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Two years ago, engineers at Google reported that about 10 percent of millions of Web pages they analyzed engaged in "drive-by downloads" of malware. Google today has about 330,000 Web sites listed as malicious, up from about 150,000 a year ago.

In the recent report, How Teens Use Media, Nielsen debunks many of the myths around teen media consumption. Download the full report.

A rather frightening PSA targeting teens and the dangers of texting while driving.

Security firm Symantec has identified the top 100 searches conducted by children online. Popular items in the list include some expected entries like YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace as well as queries for popular pop idols like Michael Jackson and Miley Cyrus. However, what's surprising about the children's list is how similar it looks to that of any other online adult - something which seems to imply that our online activities aren't all that age dependent after all.

Internet Safety Policies and CIPA (from ERATE Central).

The Internet can be a rich and valuable source of information - and an even richer source of misinformation. Sorting out the valuable claims from the worthless ones is tricky, since at first glance a Web site written by an expert can look a lot like one written by your next-door neighbor. This lesson offers students background and practice in determining authority on the Internet - how to tell whether an author has expertise or not, and whether you're getting the straight story.

The Internet can be a rich and valuable source of information - and an even richer source of misinformation. Sorting out the valuable claims from the worthless ones is tricky, since at first glance a Web site written by an expert can look a lot like one written by your next-door neighbor. This lesson offers students background and practice in determining authority on the Internet - how to tell whether an author has expertise or not, and whether you're getting the straight story.

The Internet can be a rich and valuable source of information - and an even richer source of misinformation. Sorting out the valuable claims from the worthless ones is tricky, since at first glance a Web site written by an expert can look a lot like one written by your next-door neighbor. This lesson offers students background and practice in determining authority on the Internet - how to tell whether an author has expertise or not, and whether you're getting the straight story.

Teaching materials on cybersafety from Wales.

Educators find themselves with mixed opinions about the role of social media in higher education and its importance in the classroom. Some see it as the technology of tomorrow, an important piece to the puzzle of connecting with students, while others try it doubtingly in their classrooms, assuming that the traditional face-to-face contact cannot be replaced.

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A former high school cheerleader is suing her former coach and the school district for $100 million after the coach allegedly read personal e-mails, WAPT-TV reported. The student filed the federal lawsuit after she said her coach got into her Facebook account and read the messages. One of the e-mails was between the student and another cheerleader and had profanity.

To many parents, text messaging is an enigma - a practice their children engage in when they could just make a phone call or walk down the street to their friends' houses. It seems to be a strange but harmless means of communication. What most don't know is that too much texting can actually be detrimental to their teens' health.

Promethean offers a free flipchart viewer and flipchart on Online Safety with Brainpop characters, Tim & Moby. (Registration is required). You've got mail! Surfing the Web can be fun and informative, but it can be dangerous, too. Let Tim and Moby help you sort out the good from the bad as you learn some rules to keep you safe in this BrainPOP movie on online safety. Figure out how to keep your identity a secret, how to identify people who might not be as nice as they seem, and who can help you stay safe online. You'll also discover some rules that are good to follow both online and in life and what can happen if you break the World Wide Web code of conduct.

A film made by 4th graders on blogging safety

A film made by 4th graders on blogging safety.

Tammy Worcester's handouts and links from NECC09

This latest report from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute concludes that the risk of a vehicle crash can be up to 23 times higher when the driver is texting, compared to a driver who is paying full attention to the road. The report concludes that driving while texting should be banned, and that cell phone use should be banned for newly-licensed drivers.