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Rhondda Powling

Don't Demonize the Internet - 0 views

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    Rhondda Powling on 27 Jul 09
     
    Demonizing the internet is unwise; teaching young people how to use it safely and what to do when cyber-bullied is preferable.

Vicki Davis

The Web2.0 Prophecy: An Adventure | - 0 views

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    Vicki Davis on 15 Apr 08
     
    Excellent overview of Web 2.0, what it is and how it works.
  • Vicki Davis
    Vicki Davis on 15 Apr 08
     
    This is an excellent article that has been reposted. It includes a lot of the information that outlines WHAT web 2.0 is. This includes videos and many important hyperlinks. Excellent article for newcomers to web 2.0 to pick up on.
Frank in Mexico

Online Predators and Their Victims - 0 views

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  • My (Liz B. Davis ) Summary of Key Points (All are quotes directly from the article): Online "Predators" and Their Victims. Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment. by: Janis Wolak, David Finkelhor, and Kimberly J. Mitchell - University of New Hampshire and Michele L. Ybarra - Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc.
  • The publicity about online"predators" who prey on naive children using trickery and violence is largely inaccurate.
  • adult offenders who meet, develop relationships with, and openly seduce underage teenagers
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  • In the great majority of cases, victims are aware they are conversing online with adults. In the N-JOV Study, only 5% of offenders pretended to be teens when they met potential victims online. (112)
  • Offenders rarely deceive victims about their sexual interests.
  • promises of love and romance
  • 99% of victims of Internet-initiated sex crimes in the N-JOV Study were 13 to 17 years old, and none were younger than 12. 48% were 13 or 14 years old. (115)
  • it was those 15-17 years of age who were most prone to take risks involving privacy and contact with unknown people. (115)
    • Frank in Mexico
      Frank in Mexico on 13 Apr 08
       
      Let's remember that although there are direct references to gay and male pedophiles of gay boys, that 99% of child sex offenders identify as heterosexual, online or offline.
  • take place in isolation and secrecy, outside of oversight by peers, family  members, and others in the youth's face-to-face social networks (115)
  • Most of the online child molesters described in the N-JOV Study met their victims in chatrooms. In a 2006 study, about one third of youths who received online sexual solicitation had received them in chatrooms. (116)
  • Youth internet users with histories of offline sexual or physical abuse appear to be considerably more likely to receive online aggressive sexual solicitations. (117)
  • ..Although Internet safety advocates worry that posting personal information exposes youths to online molesters, we have not found empirical evidence that supports this concern. It is interactive behaviors, such as conversing online with unknown people about sex, that more clearly create risk. (117)
  • Online molesters do not appear to be stalking unsuspecting victims but rather continuing to seek youths who are susceptible to seduction. (117)
  • maintaining online blogs or journals, which are similar to social networking sites in that they often include considerable amounts of personal information and pictures, is not related to receiving aggressive sexual solicitation unless youths also interact online with unknown people. (117)
  • Boys constitute 25% of victims in Internet-initiated sex crimes, and virtually all of their offenders are male. (118
  • Some gay boys turn to the internet to find answers to questions about sexuality or meet potential romantic partners, and there they may encounter adults who exploit them. (118)
  • ..child molesters are, in reality, a diverse group that cannot be accurately characterized with one-dimensional labels. (118)
  • Online child molesters are generally not pedophiles. (118)
    Online child molesters are rarely violent. (119)
  • Child pornography production is also an aspect of Internet-initiated sex crimes. One in five online child molesters in the N-JOV Study took sexually suggestive or explicit photographs of victims or convinced victims to take such photographs of themselves or friends. (120)
  • Youths may be more willing to talk extensively and about more intimate matters with adults online than in face-to-face environments. (121
  • it may not be clear to many adolescents and adults that relationships between adults and underage adolescents are criminal. (122)
  • Simply urging parents and guardians to control, watch, or educate their children may not be effective in many situations. The adolescents who tend to be the victims of Internet-initiated sex crimes many not themselves be very receptive to the advice and supervision of parents. (122)
  • We recommend educating youths frankly about the dynamics of Internet-initiated and other nonforcible sex crimes. Youths need candid, direct discussions about seduction and how some adults deliberately evoke and then exploit the compelling feelings that sexual arousal can induce. (122)
  • Vicki Davis
    Vicki Davis on 13 Apr 08
     
    Cool summary of an article by Liz B. Davis -- Liz took the article and extracted the most valuable bits to her using google Docs. This methodology is fascinating, but even moreso the fact we may all begin doing this together with Diigo.
  • Vicki Davis
    Vicki Davis on 13 Apr 08
     
    This research article has the facts about sexual predatory behavior.
Anne Bubnic

Preferring the Web Over Watching TV - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 28 Aug 08 - Snapshot
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    Anne Bubnic on 28 Aug 08
     
    Parents who worry that their children watch too much television can take heart: a bigger concern may be children spending too much time online. For children ages 10 to 14 who use the Internet, the computer is a bigger draw than the TV set, according to a study recently released by DoubleClick Performics, a search marketing company. The study found that 83 percent of Internet users in that age bracket spent an hour or more online a day, but only 68 percent devoted that much time to television.
Anne Bubnic

