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One in five of the nation's wired "tweens" -- kids ages 8 to 12 -- has posted personal information on the Internet, and more than a fourth have been contacted online by strangers, a poll released Tuesday found.

Anne Collier [NetFamilyNews] reports on the Top 8 workarounds of kid virtual-world users - as relayed by Sharon Duke Estroff, who spent a couple of weeks on Club Penguin observing what her 8-year-old son might experience there.

K-8 Digital Citizenship Wikifrom Forest Ridge District 142 in Oak Ridge, Illinois. Includes links to videos and cybersafety tips.

8 Tips for Creating Instagram Shopping Posts that Convert into Sales Instagram Shopping TrendsShopping on Instagram gives your business an immersive storefront for people to explore your best products. With shopping on Instagram, you can share featured products through your organic posts and Stories, or have people discover your products in Search & Explore. Follow 8 Tips for Creating Instagram Shopping Posts that Convert into Sales:-  Make Sure Your Shopping Posts Are in Line with Your Overall Instagram Aesthetic Use Photoshoot Images to Create a Look book With Carousel Posts Double Check All Your Shopping Tags Links Go to the Right Products Space Out Multiple Products Tags in One Image Use Descriptive Hashtags So Your Products Are 'Searchable' and 'Followable' Try Out User-Generated Content For Great Shoppable Posts Spread Out Your Shoppable Posts Throughout Your Grid Use Instagram Stories Videos to Show Your Product in Action Just start by taking the first steps to be an approved retailer with Instagram, and then you can begin creating awesome posts with tagged products for easier Instagram shopping for your followers!

Remarketing is the practice of using ads to target those who have already shown an interest in your products or services by visiting your website. With remarketing, since you're showing highly customized ads to people who have previously visited your website, they're more likely to click on your ads, making the entire campaign cost effective. 1. Use Dynamic Remarketing 2. Launch a Sequential Remarketing Campaign 3. Segment Your Remarketing Audience 4. Use Content Remarketing 5. Remarket to Existing Customers 6. Cap the Number of Times Audience Members See Your Ad 7. Change Your Ad for Non-Converting Audience Members 8. Change Your Ad for Non-Converting Audience Members ow you know about a few advanced AdWords Remarketing Strategies. Pick some of the options highlighted above that you think would be a best fit for your advertising campaigns.

Many people use hashtags, but not everyone uses them properly. We will unveil some ways to use hashtags properly, so your brand will get more likes and engagement on social media. Hashtags serve as a social media search tool- they help to tie different social media posts together that relate to a particular topic, making them easily searchable. Using hashtags in your social media posts ensures that a larger audience outside your own followers is able to see your post. It also helps your brand to get more attention and engagement when you use Trending Hashtags. 1. Use Just the Right Amount 2. Find Which Hashtags Are the Most Popular (Influencer Hashtags) 3. Find What Hashtags to Use For Your Particular Audience 4. Use the "CCC Rule" (Creative, Catchy or Comical) 5. Keep Your Hashtags Short and Simple 6. Optimize Your Account Settings for Hashtags 7. Use Branded Hashtags for Your Business 8. Use Hashtags Consistently Use hashtags to target specific audiences. Use hashtags to draw attention to specific marketing events or social movements. The best practice is to choose the right hashtag for the content and audience you want to reach. For More Information Visit: http://bit.ly/2YUxTop

Title: Tuned into Tech Internet Safety Webquest Description: The internet is a powerful tool that allows you to communicate, gather information, network, publish and share resources. However, when not used cautiously or properly, the internet can expose you to ill-intentioned strangers, inappropriate content, computer viruses and cyber-bullying. This webquest will help you gather information about being safe while using the internet. Grade Level: 6-8 Curriculum: Technology Keywords: Internet, safety, cyberbullying, privacy

Advice for teens from www.kidshealth.org. Here are some things to consider to safeguard your online identity and reputation:
1. Remember that nothing is temporary online
2. Mark your profile as private.
3. Safeguard your passwords and change them regularly.
4. Don't post inappropriate or sexually provocative pictures or comments.
5. Don't respond to inappropriate requests
6. Take a breather to avoid "flaming."
7. Learn about copyrights.
8. Check your digital footprint.
9. Take it offline.

