[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- A housewife who created a phoney MySpace account that she used to send hostile emails to a neighbor’s 13 year old girl was charged with cyber-bullying that resulted in the young girl’s killing herself. Lori Drew is charged with posing as a fictitious 16 year-old boy named, “Josh Evans,” as part of a plot to establish a friendship with the vulnerable girl who had a history of depression and was being subjected to bullying at school. Ms. Drew used the MySpace account to “tease, embarrass, humilia

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- Lori Drew has plead not guilty in the MySpace Suicide case, but “not guilty” of what? In order to understand Drew’s plea it is important to grasp the charges in the first place. As I have noted several times in these last posts, THIS IS NOT A MURDER CASE. Megan Meier killed herself. Suicide is against the law, but - in this case - the criminal has already paid the ultimate price. There is not a law for allegedly driving someone to take their own life. In the interest of clarity, let me pull d

myspace - Google News :-

myspace - Google News :-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- Of course, there are two sides to every story. That certainly holds true for what has become known as the MySpace Suicide case. On the one hand, the prosecuting attorney and the family of the victim, Megan Meier, maintain that Megan was the victim of deliberate, planned, personal attacks by Lori Drew, Drew’s assistant, and Drew’s daughter. Although THIS IS NOT A MURDER CASE -  Lori Drew is being tried for fraud resulting from her use of her computer to perpetuate the attacks on Megan, using th

myspace - Google News :-

myspace - Google News :-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- When Tina Meier took to the stand to testify in the case of her daughter’s suicide, it was immediately obvious that this would be one of the defining moments of this landmark trial. According to Meier, her daughter’s life was on the upswing when it took a turn for the worse. That turn began shortly after Megan Meier’s online flirtation with a boy named “Josh Evans” went from friendly messages to sexual innuendo to cruel, degrading attacks. Shortly after Megan’s relationship with “Josh” went fr

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- Internet Safety website, including Safety Myths and Tips for Web 2.0.

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- Comcast is trying to help consumers protect themselves from cyber scams and other Internet threats by providing online shopping safety tips for the holiday season. “In this difficult economy, more people may shop online this holiday season looking for coupons, discounts and better deals so it’s important for them to know how to protect their computers from online threats that can compromise personal information and lead to identity theft,” said Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Pri

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

myspace - Google News :-

myspace - Google News :-

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- Unfortunately, many of our lives have been touched by the tragedy of suicide. The death of a close friend or family member can be such a terribly blow. Many people never fully recover from the loss of a loved one, and we’ve all heard - or witnessed - how the loss of a child can totally destroy a marriage and a family. But, suicide is different. It’s not a senseless accident or an aggressive disease. It’s not even a negligent person or a murderous predator who has taken someone’s life - it’s the

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- I don’t understand how this can still be the case today. A new study shows that, basically, teachers are uncomfortable and unprepared to talk to their kids about cyber safety. Furthermore, most districts have no mandates in place that make internet safety courses a part of the curriculum. Taken from the one-page fact sheet: The 2008 National Cyberethics, Cybersafety, Cybersecurity Baseline Study was conducted to explore educational awareness policies, initiatives, curriculum, and practices cu

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- I don’t understand how this can still be the case today. A new study shows that, basically, teachers are uncomfortable and unprepared to talk to their kids about cyber safety. Furthermore, most districts have no mandates in place that make internet safety courses a part of the curriculum. Taken from the one-page fact sheet: The 2008 National Cyberethics, Cybersafety, Cybersecurity Baseline Study was conducted to explore educational awareness policies, initiatives, curriculum, and practices cu

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- So why did 13 year old Megan Meier take her own life after a tumultuous, online relationship with a fellow teen? According to prosecuting attorney’s, the grim decision was the direct result of a focused, premeditated attack by 49 year old Lori Drew, her then 18 year old assistant, and Drew’s daughter. Prosecutor Thomas O’brien claims that Drew and the two younger women originally created the false MySpace profile for “Josh Evans” after deciding that the cyber-charade was the best way to discov

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

myspace - Google News :-

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- PC only

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- 2008 Online Holiday Shopping Tips 20. November 2008 by admin. Q: As we all know, Christmas is right around the corner and I’m one who likes to start my shopping early. I’m planning on doing quite a bit of it online this year though and I was wondering if you could give me some safety tips. I haven’t done a lot of online shopping in the past, so I want to make sure I do it right. Thanks for any help you can give me! A: You’re absolutely right, Christmas is only 45 days away! That hardly

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- a secure digital media player for kids in grades k-4. Kid Thing accesses the Internet but is not a web browser. There are no advertisements on Kid Thing and because it is not a web browser, there is no place to type a web address where students could inadvertently stumble on inappropriate content. would make an excellent reading center, or learning center for phonics, language arts, and math. The player is very user friendly for students. Start each morning with the free Countdown for Christmas, let each student have a turn to be the one to open the Countdown for Christmas surprise. Throughout the day, let students visit the Kid Thing center to complete the new activity for the day. Kid Thing is great for the one or two classroom computers, a computer lab, a projector or interactive whiteboard, and for home use. Encourage parents to download Kid Thing at home and add books and games that are appropriate for their child.

