Northeast Elementary School
425 Winthrop Drive,
Ithaca, NY 14850
Liddy Coyle, Principal
Main Office: 257-2121
School Fax: 257-8157
Attendance Line:
257-0546
Nurse: 266-3559
Transportation Office:
274-2128
Kids Count: 257-9400
Social Media Presentation Resources
Cyber Safety For Parent/Caregivers/Educators
Tips
• Stay informed
• Set age appropriate limits
• Keep lines of communication open
• Initiate conversations
• Teach Netiquette
• Explain how to be a good “upstander” if someone else is being bullied
• Share your values and be a good role model
• Encourage balanced use
Recommended Books and Websites
• www.cyberbullying.us
• www.safekids.com and www.safeteens.com
• www.thefab.notlong.com (ICSD website with these references and many more)
• Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard:Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying, by Sameer Hinduja and Justin W.Patchin
• School Climate 2.0: Preventing Cyberbullying and Sexting One Classroom at a Time, by Sameer Hinduja , Justin W. Patchin
• Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats by Nancy Willard
• Cybersafe Kids, Cyber-savvy Teens, by Nancy Willard
• The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr
• It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens , by Danah Boyd
• www.onguardonline.gov (excellent booklet for parents called “Net Cetera”)
• www.commonsensemedia.org
• www.connectsafely.org/ & www.connectsafely.org/guides-2/ (Parent guides about Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram)
• Cyber bully: ABC family movie available on Netflix
• INTERNET DEFINITIONS: http://www.computerhope.com and http://www.netlingo.com/
• FACEBOOK: http://hubpages.com/hub/facebookforbeginners
• MONITORING TEEN DRIVING http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/07/17/parents-monitor-teen-driving/2482753
• REPORTING FACEBOOK VIOLATIONS: https://www.facebook.com/help/?page=798
Homework and Study Sites:
• StudyJams!: http://studyjams.scholastic.com
• Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/ (many schools have this for free: check with the library)
• Homework Spot http://www.homeworkspot.com
• FactMonster http://www.factmonster.com
• BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper http://www.bjpinchbeck.com/
• Science360 for iPad iPad
• Smithsonian Education Students http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students
• Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org
• Digital Vaults http://www.digitalvaults.org
• BlackTV247.com http://blacktv247.com/
• HowStuffWorks http://www.howstuffworks.com/
• Science Bob http://www.sciencebob.com
• Sheppards Software: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com
Other Helpful Sites
• commonsensemedia.org for reviews of Movies, Apps, Websites, books
• Dropbox.com (cloud filing)
• Prezi.com (cool new way of doing presentations)
