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Infographic: Students have their say on online rights and responsibilities
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
Posted in digital citizenship, global, social media, student voice, technology literacy
Tagged cybersafety, internet, student, student voice, technology literacy
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What’s your broadband speed? Find out and contribute to the crowdsourced map
This is from Bonnie Bracey Sutton, director of the PowerofUS Foundation. The power of crowdsourcing is put to good use in the National Broadband Map. The map has a built-in tool to find out your broadband speed and add your data … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, cool links, fun/free stuff, In the news
Tagged bandwidth, Bonnie Bracey Sutton, broadband, crowdsourcing, internet, M-Lab, National Broadband Map, PowerofUs, speed
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The Internet, Youth Deviance and the Problem of Juvenoia
Why do we ignore the many indications of better, healthier, connected, smarter youth and believe all too easily that children today are narcissistic, alienated, and addicted to techno-drivel? Continue reading
Online safety report discourages scare tactics
A new, really important report has just come out about children and online safety. It is sensible and research-based, with excellent recommendations. The strongest recommendation is that scare tactics DON’T WORK to keep children safe online. I hate to sound … Continue reading
Technology policy and human nature
“Please do the following: sit down with your child (and they are just children still) and tell them that they are not allowed to be a member of any social networking site. Today! Let them know that you will at … Continue reading
Posted in social media
Tagged cyberbullying, cybersafety, fair use, internet, policy, safety, security, technology
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The panic about panic buttons
In the UK, Facebook is being pressured to add a “panic button” to the site in the theory that youth can get instant help if bullied or approached by unsavory characters. Unfortunately this reflects silly thinking about the actual dangers … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, In the news
Tagged Anne Collier, cybersafety, internet, panic, safety, youth
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New Hampshire teachers say filtering hampers teaching
via Cyberoam Survey Reveals Most Schools and Teachers Suspect Students Can Bypass Content Filtering Soutions This survey was conducted by a filtering company and taken by school administrators and teachers at the annual Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference held in Nashua, … Continue reading
Internet safety - fear tactics don’t work
via NetFamilyNews Last week Chairman Julius Genachowski unveiled the children-and-family part of the FCC’s universal broadband plan, designed to enable, among other things, 21st-century education. There’s just one problem: Schools have long turned to law enforcement for guidance in informing … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st century, access, broadband, education, FCC, internet, Julius Genachowski, policy, safety, universal broadband, web, web 2.0
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Students safest using the internet when they are trusted to manage their own risk
From the UK Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills Pupils in schools that use “managed” online systems have a better knowledge and understanding of how to stay safe when using new technologies, according to a report published … Continue reading
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Tagged access, cybersafety, digital citizenship, internet, UK
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DARPA Promotes High-Tech Education
Citing studies that show a marked decline in the number of students pursuing education in math, science and engineering, the Pentagon’s Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is requesting proposals for “innovative new ideas to encourage students to major in … Continue reading