Students Experience Less Bullying, Fear at School, New Data Show

By Nirvi Shah on June 3, 2013 8:05 AM | No comments

Middle school students aren't hurling names and epithets like they used to or being targeted by hate-related graffiti at school as much as in the past. And they are less afraid of being attacked or harmed at school and less likely to avoid certain places within their schools for fear of an attack than they have been in the past, new data from the National Center on Education Statistics show.

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The Fourth Report of the World Internet Project is Now Available

The Fourth Report of the World Internet Project is Now Available 

Published by Andromeda Salvador

Date: 19/12/2012

The World Internet Project has published its fourth report of findings on the global impact of online technology -- a five-continent collaboration that creates an international picture of change produced by the Internet.

The fourth report of the World Internet Project includes findings from 11 of the project’s 37 partner countries that explore the behavior and views of Internet users and non-users.

The data was collected in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

To view the press release, please click on Download PDF.

To read or download the report, please click on the following link:

http://www.worldinternetproject.net/_files/_Published/_oldis/770_2012wip_report4th_ed.pdf

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Issue #139 of the SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter is now online!

Issue #139 (May 23, 2013) of the SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter is now online!

SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter is an electronic newsletter designed to advance counselors' level of technological literacy, application, and integration. You will find practical solutions and answers to technology related problems, especially as they apply to your job as counselor. If you would like to share a tip or trick, or if you would like to ask a question, e-mail Russ Sabella atnews@schoolcounselor.com

A Parents’ Guide to Snapchat

ConnectSafely’s new Parents’ Guide to Snapchat provides parents, educators – anyone – a glimpse into this popular photo-sharing app where pictures (usually*) disappear a few seconds after they’re viewed. The six-page guide, which can be viewed on your screen or printed out, starts out with the Top 5 questions parents typically have about Snapchat; continues with what makes Snapchat unique, why kids love it and how they use it; and concludes with some basic advice for parenting young Snapchat users.[*We also explain how photos don't always disappear in 10 sec. or less.]

Click to view or print: A Parents’ Guide to Snapchat

A Parents’ Guide to Instagram

ConnectSafely’s new Parents’ Guide to Instagram provides parents, educators, anyone curious about this popular photo-sharing app with all they need to help kids optimize their use of it. The six-page guide, which can be viewed on your screen or printed out, starts out with the Top 5 questions parents typically have about Instagram, then explains point by point how it works and what to do if problems arise. The guide ends with some basic advice on parenting young photo-sharers.