Tag Archives: cybersafety

Infographic: Students have their say on online rights and responsibilities

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Sylvia Martinez

Check out the results of the 2013 ‘Have your Say’ survey, the UK’s largest ever survey of young people’s attitudes toward online rights and responsibilities. Over 24,000 young people age 7-19 from across the UK responded to the survey, and … Continue reading →

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Researcher dispels myths about cyberbullying

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

Myth or Fact? There is more online bullying than in-person bullying Cyberbullying is more distressing because it follows you home and is on all your digital devices Cyberbullying is getting worse Teen suicide is a growing epidemic due to cyberbullying … Continue reading →

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TechYES - New project planning, portfolio, and assessment tools

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

Time for a little (ahem) announcement - Generation YES has been working on something BIG! We are proud to unveil the latest version of TechYES, our student technology literacy certification program. TechYES has always been about students showing technology literacy … Continue reading →

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Webinars - Addressing youth risk in a positive and restorative manner

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Sylvia Martinez

from Nancy Willard of Embracing Digital Youth: Addressing youth risk in a positive and restorative manner Embracing Digital Youth is proud to announce our first two Webinars. Through these Webinars, Embracing Digital Youth will seek to help educators, mental health professionals, law … Continue reading →

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A decade of decline in online youth victimization

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

It’s not the headline that’s going to make the national press. Ho hum, young people aren’t perverts or helpless victims. But here’s another slice of non-sensationalistic reality about what parents and teachers SHOULDN’T flip out about… From the press release … Continue reading →

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New Pew Internet Reports: Teens, Social Networks, Privacy and Parents

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

New Pew Report: Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites Social media use has become so pervasive in the lives of American teens that having a presence on a social network site is almost synonymous with being online. Fully … Continue reading →

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Drama! Why adult concepts of cyberbullying don’t mesh with teens

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

It’s an unimaginable tragedy for any person to commit suicide. It’s a family’s worst nightmare and a problem that society must address. In recent months, more and more news stories are surfacing about very young people committing suicide and tying … Continue reading →

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Cybersafety - do fear and exaggeration increase risk?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

Larry Magid, co-director of Connect Safely.org has created a very effective slideshare about how exaggerating the risk of being online actually increases the real risk. This is perfect for a back to school presentation - it is clear, jargon-free, and aimed at … Continue reading →

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What’s the “do”? Student iPad implementation choices

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

This summer we’ve done a bunch of iPad training with students who will be tech leaders in their schools. We had students from 6th-10th grade in about 20 different schools (all with different setups!) It’s been interesting to with so … Continue reading →

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The importance of addressing bullying as part of the learning mission of school

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

Everyone agrees that school bullying is a problem that should be dealt with, but there is little agreement on how exactly to do it. (Or even if it’s actually happening, see yesterday’s post Survey reveals disconnect in online safety education.) With the … Continue reading →

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