Resources

Mashable article http://mashable.com/2010/01/29/privacy-managing-new-currency/
 * The Social Web**

PBS Parents http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/ Center for Media Literacy - Parents, kids and Media http://www.medialit.org/focus/par_articles.html
 * For Parents**

Visual Literacy Assignment Blog from Melbourne http://visuallit.wordpress.com/

The following links have been copied from Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools. 77 Santa Barbara Street, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

@http://www.ciconline.org/digitalsafety Digital Safety offers broad resources for understanding safety issues particular to today's networked culture. [|www.wiredkids.org] Wired Kids, Inc. is a U.S. charity dedicated to protecting all Internet users, especially children, from cyber crime and abuse.
 * Internet Safety**

[|www.wiredsafety.org] WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. Click [|here] for safety information regarding **myspace.com**. www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/ The California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) Region IV, has composed a wealth of resources on all issues related to Cyber safety. They have information on the safe and responsible use of the Internet, social networking, Cyber bullying and communication technology devices, including mobile phones, digital cameras, and webcams. @http://csriu.org/ The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use (CSRIU) provides research and outreach services to address issues of the safe and responsible use of the Internet. They provide guidance to parents, educators, librarians, policy-makers, and others regarding effective strategies to assist young people in gaining the knowledge, skills, motivation, and self-control to use the Internet and other information technologies in a safe and responsible manner. @http://cyberbullying.org/ A web site with facts and other resources targeted specifically at the use of information and communication technologies that support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others. @http://www.isafe.org/ i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place. [|return to top of page] **Digital & New Media Literacy** @http://www.thinkquest.org/library/ Oracle's ThinkQuest Library for teachers, students and parents @http://www.ciconline.org/media-smart Cable in the Classroom - Media Literacy - Learn what critical thinking skills are needed for media literacy and how to teach those skills to children. @http://www.ciconline.org/digitalethics Digital Ethics is all about teaching ethical, courteous, and productive behavior while using digital media. @http://www.ciconline.org/mediasmartteachers Media Literacy for Teachers - get an overview of the key concepts of media literacy, digital ethics, and online safety, along with ideas for using those concepts with your students. @http://www.ciconline.org/mediasmartparents Media Literacy for Parents - get an overview of the key concepts of media literacy, and some simple, effective ideas for using them with your family. http://www.21stcenturyskills.org The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is an organization whose mission is to serve as a catalyst to position 21st century skills at the center of US K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community and government leaders. @http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/index.html 21st Century Literacies develops curriculum focused on four 21st century literacies - information, media, multicultural, and visual.

Personal Broadcasting and Remix in Education http://harrison.odeo.com/audio/1105916/view