A new video that tells a tale of young love, suspense and tragedy that begins with an innocent friendship between a new female student at a middle school and the school's popular quarterback and ends with the realization that misuse of the Internet is harmful and dangerous, and can have devastating consequences.
The middle-school students are stunned with the turn of events this gripping story unfolds. They experience first hand how communication tools, such as the Internet and cell phones, can be used improperly and recklessly to harm others.
Combining a strong and dramatic story line, performed realistically by actual middle-school students, INBOX is a powerful tool that addresses the current trend of cyber bullying; the use of electronics to harass and bully someone.
This powerful video will have the students thinking, "This could have been someone I know."
TOPICS: Bullying, cyberbullying
INCLUDES: Video
GRADE LEVELS: 5-12/AGES: 10-18
FOR USE WITH: Small groups, classrooms, individuals
AUTHOR: Thomas Brown
RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary counselors, middle-school counselors, high-school counselors, middle-school teachers, high-school teachers, at risk personnel, youth group leaders
DVD, 25 minutes, color,2005