"We all have a digital tattoo, and if we do not choose how to ink it, somebody else will. Rob McTaggart discusses how we might move the fear-based cybersafety agenda forward towards a conversation about digital empowerment and supporting our students' growth in an online world."
"Geo Listening " provides a service that monitors the posts of the 14,000 students in the Glendale Unified School District, to help curtail cyberbullying, drug use, and other problems. This article provides for great discussion with students, teachers, admin., and parents.
"Net Cetera covers what you need to know, where to go for more information, and issues to raise with kids about living their lives online." Order free copies of the Net Cetera guide to hand out.
A new, really important report has just come out about children and online safety. It is sensible and research-based, with excellent recommendations. The strongest recommendation is that scare tactics DON'T WORK to keep children safe online.
Various resources compile by Dr. Alec Couros. Here are a few as they relate to Digital Citizenship:
Copyright and Fair Use
Cyberbullying
Dark Side of the Internet
Digital Citizenship"
A forum for teenagers dealing with innapropriate online behavior. Includes, videos, games, discussion forum, help lines, "callout cards" and general helpful information.
To promote the digital literacy executive order that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger enacted last year, the state's Office of Information Technology has released a series of YouTube videos featuring California's technology leaders answering questions about the importance and impact of residents being digitally literate.