WEBSITES ON BULLYING, VANDALISM

& SCHOOL VIOLENCE

 

Access these sites through your computer’s Internet connection.  Open the underlined address (URL).  Information can be printed or downloaded to your computer.  Be sure to follow links to other sites and find your way back with the “Back” button. All of the sites listed were active as of October 12, 2005.  The evaluation is by the AVA Center staff according to the amount of information given and its potential use in the classroom.

 

BULLYING 42EXPLORE

http://www.42explore2.com/bully.htm

Basic information for students on bullying plus links, webquests and activities.  Excellent

 

STOP BULLYING NOW

            http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main

Good information on bullying including What Bullying Is, What You Can Do, Cool Stuff, and What Adults Can Do.  The Cool Stuff section has animated webisodes on bullying along with 8 games.  Appropriate for elementary/middle school students.  Excellent

 

STUDENT VIOLENCE IN AMERICA’S SCHOOLS – A NEW YORK TIMES ISSUE IN DEPTH

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/schoolviolence/index.html

An in-depth examination of school violence from the New York Times includes News Summaries, a Web Guide (links), and Lesson Plans.  Excellent   - Also in the Lesson Plans section.

 

VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCES

http://www.air.org/cecp/school_violence.htm

Articles and publications to print out on school violence.  Excellent

 

WHAT’S WRONG WITH BULLYING?

            http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312169/intro.html

A site for students by students on bullying aimed primarily at middle school students.  Sections: Types, Reasons, Test, Rules, Aware!, Stop!, Stand Up!, Posters, and Resources.  Excellent

 

 

ANTI-BULLYING NETWORK

            http://www.antibullying.net/

A site for students, parents and teachers with excellent information on bullying.  The Young People section has several characters who “discuss” bullying.  The School Staff section has information sheets and a reading list.  Very Good

 

BULLYING MYTHS – TRUE/FALSE QUIZ

http://www.melissainstitute.org/documents/BullyingMythsQuiz.pdf

A quiz for junior/senior high students on bullying.  Very Good

 

OPERATION RESPECT: DON’T LAUGH AT ME

            http://www.dontlaugh.org/

“Operation Respect is a non-profit organization working to transform schools, camps and organizations focused on children and youth, into more compassionate, safe and respectful environments. Founded by Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, the organization disseminates educational resources that are designed to establish a climate that reduces the emotional and physical cruelty some children inflict upon each other by behaviors such as ridicule, bullying and-in extreme cases-violence. It is a unique organization that provides a gateway to broad scale adoption of school-based character education as well as social and emotional learning (SEL) programs.
Toward this end, Operation Respect developed the Don't Laugh at Me (DLAM) programs, one for grades 2-5, another for grades 6-8 and a third for summer camps and after-school programs. All of the programs utilize inspiring music and video along with curriculum guides based on the well-tested, highly regarded conflict resolution curricula developed by the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) of Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR).”

These materials can be ordered free of charge by teachers and others.  Very Good

 

OUT ON A LIMB – A GUIDE TO GETTING ALONG

            http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html

A site for students about conflict and bullying.  Follow the animated story.  Very Good

 

SCHOOL VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER

http://www.svrc.net/

Check out the Resource Library for Fact Sheets, Articles, Briefing Papers, and more.  Very Good

 

THE SCHOOL VIOLENCE WATCH NETWORK

http://www.cybersnitch.net/schoolviolencewatch.htm

“The School Violence Watch Network (SVWN) is a free comprehensive web based communication system and information exchange repository that was created to assist school administrators, teachers and law enforcement officials quickly and efficiently deal with threats and rumors of violence, bullying, or drug abuse occurring within schools. This system can potentially reduce or prevent all violent activities that threaten students and educators worldwide.”  Very Good

 

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

http://www.rhlschool.com/violenceprev.htm

Links on violence prevention.  Very Good

 

YOUTH VIOLENCE THEME PAGE

http://www.cln.org/themes/youth_violence.html

A page of links to sites about violence in teens.  Very Good

 

 

BULLYING

            http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bullying/

Information from the BBC on the problem of bullying in schools.  Includes Chat, a cartoon, links and more.  Good

 

BULLYING.ORG

            http://www.bullying.org/public/frameset.cfm

Information for students on teachers.  Good

 

