Learn360Awareness Turns Focus to Bullying Prevention and Cyber Safety
March 15 2012 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
Learn360Awareness, an initiative from Learn360 designed
to build awareness of specific topics and link supporting
educational content to those topics, will focus on increased
awareness of bullying. The ongoing program, implemented in November
2011, highlights relevant topics throughout each school year with
unique URLs and specialized resources for the classroom.
Bullying, which includes verbal, physical, indirect or cyber
actions, affects a child every seven minutes. Whether it be caused
by hitting, name calling, isolation or the spread of rumors,
victims of bullying are often left with a distorted self image,
lack of self esteem, health problems and even depression into
adulthood.
“Of the one in four teens who report being bullied, 58 percent
of those victims have not told an adult that it happened,
especially if the incident took place online,” said Chris Sanborn,
president of Learn360. “Our goal with Learn360Awareness and its
focus on bullying is to draw attention to the issue, while also
giving teachers and students an outlet for addressing it. It’s
important to focus on these topics early and often to avoid
long-term effects for victims of such abuse.”
The program provides the opportunity to find related resources
and additional facts on each highlighted issue from top producers
and partners. Key contributors to its current topic of choice
include Mazzarella Media, Sunburst Visual Media, The Fat Boy
Chronicles, IROC2.org and eProfessional Development Library.
“Far too many cyber bullies believe they are anonymous when
using the Internet, and that is unfortunate,” said Richard Guerry,
founder and executive director of Institute for Responsible Online
and Cell-Phone Communication (IROC2.org). “We’re privileged to be
sharing our expert insight on digital consciousness in partnership
with the Learn360Awareness initiative. Our hope is that these
resources and this information will help the bullies learn the
consequences and teach the victims how to approach the
situation.”
Learn360Awareness will be sponsoring two webinars:
- Bullying & Students with
Disabilities: Understanding Roles & Responsibilities; 7
p.m. EDT on March 19; hosted by Julie Swanson (Special Education
Advocate) and Jennifer Laviano (Attorney, Special Education)
Click here to register.
- Addressing Cyber Bullying, Social
Media Issues & More: 7 p.m. EDT on March 28; hosted by
Richard Guerry (founder & executive director, IROC2)
Click here to register.
For more information on Learn360Awareness and its “Take a Stand
Against Bullying” initiative, visit
http://www.learn360bullying.com. To check out Learn360, visit
http://www.learn360.com.
About Learn360
With an extensive library of digital video titles and online
resources, Learn360 gives educators and students the power to meet
and exceed 21st century educational expectations. Setting a
superior standard of quality for video streaming, Learn360 delivers
the rich resources educators need to bring standards-based and
differentiated instruction to students everywhere. Learn360 is a
division of AIM Education, Inc. For more information, or to sign up
for a free 30-day trial, visit http://www.learn360.com.