The Creative Rights Education initiativewas developed to create awareness of intellectual property rights, to foster a better understanding of the rights connected with creative content, and ultimately, to instill in students a personal respect for creative rights in a way that changes their behaviors and perceptions about digitally delivered content. This program, sponsored by Microsoft, offers a comprehensive set of cross-curricular classroom activities designed for grades 8-10 (but easily adaptable for use in grades 6-12) and organized into thematic units.

8-minute video from Wired Safety. Find out what cyberbullying is, from teens who know and have experienced it. Cyberbullies are divided into four categories: vengeful angel, power hungry, mean girl and inadvertent cyberbully.

Sony Creative Software Contest- Winner, School Video Category [Cyberbullyiing Public Service Announcement ]

Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary. Background info from Marvin Jiminez, Director. I decided to enter the contest for two reasons. First, being one of the poorest school districts in the city, I felt our students would greatly appreciate the software prizes to use in sharing their stories in a visual manner. Second, this project would be my directorial debut. I really enjoyed directing this project and seeing it come to life from an idea to film. The students who volunteered as talent really did an exceptional job and were very fun to direct. The project itself took approx. 20 pre-production hours, 6 production hours, and 8 post-production hours. The title I decided to use is "Words Sometimes Really Do Hurt".

Craik School in Saskatchewan Canada is exploring the use of cellphones as learning tools. This video highlights the work of Carla Dolman and Gord Taylor and the grade 8 and 9 students of Craik School.

Nancy Willard and Anne Collier offer eight ways to deal with cyberbullies in this article.
1. Identify and block.
2. Set boundaries.
3. File a complaint.
4. Contact the school
5. Send the parents a certfied "cease and desist" letter.
6. Call an attorney.
7. Contact the local police.
8. Talk with your kids about what's acceptable.

Topping the list of tough issues children say they face are teasing and bullying, The Nickelodeon/Talking with Kids National Survey of Parents and Kids showed. To children ages 8-15, bullying ranks higher than violence, discrimination or pressure to have sex.

In this activity, students become international traders from one of six continents: Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America or South America. They negotiate prices with buyers and sellers from the other continents. Sometimes they are thwarted from trading by barriers, and they come to understand how the IMF, by fostering free trade, enhances the flow of goods and services worldwide. [Grades 5-8]

"Community Technology Programs Deliver Opportunities to Youth" is an 8:46 minute video in which young people help tell the story of why access to quality technology and training matters to their future. The video covers health improvement, educational achievement, workforce training and civic engagement of young people through the use of information and communications technology.

[April 8, 2008] Jolita Berry remembers all too well what happened last Friday. She had just finished having words with a female student, when things turned violent. Video taken by another student on a cell phone and posted on MySpace, clearly shows what happened next. In the video you can see a teenage student beating Jolita on the floor of her art class at Reginald F. Lewis High School

As any parent knows, tweens are crazy about cellphones. Those hoping to delay such a purchase--despite cries of "But everyone else has one!"--take note: 46% of U.S. tweens (ages 8 to 12) use cellphones, but only 26% own them, according to data released Wednesday by Nielsen Mobile. These "mobile borrowers" use their parents' phones when they go out with friends or on short trips, says Sally DePiro, a Nielsen product manager who worked on the report. The borrowing is more than an occasional habit: About 50% take their parents' phones more than three times a week. The key age for these early adopters is 10. While kids start using borrowed cellphones, on average, at around age eight-and-a-half, American tweens generally acquire their own phones between the ages of 10 and 11, reports Nielsen.

Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three Little CyberPigs was developed by the Media Awareness Network. In this game, designed for ages 8-10, the CyberPigs play on their favourite Web site and encounter marketing ploys, spam and a close encounter with a not-too-friendly wolf. The purpose of the game is to teach kids how to spot online marketing strategies, protect their personal information and avoid online predators. The accompanying Teacher's Guide explains how to play the game, gives background information on the issues of online marketing, spam and children's privacy and provides activities and handouts for classroom use.