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Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- The US has its CyberTipline.com, Canada its Cybertip.ca, and Britain its hotline at the Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre. "Within weeks" Australians too "will have access to a national online child protection hotline," as well a free filtering software, Australian IT reports. The Communications Ministry put the emphasis on the education part of the $99 million (US) program, saying parents...

More global-socializing data

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- Once you get past Tagged.com's and Facebook.com's amazing growth figures this past year (774% and 270%, respectively, with Bebo in third place at a respectable 172%), the worldwide membership of these sites is a little less jawdropping. But that international appeal probably explains a lot of these sites' growth. Friendster hasn't grown as much, but 88.7% of its members are in the Asia/Pacific region,...

Sex offenders in MySpace: Some context

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- Last week Larry Magid and I co-wrote a commentary that ran in the San Jose Mercury News Sunday. Hundreds of news outlets worldwide had picked up the story that MySpace has deleted the profiles of 29,000 registered sex offenders. The news may have been shocking to a lot of parents of teen social networkers, so we felt parents deserved some perspective on this. Here's a slightly condensed version of...

Facebook & ID theft

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- This is something for social networkers to be on the alert about: computer security and social engineering on social-networking sites (social engineering is what phishers and identity thieves use to trick people into making themselves and their devices vulnerable to hacks and ID theft). The latest warning signal concerns Facebook, which recently announced it's becoming a social-networking platform...

Videogame tournament on TV

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- Watch out, Masters and March Madness. This week CBS Sports broadcast the World Series of Video Games, held in Louisville, Ky., last month. Reporting the day before the series aired (Sunday), the New York Times says that "viewers flicking channels looking for a ballgame or golf tournament may instead encounter a couple of young guys rocking out on plastic guitars, or some (literally) disembodied digital...

Disney's ClubPenguin now

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- Penguins at your house might not notice, but ClubPenguin's moving into the Disney igloo. "Disney said it would pay $350 million in cash for the website aimed at 6-to-14-year-old kids. As much as $350 million more will be added if the Canadian company's founders reach profit targets through 2009," the Los Angeles Times reports. Here's the Associated Press on this development.

Music downloading unabated

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- And I had thought file-sharing growth was tapering off. "Illegal music downloading is at an all-time high and set to rise further," The Guardian reports, citing the 4th-annual digital-music survey by Entertainment Media Research. Forty-three percent of respondents said they're downloading illegal songs, up from 36% last year and 40% in 2005. Meanwhile, fear of being caught has lessened. "This year...

'Means streets' of cyberspace

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:28:09 -0400

NetFamilyNews:- Most people online are "kind and supportive" and respectful community members, but there are some really nasty corners of the social Web, and Janet Kornblum zooms in on the why in a USATODAY article. She quotes Silicon Valley tech forecaster Paul Saffo as saying there are two ways to stand out among the online masses - to be really clever or really mean - and it's a lot easier, unfortunately, to be...

For Media

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:46:00 -0400

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netsafe.org.nz. Cybersafety and Security Advice for New Zealand

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:01:00 -0400

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Welcome To The FACE Kids Site

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:49:00 -0400

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BrainPOP Spotlight: Digital Citizenship. Movies, quizzes, activities, teacher resources and video tutorials

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:20:00 -0400

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Common Sense Media and Schools

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:00:00 -0400

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PBS TeacherLine . Resources . Consider This | PBS

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:50:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- David Thornburg on the topic of Internet Safety. Resource for teachers.

Know IT All for Secondary Schools - Resources

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:07:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- lots of resources for tech safety

Cable in the Classroom

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:09:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Founded in 1989, Cable in the Classroom (CIC) is the national education foundation of the U.S. cable industry. Working in partnership with and on behalf of our cable company partners, CIC advocates for the visionary, sensible and effective use of media in homes, schools, and communities. This foundation provides: Free cable and broadband connections to schools and libraries across the country

Digital Parenting Slideshow

Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:26:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Great resources for parents and educators/web safety

21st Century Information Fluency

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 23:47:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- 5 things every child should understand about online searching before starting middle school

The Fischbowl: Student Display Names: I Was Wrong

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:42:00 -0400

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YouTube - Think B4 U post!

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:02:00 -0400

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Please Rob Me

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:31:00 -0400

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I Can Stalk U - Raising awareness about inadvertent information sharing

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:26:00 -0400

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Router's Birthday Surprise

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:43:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- This NetSmartz Kids page has a movie for young children about Internet Safety. It is kind of long.

Get Your Web License | PBS KIDS GO!

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:50:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Internet safety for 3rd grade and up

iKeepSafe Kids

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:23:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Internet safety for non and emergent readers.

kidsAgainstBullying

Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:27:00 -0400

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KeePass Password Safe

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:54:00 -0400

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ILA: NetSafe

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:30:00 -0400

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Social Networking Basics - iKeepSafe.org

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:50:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Tutorial from iKeepSafe on how to use social networking sites, how to report inappropriate behavior, and other resources

CommonSense Media

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:48:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Reviews & Ratings for Family Movies, TV Shows, Websites, Video Games, and information for parents on safe social networking and other media use

NSTeens - Making Safer Online Choices

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:43:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Games, animated videos, and teaching materials about internet safety for teens

Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:42:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- information from the Federal Trade Commission

X-BLOCK

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:39:00 -0400

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Information on Internet safety and cell phone use including videos, contests, and more

Cool_Cyber_Safety_Lessons - home

Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:20:00 -0400

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