Why kids don't tell on cyber-bullies - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 02 Aug 08 - Snapshot
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    Anne Bubnic on 02 Aug 08
     
    Many young people keep quiet about online bullying for fear they will not be allowed to keep using computers, says a bullying expert. Dr Shaheen Shariff, who leads an international cyber-bullying project from McGill University in Montreal, said more than half of young people with internet access would encounter online bullying as a victim, a perpetrator or a bystander. But almost two thirds admitted they would not report it because they feared losing computer privileges. Most children thought there was nothing adults could do to help anyway, said Dr Shariff, who was in Queenstown this week to speak at a Netsafe online safety conference.
Anne Bubnic

Humiliation and gossip are weapons of the cyberbully - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 25 Jul 08 - Snapshot

  • ead teachers are being advised to draw up new rules on mobile phone use amid a growing number of cases of what is now known as “cyber-bullying”. In many secondary schools, over 90% of bullying cases are through text messages or internet chatrooms. It is hoped that the rules about mobile phone use will protect children from abusive texts, stop phones going off in class and prevent mobiles being taken into exam halls.


  • Although the majority of kids who are harassed online aren’t physically bothered in person, the cyber-bully still takes a heavy emotional toll on his or her victims. Kids who are targeted online are more likely to get a detention or be suspended, skip school and experience emotional distress, the medical journal reports. Teenagers who receive rude or nasty comments via text messages are six times more likely to say they feel unsafe at school.
  • The problem is that bullying is still perceived by many educators and parents as a problem that involves physical contact. Most enforcement efforts focus on bullying in school classrooms, corridors and toilets. But given that 80% of adolescents use mobile phones or computers, “social interactions have increasingly moved from personal contact at school to virtual contact in the chatroom,'’ write Kirk R. Williams and Nancy G. Guerra, co-authors of one of the journal reports. “Internet bullying has emerged as a new and growing form of social cruelty.'’
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  • Cyber-bullying tactics include humiliation, destructive messages, gossip, slander and other “virtual taunts” communicated through e-mail, instant messaging, chatrooms and blogs. The problem, of course, is what to do about it. While most schools do not allow pupils to use their mobiles in the school building, an outright ban is deemed unworkable. Advances in technology are throwing up new problems for teachers to deal with. Children use their phones to listen to music, tell the time or as a calculator.


    Cyber-bullies sometimes disclose victims' personal data on websites or forums, or may even attempt to assume the identity of their victim for the purpose of publishing material in their name that defames them or exposes them to ridicule.

  • Anne Bubnic
    Anne Bubnic on 25 Jul 08
     
    As more and more people have access to computers and mobile phones, a new risk to youngsters has begun to emerge. Electronic aggression, in the form of threatening text messages and the spread of online rumours on social networking sites, is a growing concern.
Judy Echeandia

Teacher-student Web friendships restricted by Lamar school board - 0 views

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shared by Judy Echeandia on 21 Jul 08 - Snapshot
  • "The only intent is to limit the personal communication between teachers and students. We don't need to let it cross the line between professional and personal communication."
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    Judy Echeandia on 21 Jul 08
     
    Teachers and students in Lamar County, Mississippi, can't be Internet friends this year after the School Board revamped rules prohibiting them from being friends through online social networks.
Anne Bubnic

One in ten children have sexually explicit conversations on the internet, UK Study finds - 0 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...the-internet,-study-finds.html

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 18 Jul 08 - Snapshot
  • The annual Mobile Life report, commissioned by the Carphone Warehouse and the
    London School of Economics, says that 11 per cent of children aged 11 to 18
    have had sexually explicit conversations online, with 28 per cent admitting
    they have accessed adult websites.
  • Many often pretend to be doing homework when in fact they surfing the
    internet, with 49 per cent saying that they lie to their parents about what
    they are doing online.


  • The reports, compiled from a survey of 6,000 people, also analysed the
    difference between American and British teenagers, with children in the UK
    emerging as much more sophisticated.



    For instance, 53 per cent of British youngsters have communicated by webcam,
    something that just 18 per cent of their American cousins have done.


  • Anne Bubnic
    Anne Bubnic on 18 Jul 08
     
    More than one in ten children has had a sexually explicit conversation online, according to a study that details how youngsters spend their time on the internet and their mobile phones.
Judy Echeandia

Friend or Foe? Balancing the Good and Bad of Social-Networking Sites - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...01networks.h02.html

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shared by Judy Echeandia on 23 Jun 08 - Snapshot
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    Anne Bubnic on 23 Jun 08
     
    This three-part article includes a discussion of classroom connections to social networking sites and the school's role in intervening when information that affects the classroom is publicly posted on MySpace or Facebook. The authors also provide five key social networking tips:
    1. Establish a policy for dealing with incidents in which students break school rules and their inappropriate behavior is showcased publicly on social-networking sites.
    2. Outline clear guidelines for administrators that spell out how schools should discipline students based on information garnered from social-networking sites, and let parents and students know about those rules.
    3. Educate students about online-safety issues and how to use sites such as Facebook and MySpace responsibly.
    4. Have a policy in place for dealing with cyber bullying.
    5. If teachers are using social-networking sites for educational purposes, they should establish clear guidelines for how they intend to communicate with students via those sites.

