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DHS Marks Back to School Season with New Resources for Schools, Educators to Recognize and Prevent Online Child Exploitation

August 22, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is sharing new resources for educators, school administrators, coaches, and others who ... Read more

Newsline

Internet Safety Labs Advances Mobile App Safety for K-12 Students, Families and Educators with New App Microscope

August 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Internet Safety Labs, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today announced ... Read more

District Management

How every school can promote safety in a digital world

March 4, 2016March 2, 2016 by Harold Reaves

Keeping students safe in the digital era — with its myriad dangers — means a proactive IT strategy Technology has ... Read more

District Management

4 fresh ideas for teaching digital citizenship sooner

April 2, 2015February 16, 2015 by By Carmela N. Curatola Knowles

Kids are immersed in technology from a very young age. So why do digital citizenship courses focus on middle school and above? Recently, I was reflecting on how…

District Management

New online safety curriculum helps schools document CIPA compliance

November 12, 2012July 20, 2012 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

Starting this month, schools receiving federal e-Rate funding must have updated internet safety policies that show how they will educate minors about appropriate online behavior. Now, a new…

District Management

Ed-tech best practices: April 2012

November 6, 2013April 10, 2012 by From staff reports

Ten creative ways that schools are teaching students about internet safety … tips for making one-to-one computing a success … a national project that aims to inspire the…

Curriculum

10 ways schools are teaching internet safety

November 15, 2011November 11, 2011 by By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor

As internet use has become a daily part of most students' lives, students must know how to protect themselves and their identity at all times—especially when teachers and…

IT Management

Rutgers freshmen charged for using hidden camera on a student

September 29, 2010 by Laura Ascione

In a case of video voyeurism gone high-tech, a pair of Rutgers University freshmen secretly placed a camera in a dorm room earlier this month and broadcast a…

IT Management

Facebook Places: Marketing tool or educational asset?

November 5, 2013September 28, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The University of Kentucky, if all goes according to the campus’s marketing plan, could pop up in 1.3 million Facebook news feeds during the fall semester—and students might…

IT Management

Q&A: Rumors, cyberbullying, and anonymity

July 23, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Last week in this space, I shared excerpts from an interview with David Mikkelson, half of the husband-and-wife team behind Snopes.com, the online clearinghouse for internet rumors and…

District Management

PTA joins with Facebook to promote internet safety

June 22, 2010June 10, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The national Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Facebook are joining forces to promote internet safety through a set of tools and resources for children, schools, and parents.

District Management

Online safety report discourages scare tactics

June 22, 2010June 7, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Although internet safety education is essential, scare tactics do little to influence the behavior of children and teenagers, who spend a large part of their lives on social…

District Management

Internet safety video could win young filmmakers $10,000

March 29, 2010March 16, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Computer security company Trend Micro has an offer for any teen or adult who cares about internet safety and security and wants to become an award-winning filmmaker, CNET…

District Management

Study: Too few schools are teaching cyber safety

September 29, 2010February 26, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Students aren’t getting enough instruction in school on how to use technology and the internet in a safe and responsible manner, a new poll suggests.

eClassroom News

Carnegie Mellon to offer internet safety resources

March 1, 2010February 9, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Carnegie Mellon University will use a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to create and distribute web safety advice to faculty, teachers, and students in K-12 schools and…

District Management

Feds release cyber safety booklet

January 18, 2010December 16, 2009 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

A new booklet released by the Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the online and mobile-phone worlds.

DHS Marks Back to School Season with New Resources for Schools, Educators to Recognize and Prevent Online Child Exploitation

Internet Safety Labs Advances Mobile App Safety for K-12 Students, Families and Educators with New App Microscope

4 fresh ideas for teaching digital citizenship sooner

New online safety curriculum helps schools document CIPA compliance

Ed-tech best practices: April 2012

10 ways schools are teaching internet safety

Rutgers freshmen charged for using hidden camera on a student

Q&A: Rumors, cyberbullying, and anonymity

PTA joins with Facebook to promote internet safety

Internet safety video could win young filmmakers $10,000

Study: Too few schools are teaching cyber safety

Feds release cyber safety booklet

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

Catapult Learning is Approved to Provide High-Dosage Tutoring in Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Schools

Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

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