Introduction to Blog

Greetings,

My name is Adam, and I am currently a High School Mathematics teacher working towards obtaining a degree in Educational Leadership. The purpose of this blog is two-fold. For one, I hope to educate other teachers (and even students) on the concept of cyber bullying, including the dangers and legal issues. I will also then aim to provide support and strategies to combat this ever-growing threat, for the hope of saving many young lives.

I have chosen to focus this blog on cyber bullying for a variety of reasons. Though technology has proven to be extremely effective for student mastery of material, more recently, I have begun to take notice of the dark side of technology, specifically regarding social media. Students are connected now in more ways than ever before. In seconds, posts can be created, and even pictures and videos can be uploaded to an infinite audience. No one is truly "safe" to the dangers that exist in the virtual world.

While coaching a winter sport this past year, three athletes engaged in cyber bullying against another athlete. I was shocked to discover that the culprits had no idea of the damaging effects that cyber bullying can produce on other students. I was also shocked that the culprits were not aware of the trouble that they could get themselves into. Since their "attacks" were done outside of school, they assumed they were safe from any repercussions. Little did they know all of what could be done.

To help get my readers orientated, please take a look at this website, which contains valuable facts about cyber bullying. I look forward to interacting with my readers for the sake of finally ending cyber bullying. Please feel free to leave a comment below.

Best,
Adam