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What’s your Internet safety story? It could be worth $10,000
Are you looking for some creative ways to get youth actively engaged and talking with adults and each other about Internet safety? A project which will interest and empower young people rather than disengage and disenfranchise them? Oh, and one that carries a $10,000 first prize and six $500 second prizes? Then take a look at the 2011 What’s [...]
Continue reading...No Name Calling Week – January 24-28, 2011
25. January 2011
“No Name Calling Week,” created by GLSEN and Simon & Schuster, is now in its 6th year and gaining momentum. Barnes & Noble, and over 40 national partners, including a generous grant from Cisco Systems, made this year’s week possible. As the website notes, No Name-Calling Week was inspired by a young adult novel entitled “The [...]
Continue reading...Not Sensationalizing Cyber-Suicide: Safe and Effective Messaging
19. January 2011
Yesterday, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center hosted a webinar on Suicide Prevention among LGBT Youth which included over 600 participants. The webinar was free and lasted 1.5 hours. The content was research based, informative, and timely, and provided some really useful “takeaways.”
Continue reading...New Upcoming Comprehensive Work on Cyberbullying — Cyberbullying Prevention and Response: Expert Perspectives
12. January 2011
Projected publishing date - August 15, 2011 from Routledge Books - is a new, comprehensive guide to cyberbullying, Cyberbullying Prevention and Response: Expert Perspectives, with chapters by a number of leading experts, and edited by cyberbullying authorities Professors Hinduja and Patchin. Pre-orders of hardbacks are available directly from Routledge, and paperbacks and hardbacks may be pre-ordered through Amazon.com
Continue reading...Wise up to IT: Resources for connecting with youth
22. December 2010
Are you looking for some resources to help you connect with youth about their online lives? Resources where the message is on-target (i.e., age- and content-appropriate) and which use “real life” stories which are likely to resonate with youth rather than put them to sleep? Then check out this set of four videos and accompanying support [...]
Continue reading...Helpful Fact Sheets about Online Safety
13. December 2010
Childnet International, a U.K. based, non-profit organization working with others to “help make the Internet a great and safe place for children,” has produced a useful set of Fact Sheets on various aspects of online safety, including
Continue reading...FREE Cyberbullying Prevention Module for Elementary Students
10. December 2010
This Steps to Respect cyberbullying prevention program for elementary kids is brought to you by the Committee for Children. The entire program (Overview + five lessons + additional resources) can be downloaded free of charge from the Committee for Children website (it does require registration, but it is quick and easy).
Continue reading...My Mom is on Facebook Filter: Check this out!
8. December 2010
A little bit of levity for today’s mid-week blog. If you think you don’t need The Parents’ Guide to Facebook we blogged about on Monday, then check out this video clip (1.43 mins) from Saturday Night Live. It might make you reconsider!
Continue reading...A Parents’ Guide to Facebook: Free Resource from Connectsafely.org
6. December 2010
Here’s a great FREE, downloadable, resource from Anne Collier and Larry Magid of Connectsafely.org. A Parents’ Guide to Facebook (published in partnership with the iKeepSafe coalition) explains what Facebook is, how it works, and how to parent one’s children who are using it. It is filled with pictures of actual Facebook pages showing where to identify the components [...]
Continue reading...Sexing in America: When Privates go Public — MTV news special
3. December 2010
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Do you want to know more about sexting, and hear what young people themselves have to say about it? Then check out this indepth, informative, and balanced “news special” from MTV. This 40-minute film (in 4 parts) explores the dangers of sexting and the repurcussions for the people who electronically send and receive sexually explicit [...]
Continue reading...Cyberbullying: What Counselors Need to Know, by Sheri Bauman, Ph.D.
23. November 2010
This book is a must-read for school counselors, teachers, administrators and other professionals who want a solid, research-based, and comprehensive guide on counseling for cyberbullying. This is not just another book on cyberbullying. While cyberbullying is a growing concern, and more and more materials are available, there is no other book for counselors which is as complete and powerful.
Continue reading...Stand Up To Cyberbullying: OnGuardOnline Video
19. November 2010
For this week’s Friday video feature, we have chosen a short video from OnGuardOnline.gov, a website which provides “practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.” The short animated video demonstrates the importance of taking an active role in [...]
Continue reading...Cry of the Dolphins: Think Before You Comment Ad from YouTube/NCPC
12. November 2010
Just a short blog today, but one with a powerful message nevertheless. Check out this “ad” about cyberbullying which has been put together by the advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi with YouTube and the National Crime Prevention Council. Click here to watch Cry of the Dolphins. And please, “Think before you comment.”
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22. February 2011
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