Saturday, March 21, 2015
Online Safety Cards For Kids' Technology Gifts
Are you buying your child a new piece of technology? Here some downloadable cards to include with their gift. All you have to do is click on the download button, print it out, and write your house rules in the spaces provided.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame
In 1998, says Monica Lewinsky, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become a constant. In a brave talk, she takes a look at our “culture of humiliation,” in which online shame equals dollar signs — and demands a different way.
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Georgia > Cyberbully Bill Approved by House
ATLANTA — As one of 32 states that does not have laws against the use of computers and social media to bully, state lawmakers have aims on correcting that situation.
The Georgia House approved a bill making threats on computers on other electronic devices part of the state’s existing bullying law. The vote was 140 to 26 on Friday. The Senate will now consider action.
The bill was sponsored by Pam Dickinson, a Democrat from Conyers. She noted in interviews that the bill would also apply to electronic threats directed toward students or schools staff, even if they are sent from outside the school campus.
- See more at: http://valdostatoday.com/2015/03/georgia-cyberbully-bill-approved-by-house/#sthash.OVwqQQLl.dpuf
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Suicide Safe Is Now Available for Download!
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
New bill in Colorado could penalize technology-based harassment
New bill in Colorado could penalize technology-based harassment
By Tommy Simmons
On March 1, 2015
In a train of events that has become all too familiar to a generation of young Americans, Douglas County cheerleader Kiana Arellano attempted to take her own life in 2013.
She did so in response to wave after wave of cruel, hateful comments received from her peers via social media and text. Arellano was reached in time for her life to be saved, but every year, many teenagers and young adults are not.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Toddler victim of cyber bullying
(WCBD) Mariah Anderson has been fighting for her life since she was born, and now her family is having to fend off internet bullies. Born with a rare condition called Chromosome Two Duplication Syndrome that impairs her learning and motor skills, Mariah turned 2-years-old last Saturday.
Her mother Kyra posted a photo of her daughter to celebrate the special day, but the web had other intentions for the birthday girl. The photo of Mariah became an internet sensation, shared by thousands, but not because of Mariah's smile.
Facebook users made various comments on the original post poking fun at Mariah's appearance. Kyra Pringle, Mariah's mother, was horrified at some of things people said.
"The smile that you guys think is funny or the smile that you guys are comparing to a leprechaun," said Kyra Pringle, "the things you guys are saying about my child, she's not a monster, she's real."
Read more: http://bit.ly/1E9lNeA
NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral
Her mother Kyra posted a photo of her daughter to celebrate the special day, but the web had other intentions for the birthday girl. The photo of Mariah became an internet sensation, shared by thousands, but not because of Mariah's smile.
Facebook users made various comments on the original post poking fun at Mariah's appearance. Kyra Pringle, Mariah's mother, was horrified at some of things people said.
"The smile that you guys think is funny or the smile that you guys are comparing to a leprechaun," said Kyra Pringle, "the things you guys are saying about my child, she's not a monster, she's real."
Read more: http://bit.ly/1E9lNeA
NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral
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