by Martha Custard | Mar 7, 2019 | Administrators, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Internet Regulations, Learning and the Law, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, School Counselors, School Safety, School Violence, Social Media, suicide
David Molak committed suicide at the age of 16 due to cyberbullying. To honor his legacy, David’s family worked with friends and lawmakers to create David’s Law. This law modernizes current anti-bullying laws by making it possible to prosecute cyber bullying...
by Kendal Harris | Feb 14, 2019 | Apps, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Gun Violence, Mental Health, Online Dangers, Online etiquette, Parenting, Parents, School Violence, Social Media, Suicide Prevention
Instagram sealed itself as a favored social media platform among various types of users. With adults taking over Facebook, Instagram felt like a safe alternative for teens to escape their parents’ eyes. In recent years, however, parents have started to join their...
by Kendal Harris | Jan 24, 2019 | Apps, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, Parenting, Parents, Smartphones, Technology
It’s an unfortunate and frightening fact: if your child has a smartphone, chances are they’ll experience cyberbullying. Predators can easily get to kids through a screen. A single mistake can go viral. Our children face so many dangers that parents need to...
by Bo King | Nov 29, 2018 | Administrators, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, School Counselors, School Safety, Suicide Prevention, Teachers, Trauma, Uncategorized
Bullying can often be stopped fairly easily when it occurs openly. Bullying behind the scenes, though, is another matter. How do you know it’s happening at all? The earlier an educator can stop cyberbullying, or prevent it altogether, the better. Here’s how...
by Amy FAV | Oct 11, 2018 | Apps, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, Online etiquette, Parenting, Parents, Social Media, Teaching Topics, The Digital Divide
The purpose of Google’s Be Internet Awesome campaign is to create a safer and more educated online environment. Programs like Interland help close the educational gap that surrounds internet awareness for students of this technologically dependent age. Together,...