BULLYING INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT WORK – SCHOOL ISSUES ARTICLE

            http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues103.shtml

An article on bullying at school for teachers and administrators.  Includes good links.  Good

 

THE CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE

http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/

Information for teachers, parents and administrative staff on preventing school violence.  Good

 

DEADLY LESSONS: UNDERSTANDING LETHAL SCHOOL VIOLENCE

http://www.nap.edu/openbook/0309084121/html/

An online book on school violence.  It examines several specific cases.  Good

 

DEALING WITH SCHOOL VANDALISM – CLASSROOM PROBLEM SOLVER

            http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore037.shtml

An article with suggestions for dealing with school vandalism.  Good

 

AN EDUCATOR’S GUIDE TO BULLYING

http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip9.html

An article for teachers on bullying.  Good

 

THE IMPACT OF VANDALISM

http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php?request=cmVzb3VyY2UuZnVsbHZpZXc%3D&resourceId=12321

A British lesson plan on vandalism for elementary students that is easily adaptable to local classrooms.  Good

 

KEEP SCHOOLS SAFE

http://www.keepschoolssafe.org/

Information for parents, teachers, and students on school safety.  Includes articles and more.  Includes Bullying.  Good

 

KIDS AND VIOLENCE

http://www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,65-24137,00.html

Information for parents and teachers on kids and violence.  Good

 

NEW WAYS TO STOP BULLYING

            http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct02/bullying.html

An article explaining the results of the latest research on bullying with information on programs that work.  Good

 

THE NEWEST BREED OF BULLY: THE CYBERBULLY

            http://www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1117639656218.html

An article about the new phenomenon of cyberbullying.  Geared to parents but contains good information for teachers.  Good

 

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR BATTLING BULLIES

            http://www.sasinschool.com/results/articles/pages/ethread_bullying.shtml

An article with information on websites for bullying information.  Good

 

PREVENTING SCHOOL VANDALISM – CLASSROOM PROBLEM SOLVER

            http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/shore/shore038.shtml

An article with suggestions for preventing school vandalism.  Good

 

SCHOOL VIOLENCE – WHYFILES

http://whyfiles.org/065school_violence/

Information on school violence.  Good

 

SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION: STRATEGIES TO KEEP SCHOOLS SAFE

http://www.rppi.org/ps234.html

A lengthy policy paper on school violence prevention.  Has good statistics.  Good

 

STOP BULLYING BEFORE IT STARTS – SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARTICLE

            http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin117.shtml

An article on bullying at school for administrators.  Good

 

STOPPING SCHOOL VIOLENCE

http://www.ncpc.org/ncpc/ncpc/?pg=2088-6162

Lists of 12 things law enforcement, parents, principals, students, teachers and the rest of us can do to prevent school violence.  6 lists altogether.  Good

 

THE TEACHER’S GUIDE TO SCHOOLS AND VIOLENCE

http://www.theteachersguide.com/schoolviolence.htm

Resources and links for teachers on the issue of schools and violence. Good

 

TEEN FACTS – BULLYING

            http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/bullying.asp

Information for teens on bullying.  Sections: Introduction, What You Can Do, Helpful Links and References.  Good

 

TEENSHEALTH – SHOULD YOU WORRY ABOUT SCHOOL VIOLENCE?

http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/school_violence.html

An article for teens on school violence.  Check the More Articles Like This tab for an article on bullying and guns in school.   Good

 

THE TRAGEDY OF SLACK FARM

http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/archy/pothunting/

An article with photos and video clips on the destruction of a prehistoric site in Illinois by vandals who bulldozed an unexcavated site looking for artifacts to sell.   Good

 

WHAT’S BULLYING?

            http://www.nobully.org.nz/advicek.htm

A site from New Zealand suitable for students on bullying.  Sections include: What is Bullying?, Why Do Some People Bully?, What Can You Do if You are Bullied? and more.  Note: There is a video for sale on this site.  Good

 

WHAT’S YOUR BULLY IQ?

http://www.no-bully.com/quiz.html

A 10-question quiz on bullying.  It includes the answers.  Good

 

 

 

 

LESSON PLANS & CLASSROOM ACTIVIITES

 

