• International Cyberbullying Think Tank

The objectives of  the meeting were: (a) to discuss definitional issues and come to consensus regarding the construct

of cyberbullying, (b) to discuss methodological issues (sampling, research design, statistical analyses) that could increase the quality and consistency of research in this area, (c) to examine and evaluate existing measures and identify promising measures that could be piloted and subjected to rigorous psychometric analyses in different countries, (d) to identify substantive research questions that should be addressed to advance this field of inquiry, and (e) to plan future collaborative projects to address these questions.    http://icbtt.arizona.edu/

•      Ensuring Student Cyber Safety

The link below is to a set of 6 testimonies (text, and archived video) on Ensuring Student Cyber Safety.

On Thursday, June 24, 2010, the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, chaired by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), held a hearing to examine rising safety concerns about students using the Internet, social networking and other technology, especially the increased occurrence of cyber bullying. The hearing also explored the role of schools, students, parents and communities in keeping students safe.

http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/2010/06/ensuring-student-cyber-safety.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=EdLaborDemocrats#grid/uploads

•  Cyberbullying Research Centre in the US 

A short version of 8pp: Cyber bullying: A whole-school community issue [PDF download]

                    ·    The Safer Internet programme

The Safer Internet programme aims to promote safer use of the Internet and new online technologies, particularly for children, and to fight against illegal content and content unwanted by the end-user, as part of a coherent approach by the European Union. Safer Internet Programme (2009 - 2013)

Safer Internet 2009-2013 builds upon the successful Safer Internet plus programme started in 2005 and will have a budget of €55 million. Encompassing recent communications services from the web 2.0, such as social networking, the new programme will fight not only illegal content but also harmful conduct such as grooming and bullying. A new action will aim to build up the knowledge base. The programme will co-fund projects to increase public awareness; Provide the public with a network of contact points for reporting illegal and harmful content and conduct, in particular on child sexual abuse material, grooming and cyber bullying; Foster self-regulatory initiatives in this field and involve children in creating a safer online environment; Establish a knowledge base on new trends in the use of online technologies and their consequences for children's lives.

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm

 

·        IFOS

 

IFOS deals with online consulting - P2P - specifically dedicated to the prevention and the

counter measures against bullying, cyberbullying and the risk of web surfing. It's managed by teachers, parents and students, with IFOS, Cagliari Educational Policies Department and the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research - Sardinia Regional Education Department supervision. http://www.cyberbullismo.com/eng/      http://www.cyberbullismo.tv/

 

·        Polish website on Challenges in schools project

 

This website is a result of students in Poland, involved in a project Challenges in Schools organized by the British Council and with students in Netherlands and UK. The project itself had a primary goal to present the school of the future by the view of students themselves. The site has questionnaires and interesting material and links related to cyberbullying. http://www.cyberbully.eu/