by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2022 | Educator Favorites, Educators, Evergreen, media literacy, PDF Overlay, prevention, Resources
(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click on the image above [or click here]). Media literacy is best defined as the ability to access, create, analyze, and evaluate messages in a variety of forms. Anyone can post nearly anything at any...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2022 | Asian American, Blog, COVID-19, cyberbullying, Featured, research
Last year I posted preliminary results of our inquiry into whether cyberbullying had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that it had in fact increased, though not to the extent that some had predicted. Today I can share that additional findings from this...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2022 | advice, Evergreen, gaming, help, metaverse, Parents, PDF Overlay, Resources, virtual reality
(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click on the image above [or click here]). We have all been hearing about the metaverse much more frequently over the last few years, and consideration of its promises and perils has picked up tremendous...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Sep 21, 2022 | Featured, legislation, sexting, sexting law, sexting legislation, Uncategorized
In my last post, I discussed what I learned in reviewing all of the state sexting laws across the U.S. Some states have comprehensive sexting laws while many others—23 to be exact—have no sexting specific law whatsoever. As noted in my post, this is problematic for a...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Sep 21, 2022 | activity, classroom activity, curriculum, Educators, Evergreen, PDF Overlay, Resources, school
Use this Word Scramble activity to introduce students to important concepts related to cyberbullying and Internet safety. Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2022). Cyberbullying Activity: Word Scramble. Cyberbullying Research Center. Download PDF The post Cyberbullying...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, Featured, sexting, sexting laws, sexting legislation, teen sexting
As of July 1, 2022, 23 states in the U.S. do not have laws specific to teen sexting. Our research shows that approximately 14% of middle and high school students have sent explicit images to others, while about 23% have received similar images from others. Likewise, a...
