For Parents: Tactics used by Online Predators

This site explains some of the tactics that online predators use and suggested ways which we can keep our children safe.

http://www.puresight.com/Pedophiles/Online-Predators/online-predators-what-can-you-do-to-protect-your-kids.html

Fighting Cyber Bullying: Anonymous is Better

Studies have shown that children are much more likely to report cyber-bullying against their peers if their reports are anonymous.

http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/an-easier-way-to-fight-bullying/?ref=topics&_r=0

New York Times: Social Media and the Hiring Process

According to the New York Times,  many companies are requiring potential employees to pass social media background checks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/technology/social-media-history-becomes-a-new-job-hurdle.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1

Social Media Statistics

• Despite the 13-year-old minimum, over half of parents of 12-year-olds say their child has a Facebook account, and three-quarters of these helped their child create the account.
• 40% of teens have seen pictures on social networks of their peers getting drunk, passed out, or using drugs, and half of these first saw these pictures when they were 13 or younger.
• More than 11% of teens are “hyper-networkers,” spending more than three hours per school day on social network sites.

A Video on Cyber Bullying

Introduction

My name is Josh Vicchio and I am a High School teacher in Baltimore, Maryland. I currently teach United States History and A.P. Psychology. This blog is dedicated to issues surrounding the  safeguarding of technology for students. I am interested in topics such as making students aware of the effects of cyber-bullying, ramifications of placing personal information on social media, and protection from online predators.