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20 Nov 09

Facebook Profile - Should Educators be Afraid of Having a Facebook Profile?

"Whether you are a teacher at a grade school or work at a Fortune 500 company we have all heard the stories of educators being removed or suspended for inappropriate posts on their Facebook profile. So, the question stands, can you take advantage of the educational opportunity provided by a social network like Facebook without running the risk of loosing your job? Well, today I’m not going to make you wait for the answer. The answer simply is “yes.” Yes, you can create a personal Facebook profile and still use the social networking platform to educate your learners. Here’s how…"

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29 Oct 09

Is It Safe to Post Children’s Images on Online Photo Sites? - NYTimes.com

"“Research shows that there is virtually no risk of pedophiles coming to get kids because they found them online,” said Stephen Balkam, chief executive of the Family Online Safety Institute. While the debate makes this crime seem common, he said, all the talk is really just “techno-panic.”

Prof. David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, says TV shows like the “Dateline NBC” program “To Catch a Predator” have falsely inflated the danger of the Internet.

“There is this characterization of pedophiles using the Internet as an L. L. Bean catalog, but this is not the way it happens,” he said. Predators are much more likely to look in chat rooms or other sites, he said, where teenagers are suggesting that they may be open to a sexual relationship.

The real danger is that a photo is appropriated and mistreated. "

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“Research shows that there is virtually no risk of pedophiles coming to get kids because they found them online,” said Stephen Balkam, chief executive of the Family Online Safety Institute. While the debate makes this crime seem common, he said, all the talk is really just “techno-panic.”
Prof. David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, says TV shows like the “Dateline NBC” program “To Catch a Predator” have falsely inflated the danger of the Internet.
“There is this characterization of pedophiles using the Internet as an L. L. Bean catalog, but this is not the way it happens,” he said. Predators are much more likely to look in chat rooms or other sites, he said, where teenagers are suggesting that they may be open to a sexual relationship.
The real danger is that a photo is appropriated and mistreated.
Regardless of what danger may come to your children by posting pictures, there is one hazard whose existence no one can question: other parents. And their wrath could be enough to make anyone think twice before posting photos of little Charlie’s fourth birthday party.
- This is an interesting entry into social tools for parents. They need to be taught at the very least to monitor how other people are using photos of their own children. - on 2009-10-29
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- Aaron Baar, a freelance writer from Chicago, posted a video last year of his son’s school holiday concert on YouTube, so his parents could see it.
  “I put it up there and I forgot about it,” he said. But he had tagged the video with the name of the school, and one by one students started finding it.
  Several months later he received an e-mail message from the mother of the child standing next to his son asking him to take it down. That parent also shared her e-mail message with the class’s other parents, touching off a small avalanche of disapproving posts on a local message board regarding Mr. Baar’s parenting skills.
  - Great story...one that really captures the complexity of this whole moment. - on 2009-10-29
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05 Oct 09

5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook - NYTimes.com

"Unbeknownst to most mainstream Facebook users, the social network actually offers a slew of privacy controls and security features which can help you batten down the hatches, so to speak. If used properly, you'll never have to worry about whether you should friend the boss and your mom. You can friend anyone you want while comfortable in the knowledge that not everyone gets to see everything you post.

The problem in implementing these privacy options is that they're just too confusing for most non-tech savvy people to handle. And often, folks don't want to bother to take the time to learn. To simplify the process, we're offering five easy steps you can take today to help make your Facebook experience safer, more secure, and more private. "

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09 May 09

Teachers Not Prepared to Teach Safety and Security Online

Fewer than 25 percent of educators feel comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from online predators, cyberbullies and identity thieves, says a new study from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Educational Technology, Policy Research and Outreach (ET PRO).

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Fewer than 25 percent of educators feel comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from online predators, cyberbullies and identity thieves, says a new study from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Educational Technology, Policy Research and Outreach (ET PRO).
The study found that 90 percent of educators have received fewer than six hours of professional development on cybersecurity over the past year but that more than 60 percent are interested in learning more about cybersecurity, or C3, issues, with cybersafety rated as their highest priority.

23 Apr 09

A Guide to Protecting Your Online Identity

Problems start when what’s online isn’t accurate, isn’t yours, or worse, isn’t yours anymore. When your online identity — including your content (written, video, or images) or even your brand — gets hijacked it can hurt you in the same way that the “fatty paycheck” hurt the job candidate for Cisco. When data posted online won’t go away or even when someone lies and steals your online identity, getting it back can be difficult.

Online identity management and personal branding, that includes social media optimization, can work to fight online identity theft. There are several tools and companies that monitor, repair, or build online reputations.

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Problems start when what’s online isn’t accurate, isn’t yours, or worse, isn’t yours anymore. When your online identity — including your content (written, video, or images) or even your brand — gets hijacked it can hurt you in the same way that the “fatty paycheck” hurt the job candidate for Cisco. When data posted online won’t go away or even when someone lies and steals your online identity, getting it back can be difficult.
Online identity management and personal branding, that includes social media optimization, can work to fight online identity theft. There are several tools and companies that monitor, repair, or build online reputations.
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- 1. Centralize Yourself — Create a central online location so that you control what information is on it. Then connect from that central location to other websites.
  
  Establish an online version of yourself both professionally and personally. Jansons recommended having at least one blog and a personal website with your name as the domain and being active on at least one of each type of social media service so they work as your online resume and base of operations. Then use all of those services as you wish and allow your presence to grow.
  
  2. Know Sites’ Terms — Know a website’s terms of service, privacy policy and the terms under which you’re contributing content. Find out who holds the copyright once that content is uploaded.
  
  3. Document Your Work - Back up web pages, make PDFs of your clips or other work in case the URL may change or get pulled from the website on which it was published. Keep sources’ contact information, interview notes, writing drafts and hardcopies, photos, video files and any relevant reference material.
  
