President Brad opened the meeting with a raft of Oklahoma Sooners jokes, followed by Don Anderson accompanying the members singing "God Bless America." Dan Powell gave the invocation.
Announcements:
HELP!! Website Sponsorships are still available at $250 each. There is room on the website for 4 more sponsors, and it's a great way to advertise your business to members. Check out our Home Page on the Website for an example of what they will look like. They also show up on the Tattler home page. Contact Sandee for sponsorship information.
Football Pool-- Football Pool members will greet, cajole, suggest, ask, and/or in some other way urge each Club member to purchase a "square." The cost of a Football Pool square is $40.00. Hurry!! It is almost full...
Board of Directors Meeting -- President Brad informed members that there will be a "riveting" RCOB Board meeting on Thursday, October 9, at 4:30pm at the Dorothy Haggen Building. Members are asked to inform Sandee if they plan to attend.
Guests of Rotarians:
Dominique Zervas introduced Kathy Sitker with the Alzheimer Society
Stephanie Bowers brought Craig Dunn with WWU
Presentations:
Frank King conducted another round of the "Birthday Game."
Consistent with today's designated discussion topic of everything sports related, Ken Marzocco, the day's Minister of Fun, asked members at selected tables a sports related question. If the members were unable to answer the question, each member at that table put $2.00 on the table. If the question was answer correctly, everyone else in the room was asked to put $1.00 on the table. It was good fun and a good fundraiser.
Program: Children & Cyberbullying
Vice President and ProgramChair Debbie Ahl introduced Dr. David Sattler, WWU Professor of Psychology, who spoke on the topic of "Children & Cyberbullying."
Dr. Sattler reported:
Teenagers are sending or receiving an average of more than 4000 text messages per month.
Many teenagers are using social networking/social media, such as Facebook and Twitter.
Some teenagers are using digital technology with the intent to be hurtful, defame or embarrass another person.
About 1 in 5 teenagers have been bullied via technology.
Almost all teenagers have seen or heard of someone being bullied via technology.
He gave several examples of news articles published regarding teenagers being arrested and convicted of cyberbullying.
While there are similarities such as intent to harm and repetition of harmful behavior, Cyberbullying is different from the bullying behavior that was historically seen and/or experienced in the past. Some of these differences include: With cyberbullying, the victim cannot hide from the bullying behavior at home; the audience for the bullying behavior is potentially very large; the bully is usually anonymous; and bystanders may not feel the need to intervene.
Dr. Sattler reported that social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, are allowing underage access to a personal social media accounts and allowing access to teenagers who do not understand the terms and conditions of site use. He indicated that we need to educate kids about the law and the requirements for using social media sites. He also indicated that parents need to take an active role including, among other things, setting clear rules, limiting use of hand held devices, and educating their children regarding appropriate information to share.
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