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1. What is the purpose of the author in writing of this article? The purpose of the author is to inform teachers about the issue of cyberbullying that affects student on the internet. 


2. Skim the text and answer true or false to the following statements.
a)Teachers cannot help much in cyber bullying...True

b) Teacher are very confident with different kinds of internet 
communications.. False

c) Teachers could not observe and control cyber bullying.. True

d) There were policy-based programs on cyber bullying for teachers.. False

e) Most of students will report cyber bullying only to their parents... False

Part B 3. Match the following words to their meaning. 
1Cyberbullying  bullying electronically 
2 Proportion       part 
3 Significant       important
4 equipped         prepared
5 interactive       take part
6 Monitor           observe
7 intervene          cooperative 
8  harassment       intimidation 

4. Circle the part of speech of the following words in the text. 
a) interactive: adjective
b) monitor: verb
c) training: noun

5. Scan the text and answer the following.
a) How many students experience forms of cyber bullying? One in three students aged 10 to 14.
b) How many percent of students use internet during or outside school? Sixty-five per cent of five- to 14-years-old.
c) What are the two internet communications used by students?
email and  messaging programs.
d) Who is the author of website cyberbullying info? 
Calliste Weitenberg 

6. Answer in detail.
a) Why are teachers failing to intervene in school cyberbullying? Because teachers are unfamiliar with using interactive cyber technology.

 b) What is required so teachers can monitor and control cyberbullying? Appropriate training 

c) What is the reason that the majority of students will not report cyber bullying to their teachers or parents? They worry that the adults do not understand this technology and they will solve the problem by removing the access to this technology.

7) Explain the meaning of the words in bold.
a) faced the greatest challenges... difficulties  
b) they struggled to monitor and control cyber bullying... making effort
c) schools are in vacuum.... having no connection from outside

8) This newspaper article is about: ( circle the correct answer)
b) Bullying online and
c) Teachers not being able to intervene in cyberbullying

9) Where is the text from? The Age Fairfax Digital

10) When was written? February 1, 2009

11) What is the headline? What do you think it means? When Myspace ends in tears, it means the bad affects of cyberspace.

12) What is the main information of the text? The effects of cyberbullying on student, teachers and parents should be aware to the this issue. 

13) Who would read this kind of text? General public, students and teachers


Part C Note-taking task.

1 Australians teachers are failing to effectively intervene in school cyber bullying.
* needed to help bring them up to speed w/ Inc net tools.

* Teachers r unfamiliar w/ types of net comms , e.g. Myspace & Facebook

2. A significant proportion of teachers do not use or understand interactive online technologies.

* 1 in 3 Students aged 10-14 experience form of CB

* Teachers remained " very hesitant" in expo and use Inc cyber Technol. 

* Teachers struggled to Moni and Cntl CB.

3. Appropriate training for teachers needs to be developed.

* No policy-based Training prog on CB Av.

* Teachers were equipped to respond to Classroom CB. 

* Teachers w/ limit understanding of online tools faced the greatest Chal.

4. The majority of students will not report cyber bullying or internet safety incidents.

* Students believe that adults don't understanding this Technol.

* They worry that the way adults solve the prob by removing the access to this Technol.

* Teens wants this technol to act as a social lifeline.