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Northeast Elementary School

425 Winthrop Drive,

Ithaca, NY 14850

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)

Samantha Little, Principal:

slittle@icsd.k12.ny.us


Julie Humble, Associate Principal:

julie.humble@icsd.k12.ny.us


Main Office:

607-257-2121


School Fax:

607-257-8157


Attendance Line:

607-257-0546


Nurse:

607-266-3559


Transportation Office:

607-274-2128


Kids Count:

607-257-9400