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"not all youth are equally at risk" and that "those experiencing difficulties
offline, such as physical and sexual abuse, and those with other psychosocial
problems are most at risk online."
must also look at behavior in light of the culture in which youth are being
raised.
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- drawn a connection between commercial and individual sexual exploitation with
  youth risk and even child sexual abuse
- kids' use of the Internet doesn't take place in a vacuum. Technology doesn't put
  kids in danger nor will it prevent them from danger

Survey shows teens more safety savvy than thought

LarrysWorld blog

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59% of the teens say that posting personal information or photos on public blogs
or social networking sites is either “somewhat unsafe” or “very unsafe.” Only 7%
say it’s “very safe” while 34% say it’s “somewhat safe.” Yet,when asked about
their own behavior, 62% of the kids post photos of themselves, 50% share
their real age, 45% the name of their school and 41% the city where they live.
When it comes to more private information, only 4% post their address, 9%
“places where you typically go” and 14% post their cell phone number.
19% of teens say they’ve been cyberbullied online or via text message and that
10% say they’ve cyberbullied someone else. The largest group, 27% say they
have “seen or heard of a friend who was bullied” online and while 16% say
they’ve “seen or heard of a friend who’s bullied others online or by cell
phone.

Critically Thinking About Teens and Technology

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need to give students a chance to use technology as a critical thinking tool and
not simply outlaw devices because students might use them to cheat.
teens are technology savvy and not likely to thoughtlessly get involved in
dangerous situations as some regularly fear.
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- Technology gives them another opportunity to do that and we can help mitigate
  those by giving teens the chance to make good choices with technology.
- one-size-fits all approach to helping young people think critically in order to
  make good decisions about technology use does not work.
- it’s important to continually evaluate decisions in order to best serve a
  specific population.
- dynamic nature of technology, of information, and of the ways we can help teens
  learn to think critically about how they use technology and the information they
  find via technology

23 Jun 09

Welcome to the Web

Introduce younger students to the Internet

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16 Jun 09

Sexting and Cyber Safety

6/15/2009 2:00:00 PM - School Library Journal

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20 May 09

Facebook for Parents

Located on Facebook site

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19 May 09

Recent survey says 40% of ID theft is from browser-based password software

From Tech and Learning Magazine

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16 May 09

Digital Education: "'Sexting' is Stupid"

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14 May 09

Digital Citizenship Day

From Yarmouth High School in Maine for 9th grade students.

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LMK: Life Online

Site about online safety for girls developed by the Girl Scouts of America and Microsoft. Topics discussed navigate the web, twitter and social networks.

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01 May 09