Blog Archives: Internet Safety

How To Protect Our Children Against Bullying and Cyberbullying

Parents and community members are invited to hear the Megan Meier story and learn how to protect their children against bullying and cyberbullying! Tina Meier’s presentation provides an overview of the technology that students are using in today’s world. Life is much different for students today than it was even four years ago. As parents [...]

Teen sexting uncommon

Teen sexting of nude photos online or via cellphone might be far less common than people think, new research suggests. Only 1 percent of kids ages 10 to 17 have shared images of themselves or others that involve explicit nudity, a nationally representative study found. Roughly the same number said they had shared suggestive but [...]

More teens say they’ve been hacked on Web

More young people these days say they’ve had their Internet accounts hacked or spied on. Many also say they know who did it and don’t seem too bothered. An Associated Press-MTV poll finds 3 in 10 teens and young adults have had people log on to their Facebook, Twitter, MySpace or other Internet accounts and [...]

Think Before You Post

If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online.

Stand Up

Bullies aren’t tough. They’re weak. Speak Up. Tell a trusted adult. You’ve got the power.

Laugh with your classmates, not at them

8 of 10 students say they have never spread a rumor or embarrassing pictures using the Internet, cell phone or text message.

You Can’t Take It Back

Once it’s online, it’s out there forever.

Be A Friend

9 out of 10 students say it’s wrong to post hurtful messages about others on the Internet.

Cyber Bullying

I started a Facebook account a few weeks ago. All of my friends have one, so I got my dad to help me set up my own profile. He helped me get started and even uploaded this totally funny picture of me and all of my friends from last summer as my profile picture. I [...]

Karen Cator: Cyberbullying — A Call to Action

U.S. Department of Education Director of Educational Technology Karen Cator emphasizes the importance of teaching digital citizenship as a tool for curbing cyberbullying in an interview at Education Week’s Leadership Forum.