Learn more about being safe and responsible online
The Internet should be a place where you can talk, learn, shop, and share without worrying about your own safety, privacy, or security of your personal info. It should also be a place where we act as good citizens. This means being smart about what you share, who you share it with, and how you behave online.
Resources to help you
As you think about the story you want to tell in your video, here are some tips and advice you can use:
Take Action Against Bullying
While we may never bully or be bullied, we may see it happen to someone else. It can impact all of us in some way. And because of the Internet, bullying can take place beyond the school grounds at any time. Being an upstander rather than a bystander is even more important than ever. Here are some links with more information and advice:
- Statistics and Tips, from the Cyberbullying Research Center
- Tips to Help Stop Cyberbullying, from Connectsafely
- Stop Cyberbullying, from Safeteens.com
- MTV’s A Thin Line campaign
- Tips to Help Prevent Cyberbullying, from Yahoo! Safely
- Advice for Parents on Cyberbullying, from Common Sense Media
Keep a Good Rep Online
Who we are and how we represent ourselves to the world is important at any age. It includes everything we say or do, online or off. Here are some resources that can help you do it well:
- Tips from Facebook
- Tips from Twitter
- Social Networking Tips, from Common Sense Media
- Social Web Tips for Teens, from Connectsafely
- Protecting Your Online Identity, from the Identity Theft Resource Center
- Tips from the Information and Privacy Commissioner-Ontario
- Security and Social Networks, from Trend Micro
Be Cell Smart
Cell phones are great technology that allows us to do a lot of things when we’re on the go: connect with friends and family, listen to music, play games, take photos. Here are some things to think about when using them:
