"A joint project of nonprofit organizations #iCANHELP and NetFamilyNews Inc., it's a social media helpline for schools. We're piloting the helpline in California during the 2015-'16 school year. If you work for a school or district and want help with a problem that has shown up in social media – harassment, bullying, sexting, reputation issues, etc. – call, email or contact us through the form in this Web site, and we'll help you resolve it.
This pilot is the first step in developing a helpline for schools nationwide. "
"Digital Literacy – CyberCivics™
Journey School’s digital media program addresses a growing and urgent need to prepare our students to leave Journey School equipped with the skills to be ethical, confident and empowered digital citizens."
"The U.S. Department of Education established the Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) as a “one-stop” resource for education stakeholders to learn about data privacy, confidentiality, and security practices related to student-level longitudinal data systems and other uses of student data. PTAC provides timely information and updated guidance on privacy, confidentiality, and security practices through a variety of resources, including training materials and opportunities to receive direct assistance with privacy, security, and confidentiality of student data systems. MORE
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"EPIC v. The U.S. Department of Education
Challenging the Department of Education's Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 2011 Regulations"
Digital Citizenship setup for Digital Drivers License.
"To see generations of the world’s children grow up safely using technology and the internet."
Creating content that supports policies on human behavior and technology.
"We are not spyware
Our team believes in positive family communication based on trust and responsibility. Before using our product, we urge you to sit down with your child to have a discussion about what exactly will be monitored.
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Keeping School Kids Safe
My Mobile Watchdog is proud to partner with TDS, California's largest and oldest public school 403b Plan Administrator, to prevent cyber bullying."
"The "publish" button isn't the end of the process. Now it's time to talk to—and learn from—strangers."
If you are a parent, teacher, or other adult working with children, this blog aims to help you learn, as much as possible, about helping digital kids grow into thoughtful, collaborative, and savvy digital citizens. The blog’s mission is to provide context for adults — defining and clarifying digital world issues, 21st Century learning challenges, and those virtual environments and devices that children take for granted.
"“Digital citizenship is a worthy endeavor, and it is also the law. California AB 307 requires district technology plans to 'include a component to educate pupils and teachers on the appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom.' Governor Arnold Scharzenegger’s Executive Order S-06-09 established a California ICT Digital Literacy initiative, asserting that 'it is an important goal to ensure that California residents are digitally literate.' Similarly, the federal S 1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act (Public Law 110-385), also titled Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, mandates that all schools receiving e-rate discounts must teach students “about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.” Quoted from Digital Citizen, Farmer and Siminitus."
Internet safety curriculum from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Goverment site on keeping yourself, students, teachers and others in on the internet safe.
Kidsdata.org is your gateway to comprehensive data about the health and well being of children across California.
The site offers data for every city, county, and school district in the state, making it easy to monitor trends and pinpoint disparities.
"Cybersafety is the safe and responsible use of the Internet and all information and communication technology devices, including mobile phones, digital cameras, and webcams. CTAP Region IV, a California-State funded project, has been a leader in cybersafety education for the California public school system since 1997."
"What is Online Reputation Management? In a nutshell, online reputation management, or ORM as it’s known, is the practice of making people and businesses look their best on the Internet. To accomplish that, people need to control their online search results because they frequently contain inaccurate, misleading or outdated material which can adversely influence how web searchers view them."