With all of the technology available today, we have prioritized having as much information available as possible to help us educate ourselves and our children about appropriate and responsible use.
This year we had a speaker come to RRMS to talk with us about social media. We also had a letter from our Prinicpal, Debi Briggs-Crispin last month asking all families to support her effort to teach kids responsible use of technology and social media. There have also been changes in recent legislation that suggests we really prioritize and take time to educate our kids.
In response we have connected with the Center For Safe and Responsible Internet Use in Eugene Oregon. The Director, Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. has been working with at risk youths and teens and educating families, communities, school districts and other educational institutions for more than 12 years. To say she is passionate about her work would be an understatement.
With her permission, we will provide links to her website where you will find the most current and up to date information available on this topic. Be prepared to spend some time there as it is filled with information to help you and your children.
Please go to http://www.cyberbully.org/ for information about this organization. To read Nancy’s Web Blog you can go to:
For the latest info regarding legislation please see http://csriu.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/web-access-management-a-new-approach/ and http://csriu.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/sexting-legislation/
Articles we found particularly interesting were:
Parent handbook – readable version
Youth Risk Online: Foundational Concerns
Youth Risk Online: An Overview
There is No Constitutional Right to be a Cyberbully which highlights a case in a Beverly Hills unified school district
Comprehensive Layered Approach to Address Digital Citizenship and Youth Risk Online
Research that is “Outdated and Inadequate?”
Her book for parents: Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social Aggression, Threats, and Distress