A new tool for keeping young teens and pre-teens safe while using social media has been launched using simulated situations the youths might face in t...

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The popularity of smart phones and social networking sites is keeping a growing number of students connected—to danger, deception, and a loss of...

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WEEK ONE -- STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™  On October 7, 2011 in Ypsilanti, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other officials will join NCSA stak...

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Missouri lawmakers on Sept. 23 passed and sent to the governor a bill designed to refriend Facebook and other electronic media for thousands of Missou...

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Now that even the staid Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has loosened its tight rein on social media networks, it’s time for more educato...

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Each year ChildrenOnline.org surveys two to three thousand students in grades four through twelve from some of the many schools we visit. Students are...

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Common Sense Media, an independent nonprofit organization that helps parents and educators teach children how to be savvy users and consumers of media...

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The Federal Communications Commission has released an order that will require schools to educate students about Internet safety in order to comply wit...

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A new Missouri law prohibiting teachers from having private online conversations with students suffered a double setback Aug. 26. First, a judge block...

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The recent examples of two teachers who have come under fire for questionable social media posts should serve as a warning to other educators: Be care...

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As part of its “Stop. Think. Connect” campaign, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has pulled together a wealth of resources from th...

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The Federal Communications Commission has released an order that will require schools to educate students about Internet safety in order to comply wit...

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In the latest development in its national “Don’t Filter Me” campaign, which aims to stop schools from blocking students’ ...

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A new Missouri state law that bans teachers from privately contacting students via social media has become a lightning rod for opinion as schools and ...

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the school discipline of a student who allegedly bullied a classmate with an Internet page. Read Article

 A new law barring Missouri school teachers from exchanging messages with students on social-media websites such as Facebook is drawing national ...

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A new partnership between Facebook and Time Warner aims to expand the companies’ individual efforts to prevent online bullying. The initiative, ...

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More than half of the parents of teen-agers say they're worried about cyberbullying, a new survey finds. Read Article

Among the many challenges facing district leaders, student safety can be particularly difficult as new technologies allow for instant and constant com...

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With social media networks ubiquitous in American life, it’s time to shift the debate from whether it’s a good idea for educators to use t...

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A study released this month and co-written by a Florida Atlantic University professor casts new light on the dangers of cyber bullying among teenagers...

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Research brief looks at a subset of cyber bullying known as 'electronic dating violence'. A study released this month and co-written by a Florida Atla...

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“Facebook for Educators” provides guidance on how educators can use Facebook to enhance learning in the classroom and beyond. In addition,...

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America's K-12 teachers are ill-prepared to educate students on the basics of online safety, security and ethics, and more than a third of teachers re...

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On March 10, 2011, the White House and Facebook, convened a summit to discuss bullying prevention. Bullying can  happen anywhere  in the &nb...

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CoSN released its Acceptable Use Polices in a Web 2.0 & Mobile Era: A Guide for School Districts, which is aimed at assisting district leaders dev...

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Think you have what it takes to help us educate Americans about Internet safety and what we can all do to protect ourselves online? If you want to hel...

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NCSA provides free educational and promotional materials designed to help digital citizens prepare for National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Access...

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The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) today launches the Professional Edition of its Global Resource and Information Directory (GRID) at the House...

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), conducted every October since 2004, is a national public awareness campaign to encourage everyone to ...

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Although it is hard to solve any problems with 10 easy steps, the following article from eSchool News offers sound advice for schools dealing with bul...

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A top 100 national ranking of school districts, indicating which districts keep students safest when searching online, was released today. The 2009-20...

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In May, Massachusetts and Wisconsin passed anti-bullying legislation. In June, New York followed suit, bringing the total of states with anti-bullying...

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The state Education Department released a model antibullying plan yesterday to help local schools develop their own policies to protect students from ...

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A Pennsylvania school district that was at the center of a highly publicized “sexting” case was sued May 20 by a teenager who claims her principal con...

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Cell phones, texting, IM, email, Facebook, MySpace--kids are interconnected today in ways hardly imagined two decades ago. But these technology-based ...

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New allegations have surfaced in the case of a suburban Philadelphia school district accused of activating laptop web cameras to spy on students in th...

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Teachers agree that students should learn safe and responsible internet use, but fewer than half say these subjects are required in their districts. L...

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A gay teenager in New York wins $50,000 from a school district that failed to stop taunts about his sexual orientation. The Justice Department investi...

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U.S. survey finds universal agreement for teaching cybersafety, security and ethics, yet more than half of teachers say they are not required by their...

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A suburban Philadelphia school district used the webcams in school-issued laptop computers to spy on students at home, potentially catching them and t...

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Parents of Jessica Logan say school officials, peers are partly to blame for their daughter's suicide. Read entire article