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Social networks and kids: How young is too young? - CNN.com
Important article to read about children of all ages creating profiles. I believe this supports our driving need to incorporate instruction and discussion on this topic in schools.
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a growing number of children are flouting age requirements on sites such as Facebook and MySpace, or using social-networking sites designed just for them.
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which some therapists have linked to Internet addiction among adults
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Social-networking ban for sex offenders: Bad call? | Safe and Secure - CNET News .::. vor.acio.us.to
So, wondering if this is going to be enforceable: Illinois Law banning sex offenders from using social networking sites. As of now, everyone can just use a different id, no one verifies who people are. Sounds like a good idea but just wondering how it would work.
GovTrack: S. 1492 [110th]: Text of Legislation, Enrolled Bill
A school receiving e-rate funds must now:
"‘(iii) as part of its Internet safety policy is educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.’."
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‘(iii) as part of its Internet safety policy is educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.’.
Google Image Search adds search by style feature - Download Squad
YOu can now search Google images by style - some educators think this could make image searching safer.
Vaio laptop safety recall
Again, as a health thing, you shouldn't REALLY put a laptop on your lap. I have a food tray that I use when I use my laptop in the recliner. In addition to claims that it causes infertility in men, it is also not good for your laptop to cover the ventilation holes with your clothing (or that little bit of pudge on your thighs.)
This is something to mention to laptop users as part of digital health and wellness with digital "citizenship" and safety.
Missing Child Alerts on Twitter | Remarkable Parents
Article by Vicky Hennigan - an up and comer in the parent edublogger category about the use of twitter for missing children alerts. Don't know a lot about how this would work but think that perhaps there are applications for having public twitterboards for such things.
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