HALL MONITORS: SCHOOL REPORTERS PROBE THE HEART OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030313thursday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on school violence.  “In this lesson, students will investigate the incidence of different types of violence that occurs in their schools, and question local authorities about the best ways to reduce violence in school.”  Excellent

 

A HIGH-INTEREST NOVEL HELPS STRUGGLING READERS CONFRONT BULLYING IN SCHOOLS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view_printer_friendly.asp?id=390

A lesson plan covering several sessions for grades 9-12 using a realistic, high-interest novel as a basis for discussion.  Excellent

 

IS THE INTERNET IGNITING VIOLENCE? THE INTERNET, THE FIRST AMENDMENT, AND THE MASSACRE AT COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990429thursday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on school violence. “In this lesson, students understand how various issues regarding restrictions on the Internet are impacted by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, particularly in light of the recent school shooting and bombing in Littleton, Colorado. Students will participate in a round-table discussion of these issues, as well as develop, distribute, and analyze the results of a survey about Internet regulations and the applications of the First Amendment in our increasingly technological society.”  Excellent

 

IT’S JUST A GAME? COMPARING RESPONSES TO VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20041014thursday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on violence.  “In this lesson, students consider their own attitudes toward "concrete" and "abstract" violence in the media (news, television shows/movies, and videos/computer games), before developing hypotheses that assess the effect of gender and age on people's attitudes toward such violence and designing a survey to test those hypotheses. For homework, they administer the survey, tabulate the results and write essays summarizing and analyzing their conclusions.”  Excellent

 

NIGHTMARE IN MINNESOTA: A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS – LESSON PLAN

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050323wednesday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on school violence.  “In the wake of the March 21, 2005, school shooting at Red Lake High School, students are encouraged to share, through discussion and writing, their thoughts and feelings about violence in schools, and consider the events as they unfold.”  Excellent

 

SHOULD HATE BE OUTLAWED? – LESSON PLAN

            http://www.crf-usa.org/violence/hate.html

A lesson plan for junior/senior high students on hate and hate crimes.  It discusses specific hate crimes and the reaction of the community including attempts to legislate against this.  Excellent

 

STUDENT VIOLENCE IN AMERICA’S SCHOOLS – A NEW YORK TIMES ISSUE IN DEPTH – LESSON PLANS

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/schoolviolence/index.html

An in-depth examination of school violence from the New York Times includes News Summaries, a Web Guide (links), and Lesson Plans.  Excellent   - Also in the Websites section.

 

WEB LESSONS ON SCHOOL VIOLENCE

            http://www.crf-usa.org/violence/intro.html

A collection of lesson plans on school violence from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.  Excellent

 

 

DEALING WITH BULLIES – LESSON PLAN

            http://www.mcgruff.org/Grownups/lp_bullies.htm’

A McGruff lesson plan for grades 1-2 on dealing with bullies.  See also McGruff’s Bully Alert VT505431.    Very Good

 

EXPLORING THE NATURE OF CONFLICT – LESSON PLAN

            http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/2919.html

A lesson plan for elementary/middle school students on conflict.  “  Students will construct definitions of conflict and violence    Students will distinguish between conflict and violence.

  Students will identify what is positive about conflict   Students will analyze a conflict they have experienced.”   Very Good

 

THE IMPACT OF VANDALISM – LESSON PLAN

            http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/server.php?request=cmVzb3VyY2UuZnVsbHZpZXc%3D&resourceId=12321

A lesson plan from England easily adaptable to U.S. primary classrooms evaluates the impact of vandalism.  “Two lesson plans, photographs and a children's activity sheet for Year 2.
In the first lesson children identify the different ways in which vandalism can damage the natural and built environment.
In the second lesson the children work in pairs to order acts of vandalism by severity.”  Very Good

 

SCHOOL VIOLENCE – ONLINE LESSONS

http://www.crf-usa.org/violence/intro.html

Four lessons on school violence.  Very Good

 

BULLYING REALITY QUIZ – LESSON PLAN

            http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2064.shtml

A lesson plan for grades 6-12 on bullying.  “Students take a quiz about school violence and create their own quiz on bullying.”  Good

 

KIDS BULLYING KIDS – LESSON PLANNING

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2055.shtml

An article for planning a lesson on bullying.  Good

 