Anne Bubnic

MySpace 2.0: Interface ReDesigned for Mass Appeal - 0 views

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    Anne Bubnic on 17 Jun 08
     
    Confused by all the clutter at the MySpace site? Look for a rehaul of the MySpace interface on 6/18/08, according to press releases today. MySpace design teams are hoping that the improvements will help attract social networking laggards to the site.
Lorna Costantini

Facebook safeguards will protect young users - 0 views

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    Lorna Costantini on 09 May 08
     
    steps to protect children on the Internet
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    Lorna Costantini on 09 May 08
     
    Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, will add more than 40 safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies. The changes include banning convicted sex offenders from the site, limiting older users' ability to search online for subscribers under 18 and building a task force seeking ways to better verify users' ages and identities.
Kate Olson

Friends Indeed? - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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    Kate Olson on 20 Apr 08
     
    great article on the new meaning of "friend" in the age of social networking
Anne Bubnic

Safety and social Networking: How can we maximize the learning power of participatory Web s... - 0 views

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    Anne Bubnic on 30 Jun 08
     
    How can we maximize the learning power of participatory Web sites while ensuring students are protected and behave responsibly? Creating and administering a private social network is an excellent method for establishing a safe social learning experience.
Kate Olson

Virginia Leads the Way in the Teaching of Online Safety to K-12 Students - 0 views

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    Kate Olson on 08 May 08
     
    Virginia, the first state to mandate that public schools offer Internet-safety classes for all grade levels. Nationally, Texas and Illinois are among states that have since passed their own Internet-safety-education laws, but unlike Virginia they don't make the courses mandatory.
Anne Bubnic

Cyberbullying Policy: Harrass others and Lose Your Driver's License! - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 25 Jun 08 - Snapshot

  • In the past, the Medford district had used its umbrella policy on bullying, harassment and intimidation to crack down on cyber bullying.

    Spelling out the ban on cyber bullying and threatening to suspend driving privileges sends out a clear message that school officials are on the watch for such behavior, officials said.

  • Anne Bubnic
    Anne Bubnic on 25 Jun 08
     
    Medford School District takes Cyberbullying seriously. In a new update to their board policy, students who use text messages or e-mails to harass schoolmates could lose their driver's licenses. Apparently, this policy has also been used for chronic truancy offenses. Prior to this new update, the school board policy on cyberbullying was already one that strongly articulated zero-tolerance for bullying in cyberspace.
Anne Bubnic

'Rock the Vote' and other campaigns fall on deaf ears - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 21 Aug 08 - Snapshot
  • We've all heard the messages from MTV, P. Diddy, and countless others about why we should "Rock the Vote," but these slogans don't address the common misconception that even if we do vote, nothing will really change. And it's obvious that these messages have fallen on deaf ears. The number of voters under 30 in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections remained stagnant at just 17 percent.
  • Teens become apathetic because politicians are unresponsive, politicians become indifferent to teens because they are apathetic and don't vote.
  • The way to break this cycle is to make teens feel like they have a voice that politicians will listen to.
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  • Politicians have been reaching out to youth by holding events on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. CNN even held the YouTube debates, allowing users to submit questions directly to candidates.
  • Anne Bubnic
    Anne Bubnic on 21 Aug 08
     
    The number of voters under 30 in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections remained stagnant at just 17 percent. Teens become apathetic because politicians are unresponsive, politicians become indifferent to teens because they are apathetic and don't vote.
    The way to break this cycle is to make teens feel like they have a voice that politicians will listen to. Politicians have been reaching out to youth by holding events on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. CNN even held the YouTube debates, allowing users to submit questions directly to candidates. Making politicians answerable to young people forces their interests to be considered.\n\n
Lorna Costantini

Articles For Parents ... - 0 views

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    Lorna Costantini on 01 May 08
     
    American School Counselor Association with tips on the use of the Internet
Anne Bubnic

Videotaped beating sparks national outrage - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 28 Apr 08 - Snapshot
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    Anne Bubnic on 28 Apr 08
     
    Affirms the need for digital citizenship education in the schools.
Anne Bubnic

Smile You're on YouTube! | CTA - 0 views

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shared by Anne Bubnic on 30 Apr 08 - Snapshot
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    Anne Bubnic on 30 Apr 08
     
    From the California Teacher Association. When you least expect it, one of your students takes out his cell phone and secretly records you. The next thing you know, the video is posted on YouTube and the world is watching.
Anne Bubnic

ClubSymantec: Safety and Security Library [Feature Articles] - 0 views

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    Anne Bubnic on 25 Apr 08
     
    ClubSymantec is a safety and security resource center for Internet security and other computer related topics. Great advice and many topics here that could be assigned to students for presentation. Resources include advice on identity protection, password security, shopping safely online, spam control, spyware, phishing scams etc.
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