Group items tagged

ALMOST two-thirds of Australian children have had bad interactions online, including exposure to nudity, violence, cyber predators and cyber bullying, a survey shows.

Primary and secondary in school performances focusing on the toughest issues: cyber bullying; violence; prejudice; harassment; child abuse; domestic violence; peer pressure; grief; eating disorders; substance abuse; depression; family separation; values education and discrimination! 

A provider of cybersafety consultancy 

The Berkman Center's mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions.

The Child Health Promotion Research Centre resource. Currently it seems they are not taking new participants 

Photograph tackles the problem of 'sexting' or the creating, sharing and forwarding of sexually explicit images and text by teens. The 15 minute film (on DVD ROM) shows the repercussions when a 15 year old girl sends an inappropriate photograph of herself to her boyfriend. The story focuses on the emotional impact on the girl, her parents and her friends and the legal and emotional impact on the boy and his parents.  Cost: $60+GST for a whole school licence

This has some very good resources for use with young people around safe use of the web/cyber bullying etc.

The NSW DEC site for digital citizenship. A good starting point 

A great collection of Cybersafety resources as presented at the Wollongong Diocese Cybersafety Forum last week.

Through the Wild Web Woods is designed for students ages seven through ten to learn how to spot danger on the Internet and what to do when they do spot danger on the Internet. The game is available in twenty-four languages.

some nice CyberSafety resources/websites for those of you who teach Cyber-Safety in your school

A range of resources for cybersafety.