by Emma | Mar 23, 2023 | Administrators, Blog, Criminal Activity, Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Educational Technology, Learning and the Law, Media Literacy, Online Dangers, Safe Learning Environment, School Safety, Social Media, suicide, Technology
At the end of 2023, the Department of Justice released a public safety alert regarding online sextortion crimes against children and teens. According to CNN, predators targeted “[a]t least 3,000 minors, mostly boys” with sextortion schemes. In comparison to previous...
by Emma | Nov 11, 2021 | Blog, Digital Safety, Educational Technology, Online Dangers, Online Learning, Safe Learning Environment, School Safety, Technology
Access to the internet can be a source of entertainment and healthy social interaction. More recently, it’s become an educational space for many students. However, for some students, the internet quickly becomes a nightmare. Predators troll social media...
by Emma | Jan 4, 2018 | Blog, Cyberbullying, Digital Citizenship, Digital Safety, Online Dangers, Online Learning, Parenting, Parents
Many parents fear the moment their child will start surfing the Web by herself, unsupervised. However frightening this may be, it’s undeniable that the internet affects nearly every aspect of our lives today. That includes children’s lives, as they will...