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CTAP Region IV also keeps an extensive collection of Acceptable Use Policy and Cell phone policy information at: http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/AUP.htm

CTAP Region IV also keeps an extensive collection of Acceptable Use Policy and Cell phone policy information at: http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/AUP.htm

It only takes a minute to change your life. In this collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation, the PAUSE campaign recognizes that in a minute, everything can change. Impulsive behaviors are part of being young. Through the campaign, Fox Networks Group and Kaiser hope to encourage young people to "pause" - even if just for sixty seconds -- when confronted with a difficult or risky decision, consider the best option, and reach out to get more information and help if they need it. In that minute, they have the choice to make a good or bad call. As PAUSE indicates, "it only takes a minute to change your life." For a young person, that kind of power can be intimidating, yet also very empowering. Site includes PSA's targeting youth and informational resources.

Cybersafety expert and Internet Law Attorney, Nancy Willard, has some ideas for schools as they develop and adapt safety strategies to address Web 2.0. She also offers some questions that school staff can discuss to assess and improve the manner in which they are addressing these issues in their building:

Excellent post about how many are relinquishing their privacy. Very insightful post.

Fascinating ponderings by Mike Curtain about how many of us are relinquishing our own privacy. This is a very thought provoking post and yet another one I wouldn't have read, had he not linked to my blog post yesterday asking for bloggers to share their links. This is a very powerful blog post. Wow! I personally think there is a balance here, but also agree than many are not considering the privacy they are relinquishing when they post things that don't belong out there for everyone to see. Internet privacy is an illusion, it really is.

Great post by Alfred Thompson, "the" microsoft education blogger. I think he hits the nail on the head with this one. Great post!

Great post about how online activities should have offline consequences by Alfred Thompson.

The Boston Public Schools Internet Safety Website contains resources and strategies for parents, teachers and students to use in order to help promote online safety. There are some great classroom posters here for download.

An online course on how to use the internet safely and effectively.

MindOH! offers downloadable "Thinking It Through" worksheets to provide students with opportunities to reflect on the poor choices they may be making with regard to bullying, teasing or harassing others. Kids are given the opportunity to assess their own beliefs and attitudes, consider past experiences, and explore ways of making smarter choices in the future.

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.

Thought-provoking article by Scott McLeod. If a district has decided to figure out ways to facilitate technology usage and empower students and staff, the policies will follow accordingly. Conversely, if a district is determined to treat technology from a fearful or wary standpoint, its policies will reflect that position as well.

Burt Lo from CTAP6 attended the CTAP4 School Administrator workshop, MySpace, Your Campus and You(Tube). In this blog, he captures some of the take-aways from the workshop.

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.

At issue: Should teens who send racy cell-phone pictures be branded as sex offenders?

This month, three teenage girls, students at Greensburg Salem High School in Greensburg, Pa., were charged with disseminating child pornography. They had sent nude pictures of themselves by cellphone to their teenage boyfriends, who were charged with possessing child pornography.\n\nThe legal consequences in this case may have been unique, but the behavior is not. About 20 percent of teenagers have posted or sent nude cellphone pictures of themselves, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, a nonprofit group.

Thoughtful analysis of the Byron Report, provided by Anne Collier of Netfamily News.

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms. View as streaming video, download as an MP4 file or watch it on YouTube.