Cyber-bullying:

Cyber-bullying:
Involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by individual/group that is intended to harm others.

1. Negative or hurtful behaviour: The behaviour of the bully is negative or hurtful to the victim. The bullying behaviour can range from nonverbal aggression, such as stares and teasing, to serious physical assaults. It can be direct or indirect; indirect bullying comprises behaviours that covertly cause distress to the victim, such as gossip, spreading of rumours, or encouraging others to exclude a person.
2. Imbalance of power: The bully is more powerful than the victim. The power differential in bullying may arise from differences in size and stature, but also from higher social status, a knowledge of vulnerabilities, or from the number of children colluding with the bully.
3. Intent to harm: The bully means to inflict emotional and/or physical harm on the victim.
4. Repeated over time: The negative behaviour towards the victim occurs repeatedly.

How Are Teens Cyberbullied?

Being a victim of cyberbullying can be a common and painful experience. Some youth who cyberbully

• Pretend they are other people online to trick others
• Spread lies and rumors about victims
• Trick people into revealing personal information
• Send or forward mean text messages
• Post pictures of victims without their consent

When teens were asked why they think others cyberbully, 81 percent said that cyberbullies think it’s funny. Other teens believe that youth who cyberbully

• Don’t think it’s a big deal
• Don’t think about the consequences
• Are encouraged by friends
• Think everybody cyberbullies
• Think they won’t get caught

What can be done to prevent Cyber-bullying?

For childrens/victims:

• Guard your personal information.
• Eg. Never give out personal information online, whether in instant message profiles, chat rooms, blogs, or personal web sites.
• Never give out your passwords to anyone except your parents. That includes friends.
• If someone sends a mean or threatening message, don't respond. For a bully, a reaction constitutes victory. Instead, save the message or print it out and show it to an adult.
• Never open e-mails from someone you don't know or from someone you know is a bully.
• Don't put anything online that you wouldn't want your classmates to see, even in e-mail.
• Don't send messages when you're angry. Before clicking "Send," ask yourself how you would feel if you received the message.
• Help kids who are bullied online by not joining in and showing bullying messages to an adult.

For parents:

• Don’t put a computer in your young child’s bedroom. Keep your computer is a busy area of your home.
• Set up e-mail and chat accounts with your children. Make sure that you know their screen names and passwords and that they don't include any personal information in their online profiles.
• Regularly go over their instant messenger "buddy list" with them. Ask who each person is and how your children know him or her.
• Discuss cyberbullying with your children and ask if they have ever experienced it or seen it happen to someone.
• Tell your children that you won't blame them if they are cyberbullied. Emphasize that you won't take away their computer or cell phone privileges - this is the main reason kids don't tell adults when they are cyberbullied.
• Watch out for signs that your child is being bullied online - a reluctance to use the computer or go to school may be an indication.
• Contact your child's school, local police or your Internet Service Provider if the bullying is severe. It's a criminal offence to threaten another person.
  

What Else Can I Do To Stay Cyber-safe?
Remember that the Internet is accessed by millions of people all over the world, not just your friends and family. While many Internet users are friendly, some may want to hurt you.
Below are some ways to stay cyber-safe:

• Never post or share your personal information online (this includes your full name, address, telephone number, school name, parents’ names, credit card number, or Social Security number) or your friends’ personal information.
• Don't ever share your Internet passwords with anyone, except your parents.
• Never meet anyone face-to-face whom you only know online.
• Talk to your parents about what you do online.

http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-bullying
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/COURSES/libr500/04-05-wt2/www/D_Jackson/what.htm

http://www.slais.ubc.ca/COURSES/libr500/04-05-wt2/www/D_Jackson/prevent.htm

Copyright:

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Copyright:

• Copyright is about copying the work of others.
• Copyright gives the author of an original work exclusive right for a certain time period in relation to that work, including publication, distribution & adaptation, after which time the work is said to enter the public domain.
• Copyright applies to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete and fixed in a medium.
• Some jurisdictions also recognize "moral rights" of the creator of a work, such as the right to be credited for the work.
• Copyright is described under the umbrella term intellectual property along with patents and trademarks.
• It is also the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.
• Works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his /her death.

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PL school value:

A PL-Lite will demonstrate G.R.A.C.E. as part of her life.
She will be someone who well-mannered and appreciates life, with cultural & possesses a sense of wonder and joy in life.

Our G.R.A.C.E value:

Godliness - PL lites lives a life that is pleasing to God, virtuous & upright.

Respect - PL lites respects self and others, and is respected by society.

All-round excellence - PL lites pursues excellence in everything she does, being resilient and innovative to it.

Commitment - PL lites must be faithful, responsible and dedicated in performing her roles.

Enthusiasm - PL lites lives life with purpose and passion.

Resulting in every PL to be courteous and respectful at all times to teachers, relief-teachers, the non-teaching staffs, student leaders and to one another. PL lites are also responsible for upholding honour and image of herself as well as school in her personal conduct.

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Linking values to behaviours

Godliness : PL lites lives a life that is pleasing to God, virtuous & upright.

• To be pure in thought, speech and actions. Eg being positive & encouraging.
• To show concern for others.
• To stand up for what is right even when she needs to stand alone.
• To influence others what is right.
• To be actively involved in community service helping the needy.
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Respect - PL lites respects self and others, and is respected by society.

• To treasure herself by not hurting herself, take pride in her work, dress appropriately, take proactive measures to take care for her own being, health and appearance.
• To respect authority.
• To work well as a team
• To respect others. Eg basic courtesy towards others.
  
• To be a role model, influence others positively.
• To respect and appreciate differences in others without compromising the school values.

All-round excellence - PL lites pursues excellence in everything she does, being resilient and innovative to it.

• To explore and discover new knowledge and develop new skills.
• To set ambitious with attainable goals and persevere towards achieving them.
• To be eager to experiment with new ideas and new ways of doing things.
• To strive to surpass her personal best.
• To respond positively to challenges.

Commitment - PL lites must be faithful, responsible and dedicated in performing her roles.

• To be loyal to the nation and school. Eg singing the national and school anthems with pride.
• To take responsibility for her own learning. Eg doing her homework well.
  
• To be punctual in attendance, prompt in meeting deadlines and see all tasks to their completion.
  

Enthusiasm - PL lites lives life with purpose and passion.

• To be proactive and contribute actively in her roles.
• To be inquisitive and take initiative for her own learning.
• To engage in independent learning and higher order thinking.
• To have a passionate for learning.
• To live a purposeful life.

My personal comments:

I believe that the school set the G.R.A.C.E value because they want us to abide it and change to someone better, a woman of fine character with a passion for life and learning. But from the behaviours of certain PL lites, it obviously shows whether the G.R.A.C.E values is applied or not. Some PL lites did not organised themselves well by abiding the school rules. not using pure languages on others and on things which could be very hurting to others. Some PL lites also do not take the extra efforts to explore and discover new knowledge and develop new skills from the results that are produced. On the other hand, some students do also organised themselves well and abide the school rules. Also, influencing others the right way and stand out to know whats wrong, what is right. Also respecting themselves and others in order to get respect from others. Using appropriate languages and take the extra efforts for a better result. The G.R.A.C.E values also can be applied in a good way in our daily life :)