TEACHING GUIDE: BULLYING FOR GRADES K-5

            http://www.goodcharacter.com/GROARK/Bullying.html

Includes information, class discussion starters, home assignments and more.  A companion to a video but includes good general information.  Good

 

WHAT ABOUT FIGHTING? – LESSON PLAN

            http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/2962.html

A lesson plan for grades 3-8 on fighting to resolve conflicts.  Good

 

WHERE MONSTERS CAN GROW – LESSON PLAN

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/780.html

A lesson plan for elementary students on the poem “Where Monsters Can Grow”.  Good

 

 

 

 

 

WEBQUESTS

 

BULLY-FREE WEBQUEST

http://www.redgie.ca/speced/bullyquest/

A webquest on bullying for elementary students.  “You, Sherlock, and your partner(s), Holmes #1, and Holmes #2 are a team of book sleuths assigned to a top secret mission: To study literary figures, explore the characteristics of bullies and victims, and gain insight into the problems and solutions of bullying behaviors.

Your team must use super power reading techniques to explore the characters of books that are influencing and shaping the youth of today. Your leader, Major Safepeace, has asked you to ponder the following questions as you conduct your investigation:    What are the characteristics of the bullies and how can they be handled?    Are bullies born or are they made?    What affect do bullies have on others?   What literary figures encourage the heart?    Each group member must investigate 2 literary figures from the books listed on the Resources Page of this Webquest .   Students will read from the "Resources Page" and/or novels, use the "Character Traits List", "Bullying Chart", and list of "Factors Contributing to Resiliency" and complete a "Character Orb" for each character.”    Excellent

 

BULLYING WEBQUEST

http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/classrooms/5th/mccarthy/webquest/intro.htm

A webquest for elementary students on bullying.  “The time to act is now. You are going to learn more about bullying in hopes of finding a solution to the problem. You’ll explore different websites to find all the information you can. You'll also think about your own experiences and even think back to the Kindness Retreat. Once you've gathered your information, the best thing to do with it is share it. You'll be creating your own anti-bullying poster, and you'll be writing and performing a short skit with other members of your class. Through public awareness, you hope to solve the problem.”  Excellent

 

BYE-BYE BULLY! WEBQUEST

http://bgeagles.tripod.com/webquest/index.htm

A webquest on bullying for 4th grade students. “Could you help your school solve the bully problem?  Reading fiction and non-fiction pieces about bullying can provide some great advice.  Your job is to study articles and stories about this problem and create a brochure that your school can publish to provide advice which will help students deal with bullying.”  Excellent

CROOL ZONE? -  A WEBQUEST SERIES

http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/nonviolence/index.html

“The following series of activities is designed to help people explore issues related to school safety. Some engage you in learning new information, some help you understand what you feel about these issues, and others throw you into discussions and problem-solving. The one thing they all have in common is the goal of helping us to keep our school zones from being Crool Zones.”  Excellent

 

A “NO-BULLYING” PROPOSAL WEBQUEST

http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/nobullying/

A webquest for elementary students on bullying.  “Your group's job is to create a presentation which describes the topic of bullying, identifies the roles of different people, and makes a recommendation about what your school should do to make it a safer place.

In researching this topic, you'll find that any "bullying situation" has a person being bullied, a person doing the bullying, people that watch and do nothing, and finally people that watch and do something about it.

            Your group will create a presentation showing the results of your findings. You may use Kidpix (.SIT or .ZIP), Hyperstudio, or Corel Presentations to show the results of your research. Blank templates for each are available by clicking on the links above and downloading. The templates are just there to get you started. Add as much graphics, text and additional pages as you feel are necessary.

Your group may find using a Graphic Organizer helpful in determining the content and the flow of your presentation.”   Excellent

 

SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND THE SECOND AMENDMENT WEBQUEST

http://www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/BA1/Welcome.html

A webquest on school violence for senior high students.  “Rolias Lake is a pristine hunting and fishing resort area in central Wisconsin located three hours north of the state capital, Madison. This small community has only one high school, Jefferson Community Unit District High School. On May 15, 1998 at approximately 12:15 pm a sixteen Jefferson High School student, carrying at least two guns, opened fire in the Library / Resource Center and killed two students and the Librarian, while injuring several others. Calling this a copy cat crime, police have released the following details to date:   The 16 year old accused of the crime has been described by friends, teachers and fellow students as a loner and a hunting aficionado.   Physically, he is small for his age and a little over weight.  His girlfriend had just recently broken up with him, and several students had overheard him more than once proclaiming that she would regret her decision. The girl was one of the two students killed in the assault.   Meanwhile, members of this small community, still reeling from the shock of this crime, and having buried three of their own, have begun to put enormous pressure on the state legislature to significantly revise existing state gun legislation.  

