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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Shocking stats, video on texting while driving

A new and controversial video about Texting while driving is getting a great deal of exposure right now. I wonder about its effectiveness? On one hand, it dramatically demonstrates the potential problem of this type of distraction which could “bring home” the message to teens that texting (or other distractions) while driving can be very dangerous. On the other hand, some research shows that this type of message only has a very short term effect if any.

What do you think?

You can comment on the video by visiting http://www.schoolcounselor.com/videos/2009/08/texting-while-driving-psa.html

And you can take part in a poll at:

http://twtpoll.com/pl2ei3

Also, I Interviewed for this story, short but good read: Shocking stats, video on texting while driving. http://bit.ly/12huuV

Friday, August 28, 2009

cyberbullying and online peer harassment

A list of the scholarly literature that we are aware of that examine issues relating to cyberbullying and online peer harassment among youth.

http://www.cyberbullying.us/bibliography.php

Gauging Your Distraction

Gauging Your Distraction - new game that measures how your reaction time is affected by external distractions Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com "Gauging Your Distraction" http://bit.ly/15Zf8x

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Connect Safely |Online Safety 3.0: Empowering and Protecting Youth

Both the Internet and the way young people use technology are constantly changing, but Internet safety messages change very slowly if at all. A few years ago, some of us in the Net safety community started talking about how to adjust our messaging for the much more interactive “Web 2.0.” And we did so, based on the latest research as it emerged. But even those messages are starting to get a bit stale….

Now it’s time for Internet Safety 3.0.

http://www.connectsafely.org/Commentaries-Staff/online-safety-30-empowering-and-protecting-youth.html