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Would really love to get colleague input on my latest update on using class blogs

The link is to a petition created November 23, 2010 to require safety warnings on digital devices. Please review the petition, and unless there are any objections, take 60 seconds to digitally sign this for yourself, your loved ones and our organization. Together we can reduce the number of victims that alter their lives through their own poor digital judgment.

In this telephonic (wireline and wireless) survey of internet using Americans (N=1000), we found that large percentages of young adults (those 18-24 years) are in harmony with older Americans regarding concerns about online privacy, norms, and policy suggestions. In several cases, there are no statistically significant differences between young adults and older age categories on these topics. Where there were differences, over half of the young adult-respondents did answer in the direction of older adults. There clearly is social significance in that large numbers of young adults agree with older Americans on issues of information privacy.

Apparently, adults are more likely to 'overshare' on Facebook than teens.

Find out What is Really Happening on Your Computer with Realtime-Spy

Realtime-Spy Logs All Keystrokes and History on Targeted Computer

Learn What Your Teen is Doing on their Cell Phone Easily and Secretly with Mobile Spy

Finally Learn the Truth about their Call, Mobile Web, Text Message Activities, and GPS Locations

Mobile Nanny Allows Parents to Set Usage Limits and View All Phone Activities

Principles for Evaluating WebsitesBy Stephen Downes How do you know whether something you read on the web is true? You can't know, at least, not for sure. This makes it important to read carefully and to evaluate what you read. This guide will tell you how.

May 7th ISTE webinar focused on digital citizenship

This wiki was created as part of a U of Manitoba class by a group of classroom teachers It has a large number of resources to help classroom teachers integrate the teaching of digital citizenship in their curricula including links to articles, websites on digital citizenship, embedded videos, and more. J. Evans

Great article including comments from Mike Ribble on cyberbullying and digital citizenship

This list is a collection of resources I've found concerning internet safety. My students will be creating a presentation to give to their parents on the teens-eye view of internet safety. Please feel free to leave any comments and/or suggestions.

Great post on digital footprint / digital reputation management by Darren Kuropatwa, sharing a Seth Godin post

are your social networks saying the correct things about you? Employers are looking for digital dirt about you on the web, as well as proof that you aren't just a frat boy cruising through college without a purpose. Start taking a proactive role with these 5 tips to clean up your online web identity:

Started in 2008 by Vickie Davis, this site now has 258 members, 2,000+ items and over 6,400 visitors. The Diigo group focuses on all areas of digital citizenship, from research to classroom practice. The tags are also catalogued into Diigo Topic Lists for easy reference: http://bit.ly/b5LVWk

"From podcasts to porn, cyberbullying to cell phones, Dr. Russell Sabella helps readers understand the risks that emerge when high-tech tools, uninformed parents, and exuberant youth collide. Because kids are growing up with modern technologies, many are more expert than their parents. As a result, a parent's ability to make effective decisions for how technology is used may be compromised. GuardingKids.com empowers parents, educators, and other care takers to better understand the electronic terrain. Readers will be better able to help children safely and securely navigate a minefield of inappropriate and risky situations."

Some excellent resources and links shared on this site by Dr. Russell Sabella, author of Guarding Kids: A Practial Guide to Keeping Kids Out of High-Tech Trouble. His Resource Links provide many additional resources on the topic.