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'Kick a Ginger Day' leaves a bitter lesson
New form of school cyberbullying toward red heads demonstrated with "Kick A Ginger Day" - a hate crime with redheads as victims, promoted via a Facebook group and inspired by a Southpark episode from 2005.
Shocking stats, video on texting while driving |
When it comes to texting while driving, teens are a particular risk group considering that, according to Nielsen (PDF), "The average U.S. mobile teen now sends or receives an average of 2,899 text-messages per month" and apparently some of those texts are being sent and read from behind the wheel.
Digital Citizenship: Code of Ethics
Digital citizenship class developed by Kyle Brumbaugh (Capuchino High School) for students in his Global Communications class.
Will Your Digital Footprint Cost You a Job and College Admission?
Better Think Again Before You Post Those Spring Break or Mardi Grad Party Pics! Are you having fun posting party pictures, Spring Break vacation photos and personal information about boyfriends and girlfriends on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and other favorite social networking sites? If so, you probably have a big digital footprint that might keep you from getting a job or getting into college
MySpace, Facebook and More: Social Networking and Teens [Video]
<b>Safety tips for parents and teens from the folks at Common Sense Media.</b> Do your teens love MySpace, Facebook or other social networking sites? Get tips on how to keep them safe. Great 4-minute video that could be shown to PTA/Parent groups or in the classroom at Back To School Night.
Teaching Teenagers About Harassment
This month, three teenage girls, students at Greensburg Salem High School in Greensburg, Pa., were charged with disseminating child pornography. They had sent nude pictures of themselves by cellphone to their teenage boyfriends, who were charged with possessing child pornography.
The legal consequences in this case may have been unique, but the behavior is not. About 20 percent of teenagers have posted or sent nude cellphone pictures of themselves, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, a nonprofit group.
Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship
As defined by Mike Rubble and George Bailey in their book, Digital Citizenship in the Schools. Digital citizenship can be defined as the <b>norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use</b>
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lectronic standards of conduct or procedure.
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lectronic exchange of information.
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Cyberethics: Downloading Music from the Internet | eMINTS
Cyberethics curriculum from the eMINTS project. These sites highlight the debate about downloading music from the Internet for free. Watch videos of musicians expressing their thoughts on the issue. There is also information about copyright law and explanations about why these types of downloads are considered illegal and unethical. The sites are helpful for teachers who want students to debate the issue. There are links to eThemes Resources on Internet safety and computer basics.
Remix Culture: Center for Social Media [Video]
From American University's School of Communication. When is it fair and legal to use other people's copyrighted work to make your own? What's the line between infringement and fair use? Take this tour of remix culture classics, and use the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video to make your own decisions. This video is also available as a quicktime download.
Digital Natives » The Ballad of Zack McCune, Part 2 [Video]
<b>Second installment of a three-part video “The Ballad of Zack McCune” from Berkman Center for Internet & Society.</b> <br>What do you do when you’re sued by the recording industry? And how do kids and teens reconcile the law (and corporate interests) with a culture of illegal downloading? Last year, Brown University student Zack McCune was faced with both of these questions.
CyberTips for Teachers
The Canadian Teachers' Federation advises teachers to: Be Professional, Be Prudent, Be Prepared and Know Your Rights & Responsibilities. Get the details and precautions for your own online behavior here!
Letters to a Bullied Girl: Messages of Healing and Hope [Harper Collins]
Olivia Gardner, a northern California teenager, was severely taunted and cyber-bullied by her classmates for more than two years. News of her bullying spread, eventually reaching two teenage girls from a neighboring town, sisters Emily and Sarah Buder. The girls were so moved by Olivia's story that they initiated a letter-writing campaign to help lift her spirits. It was a tender gesture of solidarity that set off an overwhelming chain reaction of support, encouragement, and love. In <b>Letters to a Bullied Girl</b>, Olivia and the Buder sisters share an inspiring selection of messages that arrived from across America—the personal, often painful remembrances of former targets, remorseful bullies, and sympathetic bystanders. Letters to a Bullied Girl examines our national bullying epidemic from a variety of angles and perspectives, and includes practical guidance from bullying expert Barbara Coloroso, author of The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander. Though addressed to Olivia, the letters speak to all young people who have been bullied, offer advice and hope to those who suffer, and provide a wake-up call to all who have ever been involved in bullying. <br><br> There is also a <b>video interview with the Buder sisters</b> on this site. <br><br>
Olivia's Letters | PBS
News coverage about a middle school student victimized by online and offline bullying has prompted a grassroots solidarity campaign. She’s received over 1,400 letters of support so far, and it’s serving as a teachable moment that no school should ignore.
