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A warning from the head of a prominent cancer research institute has rekindled fears about the possible health risks associated with extensive cell-phone use, especially among children--and it comes as a growing number of children are using cell phones to communicate.

A series of nine videos on bullying and cyberbullying from the Kids Help Phone, a 24/7 bilingual anonymous phone counseling, information and referral service based in Canada.

From the Technology Information Center for Administrator Leadership /Radio TICAL audiocast: First they showed up in every driver's hand. Now, your second graders are bringing them to school. Yep, cell phones have become as ubiquitous on campus as they are on the roads, and they force us to consider new rules and policies in each context. In this episode, TICAL cadre members Bob Blackney and Kelly Calhoun share their perspectives on the kinds of things we need to consider in crafting campus cell phone policies.

More parents are looking to cell phones to help keep their children safe. But mom and dad should be aware: Kids who talk on a cell phone may be more likely to step into traffic, a new study shows.

This is really scary - spyware for cell phones. TV 13 Investigates and explains how your cell phone can be secretly hijacked and used against you - and tells you how to protect yourself.

Today's students live in an incredibly high tech world- from cell phones to Facebook to YouTube to iPods- K-12 schools are faced with a multitude of new challenges that must be addressed in your student handbook. How can you restructure your student handbook to include the potential issues that may arise as a result of students' increased use of these technologies? Join us for a live, 60-minute audio conference where you and your colleagues will learn:
* Keys to Drafting K-12 Handbook Policies for Today's Students
* Online Use Policies: Facebook, MySpace & Online Communities
* Crafting Guidelines & Policies for Cell Phone & iPod Use at School
* Protecting Your School from Liability: What You Need to Know
* Cyberbullying & Technology Misconduct: What Educators Must Know

If you're looking to begin an online commerce, chances are you've listened of Shopify. But you may be pondering - what precisely is a Shopify account? Basically, a Shopify account is your door to making and overseeing your online store on the Shopify stage. It permits you to set up your store, customize your location, oversee stock, handle orders, and more. With a Shopify account, you have get to to a assortment of devices and highlights that make it simple to dispatch and develop your e-commerce business. Buy Shopify Accounts Are Shopify accounts secure? As online shopping proceeds to develop in ubiquity, it's vital for both customers and businesses to prioritize security when it comes to online exchanges. With the rise of e-commerce stages like Shopify, numerous trade proprietors are turning to these stages to make their online stores. Be that as it may, with the delicate data put away on these stages, the address emerges: Are Shopify accounts secure? In this article, we will investigate the different security measures in put to ensure Shopify accounts and the steps both businesses and customers can take to assist secure their online transactions. In later a long time, cyber assaults and information breaches have ended up all as well common, making it vital for businesses to take proactive measures to defend their online nearness. Shopify, as a driving e-commerce stage, has actualized a number of security highlights to secure accounts and client information. From encryption of touchy data to two-factor verification, Shopify endeavors to give a secure environment for online exchanges. In spite of these measures, it is still critical for trade proprietors to remain watchful and frequently audit their security settings to guarantee their information is protected. Buy Shopify Accounts What are the benefits of having a Shopify account? Having a Shopify account comes with a plenty of benefits that can raise your online trade to unused statures. One of the maj

Webcams, cell phone cameras being put to troubling use, experts say. People are taking pictures, lots of them, and then uploading them as permanent displays in the Internet collection.

Police tried to stop the spread of pornographic video and photos of two U.S. high school girls, images that were transmitted by cell phone to dozens of the girls' classmates and then to the wider world.

[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

People used to say a child's suicide ripples through a community. These days, it rides an electronic wave. Teenagers relay the news with cell phone calls, text messaging and Internet social networks, complicating the efforts of teachers, counselors and parents trying to manage grief after a young person's death. To our readers This series stems from our continuing examination of what led 19-year-old Robert Hawkins to become a mass killer last December at Omaha's Von Maur store. Today's stories describe how Internet postings, cell phones and text messages allow teens to spread their angst rapidly under the radar of adult oversight. Three-part series The World-Herald investigation into Robert Hawkins' murder spree and suicide last December leads to the discovery of a teen suicide cluster in Sarpy County. Sunday: Connections between suicidal teens cross community and school district lines. Today: Technology spreads teenage grief and angst quickly, with no parental oversight. Tuesday: A widely used but controversial suicide screening program is urged for use in Nebraska schools. Cyberspace is fertile ground for suicide contagion. It provides a forum for prolonged and excessive grieving in a highly charged, emotional atmosphere - precisely the kind of atmosphere psychologists warn to avoid after a death. It is also unmonitored by all but the most vigilant parents.

Wauwatosa East High School resource officer who made the arrest says the student refused to stop texting during class Feb. 11 after a teacher told her to stop and the student told the resource officer she didn't have a phone. She continued denying she had a phone, forcing the resource officer to walk back and forth to the classroom twice and find other students who saw her using it, according to the report

Take a look at the seven YouTube videos below, all taken by student cell phone cameras in classrooms. Do we want students bringing to public attention these types of classroom incidents? Should students be punished or applauded for filming and posting these?

Cox Communications commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a survey among U.S. teens ages 13-18. Key objectives of this study were to: *Examine teen's online and cell phone behavior, specifically regarding: * Sending sexually suggestive text messages ore emails * Bullying others online or by text message *Understand the relationship between teens and their parents regarding parental controls for the Internet *Uncover how and why teens go online on their cell phone
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Produced in Canada, this new interactive program targets middle school students. Designed for school usage, it explores the social and ethical challenges of the cell phone era. In some locations, it is used as part of the DARE program. The story is set in the fictitious BRAINCELLS HIGH, which is in turmoil. After students begin carrying cell phones, a group of older boys start to steal phones from the younger students. Eddie is the leader of the gang and he forces a younger computer geek named Oliver to hack into the school computer and "adjust" his grades. The venture creates an uneasy bond between the two teenagers. Oliver uses his cell phone to commit the crime for Eddie and Eddie eases Oliver into the inner circle of teens at the high school. Finally, Oliver has to make a decision. Will he go to the police? The story is told through quizzes, animations, activities and games.

They came from pretty much every sector-nonprofits, government, wireless executives, and think tanks-to a day-long conference in Washington D.C. on how to respond to the panic du jour over kids, mobile phones, and sex

Two Mason teens charged with sending and possessing nude photos on their cell phones were sentenced on May 11. Both 15-year-olds pled guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The boy was sentenced to 30 days house arrest and the girl was told to write a research paper for the court on the dangers of sexting -- both will have to perform 100 hours of community service and give up their phones for 30 days.

This Web Wise Kids cell phone safety program for middle school children is titled It's Your Call. Based on true stories, it is an interactive game that allows users to play out difficult situations in the safety of cyberspace before they live them out in real life. The game offers teens guidance about responsible cell phone behaviors and how to use these devices to enhance their personal safety. Players become a live action character in an interactive movie and are presented with a series of difficult decisions in a slice-of-life context. The teens must make tough decisions and view the consequences of their actions in the video.

A group of high school students said recently that cyberbullying is on the rise in their schools, just as it is nationally. Cyberbullying is loosely defined as using computers or cell phones to harass or bully another. It can happen by cell phone text messages, on social networking sites and even on online games that allow chatting. "It's growing and it's going to continue to grow," said Rich Horner, the police superintendent for North Franklin Township in Washington County, on the southwest side of Washington. "A lot of this stuff is kids being kids. There's always been bullying. Now, they have more avenues to do it. It's enough of a problem that the state attorney general's office created a video about cyberbullying and will launch it in May, said Diana Woodside, assistant director of education and outreach.