10 Ways to Protect Your Digital Identity online.
The folks at AnyPlace Control (remote desktop access) have compiled this list of resources for computer security. Many are related to protecting children.
Larry Magid gives us an update on how to adjust our Facebook privacy settings.
Note: defaults are public. You'll need to reviews all of your settings.
This Texas school district has decided that the best way to help their students learn how to use online resources more responsibly is to educate parents as well. Evening technology showcases provide a launch pad.
This site directs you to cybersafety week activities planned for Deepark Independent School District. Includes downloadable materials for GR K-2, 3-5 and middle school.
Digital Citizenship curriculum for PK-12 students and teachers at International School Bangkok. Contains Lesson Plans and resources. (site is still in development).
Students have been learning how to stay safe, both online and in the real world. The videos that they have created using NewsMaker software, (when cover slides were used), were created with Pixie2. All of our students are using online names, not their real names! We hope you enjoy our videos!
On listservs and blogs, education researchers and teachers are beginning to discuss how to handle this latest online application. To most educators, filtering is never a preferred option. Teachers and media specialists almost uniformly choose to use opportunities like this to teach students how to make decisions about what’s appropriate on their own. “One of the responsibilities of working with students on the use of online resources is to make them aware of potential dangers so they can make informed choices,” says Deb Logan, librarian and media specialist for Mount Gilead (OH) High School, by email. “A discussion of online resources like Chatroulette offers a learning opportunity. These opportunities sometimes come at unexpected times.” But educators believe Chatroulette may be a bit different then other similar sites like Omegle.com and Facebook’s PopJam in that video is involved—and there’s no way to edit what pops up on the screen other than clicking “next” after it’s already appeared. There’s no lurking allowed on Chatroulette—once a user signs in, they’re visible to anyone who chances upon them, and anyone, in turn, is visible to them. Needless to say, there’s a bit of nudity and sexual play being reported on the site, and the swiftness of people moving from image to image doesn’t allow children to protect themselves—other than signing off.
This excellent series of interactive case studies explores 8 topics: Wireless, Social Networking, Digital Permanence, Cyberbullying, Misinformation, Fair Use, Privacy and Downloading. Through multimedia activities, students examine issues affecting schoolwork, class papers, entertainment activities and online safety. Units are illustrated with Nickelodeon-style graphics and include assessments of learning. "Power to Learn" is Cablevision's nationally recognized education initiative. Some of the resources here are available in Spanish.
One of eight interactive case studies for kids (GR 4-8) from Cable In the Classroom: Power to Learn.<br>An understanding of the wonderful world of wireless will help the young people avoid any pitfalls that may arise from using laptops, smart phones, and PDAs. And if they are going to be using wireless technology it doesn't hurt if they understand how it works. This unit explains the importance of password protection and cybersecurity. The graphics are Nickelodeon style. A short quiz assesses understanding. For the entire series, check out: http://powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/interactive_case_studies/index.shtml
30-second PSA. Part of the Project Safe Childhood national media campaign to combat the increase of sexual predators using the Internet to entice and sexually exploit children: http://www.knowwheretheygo.org. Stresses importance of knowing where your kids go online. Site includes video PSA's, webisodes, radio PSA's and transcripts available in both English and Spanish and offers links to a digital library of free multimedia resources available by topic.
FaceBook Safety Center - a revamped help portal featuring educational information for users, with sections dedicated to parents, teens, teachers and law enforcement professionals. The educator section contains quick and helpful advice for administrators, including advice for teacher accounts and removing student profiles that are harmful in intent.
10-minute video from Web Wise Kids telling Katie's story. Note: there are other versions of this video available, but this one is the most complete because her parents are helping to tell the story. Katie is now the WWK's Spokesperson & Ambassador to Youth. She shares her powerful first hand testimony with other young teens and parents so they know that what happened to her and her family can happen to them.
Excellent 8-minute video from the UK's Thinkuknow education program that helps children to understand what constitutes personal information. The assembly enables children to understand that they need to be just as protective of their personal information online, as they are in the real world. It also directs where to go and what to do if children are worried about any of the issues covered.
Dear Diary. Can you find the mistakes this girl has made with her new friends?
A free-to-play "alternate reality game" from the UK commissioned by Channel 4 Education that is intended to give teenage players a personal encounter with everything from identity theft to cyber stalking. Kids (age 14-16) explore websites, search for clues, receive phone calls, chat on IM, and tackle puzzles and mini-games. Through thirteen challenges, (each lasting 10-20 minutes) and a dramatic storyline, they find out who they can trust and who they can't.
In this lesson, students share opinions and information about safety issues and concerns on social networking Web sites. They then develop public service announcements designed to inform their peers and guardians.
Like many photographers I enjoy people viewing my pictures, but I don’t appreciate people using my images without permission, again by this I don’t mean when someone uses my images and gives me proper credit and links back to this site, that is ok and encouraged. What I mean by “without permission” is when they pass it as their own or use it for profit without compensating me and asking for permission.
The 7th in the series of guides looking at common security threats on the internet and what to do to protect against them, this time looking at Viruses, Worms and Trojans.
Consumer Reports WebWatch presents a three-minute animated video with an original song written and performed by singer/songwriter Dean Friedman and animated by Powerhouse Animation. The video is part of WebWatch's Look Before You Click campaign, supported by a grant from the New York State Attorney Generals office, to help educate New York consumers about Internet fraud. Download the lyrics at: http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/gonephishing.pdf