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Cyber Bullying

I explained a little about cyber bullying but with the rising number of incidents that occur with cyber bullying, I thought it would be nice to have a resource that is strictly dedicated to cyber bullying. Click here

 

Things to Take Away:

What surprised you when you watched the videos of cyber bullying?

Internet Safety Blog

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This blog gives you another look at some important topics dealing with the activities your child can do online.

Internet Safety Blog

Things to Take Away:
Your child needs online social networking because there is no seperation between  the online and offline conversations they have. Socal networking is here to stay. Read a blog from a blogger I posted yesterday about 10 safe social networking sites.  

Another Blogger

Another Blog on Internet Safety!

Here is another blogger that has delved into online safety for students. Check it out here.

Thing to Take Away:

Check out the posting about 10 social media sights that are safe for kids! The sites start as young as 7!.

Age Guide For the Internet

A Guide by Age for Internet Activity:

This website provides an excellent guide by age for parents for what activities children should be doing on the internet.

Things to Take Away:
Internet activity drastically changes as your child gets older. However, all activities should be monitored.

Another Blog About Internet Safety

View my colleague’s website about internet safety.

                  http://wavesintech.blogspot.com/2013/03/cyber-world-and-our-children.html


Things to Take Away:
She gives excellent tips to help your child use the internet safely.

Cyber Bullying Part 2

Get all the details on cyber bullying:

 

Introduction Video - NBC is doing the campaign "The More You Know" to help parents get informed about cyber bullying.

 

A website on cyber bullying- This is an amazing website that will help you identify the effects and signs of cyber bullying. As well as what you can do to help your child not only if they are the one being bullied but if they are the one bullying.





Things to Take Away:
 

According to the facts you read yesterday from Dosomething.org, "bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide".

  Let's revisit the signs to see if your child is being bullied from the website you viewed today, Kidshealth.org:

signs of emotional distress during or after using the Internet or the phone

being very protective or secretive of their digital life

withdrawal from friends and activities

avoidance of school or group gatherings

slipping grades and "acting out" in anger at home

changes in mood, behavior, sleep, or appetite 

Cyber Bullying Part 1

What is cyber bullying?

 

" “Cyber bullying” is defined as a young person tormenting, threatening, harassing, or embarrassing another young person using the Internet or other technologies, like cell phones.

The psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar to those of real-life bullying. The difference is, real-life bullying often ends when school ends. For cyber bullying, there is no escape. And, it’s getting worse. Read on to get the facts" (dosomething.org).


Get the facts about cyber bullying here.

Things to Take Away:
 "43% of kids have been bullied online. 1 in 4 has had it happen more than once"(dosomething.org). Read my next post to find out the effects, signs of bullying, and how you can help.

 

Accessing the Internet

Children can access the internet from other places than your personal computer.

Click here to find out other ways your child can be accesing the internet. This website also talks about the pros and cons of the "Information Highway".


Things to take away:
 Your child can access internet from personal computers at home, a friend’s house, in school, a library, club, cafe, game consoles, cell phones, ipads, and ipods.

Basic Internet Safety Tips

Did you know that 95% of teens (age 12-17) are on the internet?*

Click here to find out basic internet safety tips that you can do when your child uses the internet.


Things to take away:
- Limit usagae
- Keep your computer in a high traffic area
- Check the browser history
- Know who communicates with your child online


*Quote from:  Lenhart A. Cyberbullying and Online Teens. Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2007.

Introduction

Internet Safety

 

 

Children and teens are spending 20 hours a month on average on the internet. Do you know what your child is doing? 41% of kids say their parents do not know what they are doing on the internet.*

 

I am an aspiring school leader who wants to help inform parents how. The internet is an amazing invention that brings information about the world into our homes quickly. It allows for people to instantly communicate with people across the country, play games online, share pictures, and go shopping. However, this wonderful invention can also be dangerous if your child is not monitored. Some of the issues that could arise are cyber bullying, viewing inapporpriate content, predators, and sharing personal information to name a few. This blog will help you to protect your children while they are online by identify some potential problems and give you tips to prevent it. Knowledge is power.

 

*You can view more facts about children using the internet here.

 

Things to Take Away:

Read the remaining postings in this blog to find out what you can do to protect your children while they are on the internet.