Weekly Review Blog Post 10/12/12

Our digital literacy component for the week was cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is a huge problem all around the world. When a person is cyber bullying, that usually means that they are afraid to confront the victim in person. Cyber bullying is when someone is deliberately hurting someones feelings online or through text message. In the case of cyber bullying there is the target, offender, by stander, and up stander.

Target - Victim; the one who is being bullied.

Offender - Bully; person with malicious intent.

By stander - Eyewitness who does nothing about the situation.

Up stander - Eyewitness who takes action.

Escalate - When the situation becomes more intense.

De-escalate - When the problem decreases, make less intense.

When you do nothing about the cyber bullying, it usually escalates. Arguing with the person makes the situation escalate, it takes two people to argue. When you get others involved, it will escalate. When you tell an adult, the problem usually de-escalates. When you don't react, the person may get bored with the situation. Cyber bullies usually tend to look for attention or a crowd. This affects me because nowadays it is hard to be safe online. People want to expose you online by finding your information such as, pictures, videos, even your address. You never want to give away your information, or share a picture you regret sharing later with someone you don't know. People use things like that to blackmail you. Once you are out in the real world, that picture determines your future. It is easy to press send, but it is not easy to take it back. It affects me because I am at a greater risk for losing my future opportunities because of that send button. Be cautious and you will be more safe.


Here is a clip from the movie "Cyberbully":







Never cyber bully, it is wrong and stupid. People end up committing suicide over this epidemic. Think before you type, you could save a life!



WeVideo is the web 2.0 device, and let me tell you....it is AWESOME! This new web 2.0 device allows you to edit your webcam videos and add music. This week we were instructed to make a cyberbullying video using this new site. I thought it was a really fun new device. In my video I explained how I am now being cyberbullied on Facebook. It hurts, ALOT. It makes you think you aren't worth anything and that you shouldn't be around. I made the  video about me being cyberbullied so everyone can see that this is not a game, and it is not funny. This web 2.0 device is all positive in my eyes. You get to pick your music, and edit your video that you made. You get to put captions and word bubbles also. I see nothing negative about this web 2.0 device.

Here is the link for this new web 2.0 device:
WeVideo

Here is the video I made about cyberbullying. Enjoy!

This week has been interesting. Friday is a half day and I am so excited for the weekend! I hope everyone has gotten a good outlook on this subject. Have a nice weekend.