Some Social Networking Sites (SNS)
- FaceBook -- home access ONLY
- MySpace -- home access ONLY
- Twitter -- micoblogging -- 140 characters maximum
- YouTube -- home access ONLY for students
- Internet safety sites to explore (some with informational videos) include:
- Illinois Attorney General -- Safeguarding Children -- background information and additional links to fact sheet, safety quiz, and online safety tips. Sara Migas also mentioned the Digital Tattoo project from the University of British Columbia during her April 29th presentation.
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Frontline: Growing up Online -- this excellent overview is available for viewing online
- compiled this list of web sites on Internet Safety
- Pew Internet and American Life Project Reports
- Social Networking Websites and Teens, Jan. 2007 (pdf file)
- found that over half of online teens have web profiles
- Teens and Social Media, Dec. 2007 (pdf file)
- Adults and Social Network Websites, Jan. 2009 (pdf file)
- Generations Online, Jan. 2009
- Social Networking Websites and Teens, Jan. 2007 (pdf file)
- Additional sites recommended by School Library Journal
- Some other articles and reports:
- Journal of Adolescent Health:
special issue on Cyberbullying Dec. 2007 - The New York Times:
"Is FaceBook Growing Up Too Fast?" -- includes graphs on age of FaceBook users as of Mar. 2009 - The Wall Street Journal:
Cyberbully Alerts: Web Sites Make It Easier to Flag Trouble Dec. 2008
Which Is Epidemic -- Sexting or Worrying About It? Apr. 2009 - Chronicle of Higher Education:
Does Facebook Lower Academic Performance? It's Still Too Soon to Say Apr. 2009 - Berkman Center for Internet and Society:
Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies Dec.2008
- Journal of Adolescent Health:
- New Trier Library Catalog -- DVD's on cyberbullying are available for advisery use
- Local Public Library Catalogs -- search on social networking, internet safety, and/or cyberbullying
- New Trier Parents Association - contact for recording of past parent programs on this subject
- Internet Accuracy (Aug. 2008)
- Cyberbullying (May 2008)
- CyberSocializing (Jul. 2006)