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I saw this advertisement on television many months ago, and then, a few days ago when I was watching youtube videos on cyber bullying. This video’s message is, “Words hurt, don’t be a part of it”. This video doesn’t directly address cyber bullying or written insults. However, verbal insults can be directly related to written/online bullying. I think this video is worth watching to educate students on the impact of online or face to face bullying.

This video shows the effects of verbal assaults, on the victim, by associating verbal attacks with physical attacks. Each insult is personified as a person physically assaulting the victim on screen. I think this video gives students a strong visual image about the impact of these hurtful words and an awareness of emotional pain. This video creates powerful visual imagery and clearly communicates the effects of bullying on the victim.

Another aspect to cyber bullying, which is not covered in the above video, is the ability to spread hurtful messages to a wider audience. The internet allows people to spread messages to so many more people, thus increasing the trauma felt by the victim. The next video, found at Open Thinking WIki, presents a comparison to spreading hurtful words on the internet. A student degrades a another student at a talent show- in front of the entire school.

I think both of these videos try to make students aware of their actions, and how harmful cyber bullying can be. However, there will always be people who do not have this awareness or understanding, so it is important to teach students what to do if this happens to them. After searching through Open Thinking Wiki, I found a website with many resources for teachers and students on cyber bullying. On this page of the website, there are resources for students to deal with cyber bullying.

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