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Only 25 percent of educators feel comfortable teaching students how to protect themselves from online cyber predators, cyber bullies, and identity theft, according to a recent study. -
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This article shares a study that found that teenagers' online safety is improved by education. Among other findings, the study also found that girls tend to practice more protective behavior on the Web than boys. -
1voteMore than ever, children are using the internet according to polls, however, safety is obviously a big concern for many parents.
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1voteNew legislation passed by Congress this week includes provisions that require schools receiving eRate discounts on broadband access to educate students about online safety. Some say this bill represents a step toward a nationwide broadband system.
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TeacherTube is a "school safe" variation of YouTube, which focuses on education-related video sharing. -
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“Growing Up Online,” a documentary to be broadcast on the “Frontline” program on most PBS stations on Tuesday night, uses those real-life stories to ask an increasingly important question: What does it mean to be part of the first generation coming of age steeped in a virtual world seemingly outside parental control? The documentary touches on the much discussed fear of online sexual predators, as well as concerns about the ease of cut-and-paste plagiarism, using the Internet. It also examines how notions of privacy and the meaning of friendships change when a computer button can ferry your words and your images to strangers. -
1voteLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Media players in personal computers have serious vulnerabilities that could allow online criminals to attach malicious code and infect computers without the user's knowledge, a researcher said Thursday.
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More than half of American families with teenagers use filters to limit access to potentially harmful content online. But both teens and parents believe that teens do things on the internet that their parents would not approve of...
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