SATIR Featured Topics - Archive

	Featured Topic up to February 2007.
	Featured Topic: Bullying and Harassment - [For more on this topic, click on tab "Other Admin. Topics", and on sub-tab "Social Issues" to reach a rich array of resources focusing on Bullying, Harassment & Intimidation.] To harass someone is to bother, make fun of, trouble or attack them, and this is done repeatedly. Someone who harasses wants to hurt the other person (it's not an accident), and does or says the same things over and over again. There are three main types of harassment: Bullying (physical, verbal, social, cyber) Sexual Harassment Racial Discrimination. Read more on the "Assessment Toolkit for Bullying, Harassment, and Peer Relations at School - Investigate this excellent and comprehensive bilingual site from the Canadian Public Health Agency. [http://www.cpha.ca/antibullying/english/site_map.html]	Related Links: Bullying and Harassment 2Learn.ca's Cyberbullying Resources for Educators, Students and Parents Safe & Caring Schools & Communities Challenging Cyber Bullying Bully Free Alberta Sexual Harassment in Schools CyberWise
	Featured Topic up to February 2006.
	Featured Topic: Copyright and Teaching Regarding Fair Dealing for Teaching, which is true in Canada? [a] " Fair use for the purpose of teaching permits the use of portions of any work, including a work on the internet, and includes posting of portions of a work on a restricted access Web site for students." OR [B] "Fair dealing is not permitted for the purpose of teaching." To find out the answer, check this Canadian Teachers' Federation PDF document: Canada - U.S. Copyright Comparison	Related Links: Copyright and Teaching What Every Teacher Should Know About Copyright - a guide @2Learn.ca CMEC - Copyright in Education Canadian Teachers' Federation - Click on "Issues" and select "copyright"
	Featured Topic up to February 2005.
	Featured Topic: Child Safety and the Internet "The Internet has been called an electronic Trojan horse. It offers education, entertainment, and communication with people around the world - all potentially good experiences. Unfortunately, it also attracts con artists, pedophiles, ideologies and other material to which parents might not want their children exposed." [http://www.safety-council.org/info/child/trojan.html] Read more of the Canada Safety Council article: Online Dangers	Related Links: Child Safety and the Internet Illegal and Offensive Content on the Internet Cybertip.ca Be Web Aware National Crime Prevention Centre - Protection Portal 2Learn.ca's Safety 'Net

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