Olivia Gardner was just a sixth grader when the bullying began two years ago. Previously diagnosed with epilepsy, Olivia was tormented by her peers because of the disease. In school, they’d call her “retard.” Online, they created an “Olivia Haters” page on MySpace and would use it to make fun of her. The school district eventually got involved, bringing in the families of the kids who were involved in the bullying, as well as holding a series of student assemblies on the problem. But it was too little, too late for Olivia, who soon transferred to another school.
The Newest Breed of Bully, the Cyberbully
Because cyberbullying is such a new phenomenon, school and law enforcement officials in the United States and other countries are still sorting out the legal technicalities. "Most of what is done online is protected as free speech," says Frannie Wellings, policy fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, DC.\n\n
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While some of what is published online may seem libelous (i.e., intended to harm the reputation of another), proving that point can be difficult and expensive. In order to prove libel, you have to prove malicious intent, something that might prove difficult if the offending Web page was put up by an adolescent. And many times, freedom of speech wins out.
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Unless an actual crime has taken place, law enforcement officials often are unable to arrest anyone, even if they can identify the culprit. According to Lt. John Otero, commanding officer of the computer crime squad for the New York City Police Department, individuals would actually have to post a direct threat in order for the police to act. "For example, if they say, 'tomorrow I am going to hurt, kill, or injure an individual,' that would constitute a crime," he explains. A person posting such a threat could be arrested and charged with aggravated harassment. Although Otero says his department has seen some arrests, anyone under the age of 18 would not be dealt with harshly: "If the kid is too young, he would get a scolding and the incident would be brought to the parents' attention; if they are under 16, they are considered minors."
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Course: CyberSafety for Middle School
Lewsisville Independent School District [Flower Mound, TX] has created this excellent Cybersafety Course for Middle School Students, using moodle. It includes a week-long curriculum with videos, web sites to explore, discussion questions and quizzes.
Cybercitizenship For Kids and Parents
How do parents teach kids about internet morals and how to protect themselves at the same time? Hear some tips about being a good cyber-citizen Three-minute video from Gen Y Author, Vanessa Van Petten. See also: <a href = "http://www.onteenstoday.com/the-dirt-e-secrets-of-an-internet-kid/">Dirt-E Secrets of an Internet Kid."</a> <br><br>
Chicago Digital Youth Network
The primary goal of the Digital Youth Network Program is to develop a model program that enables urban youth to become discerning new media consumers and fluent media producers.To be full citizens today, youth must be engaged, articulate, critical and collaborative. Youth must become creators – designers, builders & innovators - who can envision new possibilities. Youth must also be able to organize, navigate and judge the large amounts of information and media to which they now have access. Full citizens today must be reflective thinkers who are committed to personal and community improvement.
Facebook impersonation charge stayed
A charge against a Manitoba teenager accused of impersonating a teacher on Facebook has been stayed.
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Marycia Sieklicki, a law student who handled the case on the Crown’s behalf, explained outside court that the charge was stayed because the charge of personation dictates that there must be serious consequences, and prosecutors would have to prove an intent to cause harm.
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“There wasn’t anything negative on the page at all that we could find about the teacher,” Sieklicki said.
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Bebo party story is fake--lawsuit is not
Don't believe everything you read on Bebo.
That's the message an angry mother is sending by suing six U.K. newspapers that lifted a story off social-networking site Bebo about her daughter's supposed wild party.
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Lawyers told the paper that the case may be a legal landmark because there is no precedent in disputes involving third parties who use or publish information from social-networking sites. Hudson's lawyer, David Price, noted that the case raised important issues of libel, privacy, and copyright and added that, due to social-networking sites, teenager's embellished rumors are now on display like never before.
AT&T Smart Limits
AT&T Smart Limits™ brings together information about parental control features across AT&T's wireless, wired, broadband and video service. Includes tools in four areas: Wireless Smart, Surf Smart, Watch Smart and Talk Smart.
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