In response the Wisconsin state legislature has formed a special, joint committee to hear both sides of the debate over this proposed ban. Given special powers of subpoena, the members of this committee have summoned representatives from various interest groups in the Rolias Lake area to present testimony before they vote to recommend or not recommend a full hearing before both houses of the legislature.”    Excellent

 

 

DON’T BE BRUTAL WITH YOUR DOODLE! WEBQUEST

http://www.techtrain.org/webquests/Webquest-Vandalism.htm

A webquest for 8th grade students on vandalism.  “It is your job to document and elaborate on your middle school vandalism project.  You will form a web publishing team.  Your publishing team will consist of a historian, a photojournalist, a statistician and an editor.    Your team will need to research and present the past two years, research and present the present status, and gather information for future speculation.    Your web site will be linked to your school's site and those sections judged as excellent (see evaluation rubric) will be featured on the district web site.     You will need to use a web editing tool, spreadsheet, word processor, and digital camera.  You will be learning about and reviewing the use of these tools in this creative arts cycle in technology.”  Note: We found several broken links on this site.  Very Good

 

HERE COMES THE BULLY: STICKS AND STONES AND NAMES CAN HURT YOU – WEBQUEST

http://home.insightbb.com/~dbuccola/bully.htm

A webquest for middle school students on bullying.  “Since you are leading experts on bullying, as a group you will come together to utilize your skills to put together a PowerPoint slide show presentation sharing your knowledge you have obtained through your research on bullying. You will be divided into small groups and assigned a particular role in this process. This slide show presentation, when viewed, will help other students in the school deal with bullying.  The slide show must include the following information: Know what bullying is.   Be able to recognize a bully.   Know some useful ways to deal with a bully.   Realize that they don't have to be bullied.    Have an idea of some people they can go to if they are being bullied.    Know how to react in crisis or emergency bully situations.  Know of immediate steps to be taken if they are being bullied by and adult, even a teacher.    Test themselves to see if they are ever a bully to peers, brothers or sisters, parents, or even teachers.    Your slide show presentation is based on FACTS, not opinions. The information needs to be accurate and useful for others. Useful links and a worksheet will be provided for you to assist in your research.”

Very Good

 

 

BULLYING WEBQUEST

http://wappingersschools.org/bullying/bullying.html

A webquest on bullying for 2nd grade students.  “For You to Do   Your first task is to learn about bullying and what you can do about it. You will:  Watch a video about bullying and  Write and illustrate a story about solving a bullying problem.”   Two of the outside links are broken.  Good

 

SCHOOL VIOLENCE – A WEBQUEST

http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/STT99_WQ/STT99/Houston_HS/benzingt/Tony/studentwebquest.htm

A webquest for junior/senior high students on school violence.  “Your group has been commissioned by the United States Government to evaluate school violence in general and in your particular school. You need to come up with a presentation that will cover all of the points that are outlined in the task section that follows.”  Note: We found some broken links on this site.  Good

 

STICKS AND STONES… AN ANTI-TEASING/BULLYING PSA WEBQUEST ACTIVITY

http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/burkhardt/index.htm

A webquest for junior/senior high students on bullying.  “You and your team members are a staff of writers and producers at a local television station. Your station is devoting an entire series to Teasing and Bullying In Schools (you may choose a better title). Part of the series will involve PSA's -- Public Service Announcements, that will be aired during early fringe and prime-time programming hours. The target audience of these PSA's are adolescents ages 8 - 15. Ultimately, your team's task is to create a PSA that examines teasing and bullying and its effect on young children. Remember: PSA's should be informative and persuade the viewer to action -- not to tease or present concerns to a teacher if being teased, etc. Your PSA should be at least one minute in length, no more than five minutes.

Your team's PSA can take any form that your group desires: newscast, docudrama, play, puppet show, interview, testimonial, or music video.”   Note: We found a lot of broken links on this site.  Good

 

 

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October 2005