RIMARY AND SECONDARY NEWS
BULLYING – FROM THE SCHOOLYARD TO THE SMARTPHONE
Research undertaken by Kaspersky Lab in cooperation with media psychologists from the University of Wuerzburg shows that one in five
teenagers between the ages of 12–15 have been subject to cyberbullying. Although cyberbullying does not
involve physical violence, there is evidence suggesting that online bullying is even more intense than traditional bullying for the following reasons:
It is anonymous. As cyberbullying can remain faceless in an anonymous online setting it is harder to establish the bullies’ identities and to prove who is ultimately responsible. This also means that the bullies are less connected to the damage they cause and can take things further as a result. It is hard to escape. Most people today have access to the internet and all humiliating information that is stored online can theoretically be accessible forever, by everyone. Online all of the time. It is more difficult to escape from cyberbullying because victims are contactable via computers or smartphones, anytime and anywhere. It is more invasive than face-to-face interaction. The bullies and the victims cannot see each other. Consequently, they are unable to see their counterparts’ facial expressions, gestures or spatial behaviour. Bullies become even more detached from the damage they are causing and as a consequence they become less concerned about the feelings and opinions of others.
The issue is compounded by the fact that two out of three children consider online bullying a real problem, but few of them will inform a trusted adult if they are being abused. Media psychologist Dr. Astrid Carolus from the University of Wuerzburg, Germany, said: “Dialogue is very important for young children experiencing cyberbullying. If your child is a victim, remind them that they're not alone. It's a problem faced by lots of other children. There are even a number of celebrities that have suffered and spoken openly about their experiences since.”
More information and advice on how to fight against cyberbullying can be found on Kaspersky Lab’s educational portal:
http://bit.ly/1zjGbso
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY NEWS
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY NEWS
New Raspberry Pi project to build students’ computer skills
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racle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have officially launched Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station
for Schools, an ambitious project to join thousands of schools in a global science experiment. Participating schools will receive a
Raspberry Pi hardware kit for students to build and operate their own weather station with the aim of gaining valuable skills spanning computing, meteorology and geography. Schools are encouraged to register their interest on Raspberry Pi’s website. The first 1,000 kits have been funded by
a grant from Oracle Giving, which along with Oracle Academy, is part of Oracle’s philanthropic efforts, and will be provided to schools free of charge while supplies last. Half of the free kits have been set aside for Oracle Academy schools. In addition to building a weather station, the kits teach students to write application code that logs a range of weather data, including wind speed, direction, temperature, pressure and humidity. Supplemental teaching materials for classroom use will be made available on the Oracle Academy website. The Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather
Station project is targeted at students aged 11–16 years old. Students will be asked to write applications to operate their weather station and record data in a cloud-hosted Oracle database, which they can then query through SQL elements developed in collaboration with Oracle Academy. They will also develop a website on Raspberry Pi to display local weather conditions that can be accessed by other participating schools. Additionally, students will be able to access a “Weather Station for Schools” microsite to blog about their experiences, interact with other participating schools around the globe, and receive online technical support. Jane Richardson, Director, Oracle
Academy EMEA, said: “From application programming to database management, computer science skills can lead to rewarding and fulfilling careers. Our goal with the Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station project is not only to show students how computer science can help them measure, interrogate and understand the world better, but also to give them hands-on opportunities to develop these skills. We believe this is one of the best ways to inspire the next generation to take up the computer science roles that economies around the world need filled.”
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