels with regards to technology. So if some people are uncomfortable with computers, that's ok. Just like cars, not everyone needs to be able to drive one.
Oh, so you're arguing that there are no useful sites for younger kids? Sorry that's going to be a really hard sell. Never heard of an online school now have you? Sorry, the Internet is a huge educational resource and not just for adults. It's not all about online games. What about Wikipedia? Disney and Sesame Street are both online and I honestly cannot remember all the other sites there are that specially cater to a younger segment of the population.
COPPA? Are you trying to make an argument that the Internet should be totally unregulated? That people and companies can collect information from kids unchecked and do whatever they want with it? Please tell me why COPPA is a bad thing.
You've raised an interest discussion though. Thanks. People do need to think about this central argument. When exactly should kids be allowed on the Internet? We've got very opposing views but that's a good thing.
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Yeah because no kid won't freak out over their mom or dad literally, and I mean literally over their shoulder. As if that won't fuck them up or anything lol.
What do you mean our child? You have kids? Also, a link to that "kids are smarter if they use the internet younger" claim would be nice. You know, since it sounds like a heaping pile of bullshit.
>online school for children
Yeah because that won't hinder and sort of social skill at all! And it's not as if wikipedia is controversial when it comes to learning something!
uhm dude, i never said coppa was the reason why the internet should be unregulated
cause coppa is a form of internet regulation
so yea
But kids should be allowed on the net around 13??? or at least take some sort of online behavioral class idk
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Kids will freak out anyway, Internet or no Internet. It's part of growing up. Most won't be scarred for life due to freaking out methinks.
Yes we have a 10 year old child.
Kiddies with access to Internet smarter - yes: [link]
Online kids lack social skills? Let me debunk that myth for you: [link]
Not that there aren't issues; it is a work in progress. But in my experience, kids who attend online school or are home schooled tend to be a lot better behaved than those who go to Public School.
Wikipedia has it's issues, but it is still a valuable resource.
Let's not pursue COPPA, it's a long discussion in itself and is off topic in a sense.
Kids online at 13? We will disagree there respectfully. My belief is that they should and could be online earlier, but not without safeguards in place (as I've said so many times, if not here, elsewhere).
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If they are not cyber-bullied, there's still the physical bullying in public schools. The other thing is, children behave better in home schools, it's because they are not bullied physically or influenced to change, which is one of the main reasons why some children are good turns into bad upon entering middle school/high school, because of the influence of other people.
Kids with access to Internet is smarter, yes, no need to look for any online surveys, just by looking at school students and you will find out that those who touched the Internet early will have more knowledge than those who haven't at a young age. And sometimes, more common sense because they came into contact with the outside world. However, because there are not much restrictions on the internet (Like some 18+ sites or some that are not suited for underlings only have a screen with a button with a yes and no in entering the site), some will be affected.
As for computer learning, it's really like what Trackdancer said, it's more of the preference rather than the hardness in learning it. As for the computer lessons in schools, not all countries have it.
Nothing is perfect in every way, every thing has their own faults, much like with and without using Internet.
Too bad in my country there is no online school and VERY RARE home school. Our goverment TRIED implementing some online educational website for schools and the result was that the site isn't even up for use =.=
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Good lesson for every teen and or child online should know. Sadly most don't follow through and try to handle the bully alone which just causes more problems then help to the victim.
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Which is why it is important to get the message out there in some form that they can readily digest. Or ... parents should teach their kids these things before letting them on the Internet, but then that might be too much to expect you think?
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True; in my own opinion I think young children as well as preteens shouldn't have access to the internet in the first place. I mean I didn't get my own computer until I was was almost 14 years old. If parents are so worried about their kids getting cyber bullied here's a tip Don't buy them a computer and not supervise them. My cousin has a computer and she's only 9 and she was on Deviantart a few times but I reported her, only for her own safety and protection from the many cyber bullies as well as pedophiles that lurk online. Other then that her parents don't give a damn what she does on it and that's what worries me.
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Our own son is 10, we allow him on the Internet (and a lot of freedom to explore it as he sees fit. But he's been taught what to do in case of problems. That doesn't mean that he doesn't encounter issues, but at least we're there for him when things happen. Nor do we not know what he's doing in general as we keep an eye over his shoulders. Just like you do not let your kid into the playground unsupervised, you do not let your kid on to the Internet unsupervised. As you alluded to, in your comments, the Internet isn't always the safest place. That said, our belief as parents is that kids do have a need to be on the Internet. There are a lot of positive benefits too. So it is important that they learn where to go, and where not to. Also what to do in case of problems. Parents need to understand that where kids are concerned, even in safe places for kid trouble can and does arise.
Oh BTW, our son can GOOGLE better than many here on DA, so much so that sometimes I have him do my searches for me.
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I see your point, and I guess what you saying is also true. I just wish my cousin had parents who were more aware of what's out there and do a better job of supervising their daughter. Although my cousin isn't the most understanding of things such as what kind of people go on the internet. I've actually had a cause on her Deviantart (which isn't active anymore nor does she bother with this site anymore) where some young man or woman decided it would be fun to curse at my 9 year old cousin on her page. I stepped in and told him off blocking him afterwards from mine and her accounts. She also has a Skype but she talks to older kids, teenagers at that. there was also an time in the past where another young teen sent my cousin a photo of his genitals, which she didn't dare tell her parents but the family later found out after she told her aunt about it. And that's not all that has happened in the past few years but enough of my rambling.
Also, I use GOOGLE a lot also. Maybe me and him should have a Google off XDDDD Just kidding.
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You raised some excellent points which reinforces my point that parents are other responsible persons (such as an older cousin in your case) should be there for the kids when they get into trouble and they will.
You cannot keep kids away from the Internet. They will want to be on and they will find a way to be online. Best it's out in the open where you can monitor what's going on (and you can do this without invading their privacy), rather than them doing on their own behind your back as in that situation, and they get into trouble, who would they be able to turn to?
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