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And some districts -- from South Dakota to New Jersey -- are starting to limit what teachers can do on the sites.

"It is the responsibility of all individuals associated with the Foundation to act in a manner that will ensure the public's trust as well as the trust of colleagues and peers.

he has heard that some teachers have "risqué" photos on their accounts, but he hasn't actually seen any.

Cyberbullies can send harmful messages several ways. Cyberbullying can come in the form of direct, attacking emails or text messages. These messages often contain threats, insults and sexual or racial slurs. Cyberbullying can also occur in Web forums. Bullies may pose as the person they’re trying to humiliate on public sites and post defamatory comments towards themselves. Bullies have also been known to reveal personal information (address, workplace phone number) about another individual on public forums or chat rooms as a way to solicit unwarranted contact.

Cyberbullying is cowardice, it’s unacceptable.

Do not visit the websites that have frequent bully encounters. You can also change your cell phone and home phone number to stop receiving harassing texts and calls.

Her presentation, titled “Better Safe than Sorry,” outlines the social network environment that she said may be foreign to most parents but very common to students.It covers Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Friendster, Bebo, Yahoo, Google Plus, Classmates, Flicker, Instagram, You Tube and My Space, all social networking programs, Aguilera said.Aguilera said with so many people using social networking and so many young people posting personal information, its important that teens learn the basics of operating safely on the Web.

World Wide Web enables one to access volumes of information, earn graduate degrees on-line, submit mortgage applications, procure countless goods and services, and communicate instantaneously on a global basis. The increased use of technology in education is accompanied by concerns about technology's role in education.

One study by the Center for Applied Special Technology has shown that students with on-line access scored higher in the areas of information management, communication, and the presentation of ideas. According to one article the use of instructional technology offers great promise in helping "students become independent, critical thinkers, able to find information, organize and evaluate it, and then effectively express their new knowledge and ideas in compelling ways" (CAST, 2000).

In the CAST study the results revealed that students using on-line communication became more confident carrying out and presenting a research project over the course of the study.

To get a sense of your digital presence, search yourself: A first place to start is to Google yourself and see the results. Use pipl.com or peekyou.com to find out what comes up about you. Try spezify.com for a look at your digital history. For an entirely different view, try the MIT Personas interface for a visual display of your digital presence.

Cyberbullying

In school ... you don't want anyone to think of you as a "gossip" or someone who says things about other people. Everyone wants to be "nice." You don't have to be nice if you don't want to online. 13 year old girl, Edmonton

There is little doubt that cyberbullying, which can be the equivalent of "social death" for many young people, is traumatic. It differs from traditional, face-to-face bullying in that it is relentless and public and at the same time anonymous. Cyberbullying has turned the usual image of "the bully" on its head; it's no longer only the "tough kids" who may act aggressively – it can just as easily be the shy, quiet types, hidden behind their computers. Added to this is the potential presence of countless, invisible witnesses and/or collaborators to the cyberbullying, which creates a situation where victims are left unsure of who knows, and whom to fear.

Our virtual world will be our interface to the rest of the World Wide Web and people everywhere!  Cyberspace 2020 will likely be even more interconnecting and more social, but it will almost certainly change the way we live, work and play.