  4. Archive Content – Add your URLs for inclusion in the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive. The database tool makes a copy of a Web page and stores it with a data and timestamp. It gives a physical reference for when the content was online and what was there.
  
  As people get more savvy with social media tools, they may be less likely to play fast and loose with their online identities.
  
  McGeveran said many people find their tastes changing about the amount they choose to reveal about themselves in public. He added that because social networking sites such as Facebook are gaining importance and reach, to expect more problems like this to arise and that the law will need to adjust in response.

07 Apr 09

State-Journal.com - Bad Web behavior shut down

When Franklin County students break the rules online, Jimmy Pack can block the Web sites they're using, lock their computers or review screenshots of the violation " all from behind his desk.

Pack and Frankfort Independent's Tim Smith, both chief information officers for their school districts, have worked for months to implement Impero, a program that lets them monitor Internet use on school computers from their central office work stations.

For about $3 per computer, Impero works alongside Franklin County's proxy filter and other site-blocking software to report instantly when students try to jump over virtual barriers.

"Mostly it's the older kids trying to get around the rules," Pack said Monday, as he looked through a list of more than 300 alerts, streaming in real-time onto his computer screen.

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When Franklin County students break the rules online, Jimmy Pack can block the Web sites they're using, lock their computers or review screenshots of the violation " all from behind his desk.
Pack and Frankfort Independent's Tim Smith, both chief information officers for their school districts, have worked for months to implement Impero, a program that lets them monitor Internet use on school computers from their central office work stations.
For about $3 per computer, Impero works alongside Franklin County's proxy filter and other site-blocking software to report instantly when students try to jump over virtual barriers.
"Mostly it's the older kids trying to get around the rules," Pack said Monday, as he looked through a list of more than 300 alerts, streaming in real-time onto his computer screen.
- This whole article just depresses me. As a parent, what are you doing to teach my kids responsible use as opposed to just punishing them? Sigh. - on 2009-04-07
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And when a student types certain keywords - in a Google search, or even a Word document - it shows up as a violation on Pack's computer. Profanity, sexual language and words like "kill," "fight" or "suicide" prompt and automatic screen shot, which is sent to Pack and Smith for review.
- Dang. Sounds like a police state. How much time and money is spent on this? - on 2009-04-07
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16 Feb 09

What's the Matter With Teen Sexting? | The American Prospect

But sex and predatory adults are not the biggest dangers kids face as they travel the Net. Garden-variety kid-on-kid meanness, enhanced by technology, is. "Bullying and harassment, most often by peers, are the most frequent threats that minors face, both online and offline," the report found.

Just as almost all physical and sexual abuse is perpetrated by someone a child knows intimately -- the adult who eats dinner or goes to church with her -- victims of cyber-bullying usually know their tormenters: other students who might sit beside them in homeroom or chemistry. Social-networking sites may be the places where kids are likely to hurt each other these days, but those sites, like the bullying, "reinforce pre-existing social relations," according to the report.

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Seranko and other authorities argue that such pictures may find their way to the Internet and from there to pedophiles and other exploiters. "It's very dangerous," he opined.

11 Feb 09

Classroom Resources to Counter Cyber Bullying - Portal Page

The Internet has created a whole new world of social communications for young people who are using e-mail, social networking Web sites, instant messaging, chat rooms and text messaging to stay in touch with friends and make new ones.

While most interactions are positive, increasingly kids are using these communication tools to antagonize and intimidate others. According to a 2008 University of Toronto cyber bullying survey, nearly one in five Canadian students surveyed reported having been bullied online in the past three months.[1] An Alberta study found that one-third of students who had cyber bullied, had also been victims themselves.[2]

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28 Jan 09

Futures of Learning

While interest-driven sites such as fan sites and gaming and hobby sites were places that youth might connect with unknown others and adults, they did not connect to these sites as spaces to look for sex or romantic partners. By contrast, social network sites were places where kids flirt with one another, but they see these sites as spaces to connect with others their age, or perhaps slightly older or younger, but not as a place to connect with undefined others. They also thought that adult strangers who tried to connect with them on these sites were creepy and deviant. By contrast, many of them described how these peer groups in social network sites often replicated the kind of “drama” (or bullying) that they experience among peers at school. These social norms that kids described to us are clearly reflected in the task force findings.

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While interest-driven sites such as fan sites and gaming and hobby sites were places that youth might connect with unknown others and adults, they did not connect to these sites as spaces to look for sex or romantic partners. By contrast, social network sites were places where kids flirt with one another, but they see these sites as spaces to connect with others their age, or perhaps slightly older or younger, but not as a place to connect with undefined others. They also thought that adult strangers who tried to connect with them on these sites were creepy and deviant. By contrast, many of them described how these peer groups in social network sites often replicated the kind of “drama” (or bullying) that they experience among peers at school. These social norms that kids described to us are clearly reflected in the task force findings.

19 Nov 08

Research Advisory Board | Berkman Center

As part of its contribution, the RAB organized a Literature Review of known research concerning children’s online safety. This Lit Review aggregates original, published research addressing online sexual solicitation, online harassment and bullying, and e

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19 Sep 08

Internet Safey Technical Task Force Documents

Below are documents from the Internet Safety Technical Task Force as well as contributions from meeting presenters and relevant outside sources.

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22 Aug 08

MySpace mess: Assembly at Windsor High School causes controversy on first day of school | MyWindsorNow.com

“You could imagine her sitting there and hearing that,” Nordic said. “He asked everybody there, ‘Is Shaylah Nordic here?’ So she raised her hand and then he went on to post the pictures and talk about it. He said she was likely to be raped and murdered be

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