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- Although everyone involved in her case agrees that Megan Meier took her own life, committing suicide by hanging, prosecutors have their own version of the events that lead up to Megan’s tragic decision. According to prosecuting attorney, Thomas O’brien, Megan - who was only 13 years old - killed herself after she had repeatedly received cruel and hurtful messages on her MySpace page. Followers of these posts know that we address cyberbullying quite often. Every now and then I have made referen

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- Although everyone involved in her case agrees that Megan Meier took her own life, committing suicide by hanging, prosecutors have their own version of the events that lead up to Megan’s tragic decision. According to prosecuting attorney, Thomas O’brien, Megan - who was only 13 years old - killed herself after she had repeatedly received cruel and hurtful messages on her MySpace page. Followers of these posts know that we address cyberbullying quite often. Every now and then I have made referen

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

myspace - Google News :-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- In what is probably the most visible case involving cyberbullying, the death of Megan Meier has loomed large on the horizon for pundits of teen internet safety, advocates - and opponents - of social networking, and media gawkers who can’t get enough of reality-T.V. car wrecks, especially when they’re not on T.V. This case -tragically- is just plain real. To state it simply, Megan Meier was a teenager from Missouri before she took her own life by hanging herself. Meier may have been a one of an

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- The trial against Lori Drew, the scambag mother who created a fake MySpace page to prey on Megan Meier, has started. Lori's request for a bench trial was denied. The motions to have the case dismissed were denied. The motions to have suppressed any mention of Megan's suicide were denied. Lori is charged with conspiracy and 3 counts illegal computer access. Charges normally reserved for hackers. It will be argued that Lori purposely used the internet to prey on Megan and to cause emotional distre

myspace - Google News :-

myspace - Google News :-

myspace - Google News :-

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur Foundation.

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- I am not even going to pretend to know the answer to this question, but I thought I'd bring it up and see if we could come up with anything. It's actually a bunch of questions I've gotten from readers with children of different ages, but it all seems to be part of the same issue of keeping our kids safe on the internet. I got a couple of questions about sites like Club Penguin, in which the kids create characters and their characters can interact with characters created by other players. My 6 1

myspace - Google News :-

myspace - Google News :-

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- Kids Searching Safely Online I recently found out about a survey that Glubble and Highlights did on children surfing the web safely. You can read about it here. ~Someone at Glubble asked me to write something about Internet safety for their site. When this is posted on their site you know YOU will be the first to know.~ I put some thought into this topic and wanted to share with you what I came up with. Keeping Our Children Safe While On The World Wide Web There are one or two computers in

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- I recently found out about a survey that Glubble and Highlights did on children surfing the web safely. You can read about it here. ~Someone at Glubble asked me to write something about Internet safety for their site. When this is posted on their site you know YOU will be the first to know.~ I put some thought into this topic and wanted to share with you what I came up with. Keeping Our Children Safe While On The World Wide Web There are one or two computers in most homes these days. And mo

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:- By Anna Jones BBC News

del.icio.us/tag/internetsafety:-

myspace - Google News :-

[Technorati] Tag results for cyberbullying:- A 49-year-old woman has gone on trial in the United States accused of cyber-bullying which led a teenage Missouri girl to hang herself in 2006. The woman, Lori Drew, who is said to have posed as a teenage boy on the MySpace social networking site, is being charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The Act is intended to punish hackers and fraudsters but is being used in this case because prosecutors in Missouri were unable to find legislation to cover what had taken place. Drew is accus

[Technorati] Tag results for internetsafety:- A concerned friend called me this week to ask my opinion about putting her children’s pictures on social media sites like Facebook. She knew I had strong opinions about this topic but wanted to discuss pros and cons of both sides of the issue with me. I relayed my thoughts to her as follows: I don’t publish pictures of my daughter on the internet….period. Not anywhere. Since this has not always been my policy so I ask friends and family to alert me if they come upon a picture that I’m not awar