Richard Kassissieh blogged last week about a cyberbullying incident at the Catlin-Gabel school in Portland. What technology did they use to stop the bully? A simple conversation between students, parents and the school.

From the story:

The student told her parents. The parents contacted her teacher. The teacher told IT. IT told the division head and together met with the mother. The division head told her faculty. One faculty member witnessed a suspicious activity, which led to the offender.

This story illustrates a few important points:

  • There is no software out there that is a substitution for an open relationship between parents and students.
  • It takes a community to create and maintain a safe environment for learning and growth.
  • Technology is not good or bad – it’s how we use it that has an impact our world.