32 Resource Links on Cyber Bullying

Check out this post from Julie Greller, The Media Specialist.  It is never to early to teach children about cyber bullying and prevention!

Chat Rooms
Chat Danger- information on how to stay safe when you use chat rooms, IM and cell phones

*Video About Online Chatting

Cyber Bullying
Cyber bullying- this site is part of the TeensHealth web site, with information on cyber bullying, why people bully and what happens when someone is bullied.

Reporting Cyber Bullies- information on what to do if you are bullied

*Video on Cyberbullying- from SchoolTube

What is Cyber Bullying?- handout

General Internet Safety Sites
CyberAngels- world's oldest & largest Internet safety organization

Cyber Safety- this site is hosted by Rob Nickel, who is an expert on cyber safety. In addition to a listing of tips for teens, parents and educators, there are videos you can download. (PSAs, interviews)

CyberSmart!-how to deal with cyber bullies, a list of proper manners while online, and social networking sites.

Don't Believe the Type: Know the Dangers- rules are listed for surfing the web, chat rooms, IM, email, newsgroups, forums, bulletin boards, social networking and sharing personal information.

Google Family Safety Center- tools, advice, vide tips from Google parents

Internet Safety 101 Quiz- how much do you know about Internet safety?

Internet Safety: Keeping it Real-designed by six students under the age of 16, this website won second place in Thinkquest's 2007 Competition. Excellent!

Internet Safety and You- for younger kids; Professor Garfield does the teaching; links for parents and teachers

LMK Life Online- sponsored by the Girl Scouts and Microsoft; education for young girls

iSafeSurf- sections on social safety, netiquette, acronyms, emoticons, peer-to-peer file sharing
NetSmartz Teens- they have a section of videos, downloadable activity cards and free multimedia presentations for Windows and Mac computers.

OnGuard Online: Social Networking Sites-with links and quick facts, this site has a game called "Friend Finder", which tests your knowledge about safely using online social networking sites.

Own Your Space- eBook is 16 chapters and free to download; excellent information about protecting your stuff and yourself online

SafeTeens.com- learn about chat room safety, teen safety on the Internet, cell phone safety tips and more.

Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens- this is a government site, with information on staying safe while you are online, including: trusting your instinct, only divulging information you are comfortable with, a reminder that once something is posted it is always there.

Webonauts Internet Academy- for elementary school kids; interactive learning about being safe online; when missions are completed, the Webonauts graduate with a certificate.

Wired Safety- this site claims to be the "world's largest Internet safety, help and education resource." Sections include cyber crime, cyber stalking, Internet predators, social networking and privacy and security.

X-Block- you'll find chat rooms, learn about cyber safety and their iMentoring program.

Netiquette

Net Manners- proper behavior tips

A Thin Line- fact sheets cover spying online, sexting and when kids use text messaging too much.

Tips for Proper Online Behavior- from the Boston Public Library

Privacy Online
Children's Online Privacy Protection- known as COPPA, this explains how children are protected

Safety Tips for Teens- learn what you should and shouldn't reveal about yourself online

Secure Passwords Explained by Common Craft- video

Secure Websites in Plain English- video from Common Craft

*Video About Privacy

Great Icebreaker Sites

Thank you to Julie Greller, The Media Specialist for this list of great sites for teachers when looking for appropriate ice-breakers to use with students.

8 Great Icebreakers to Use With Your Students- from Simple K12

Back to School Icebreakers- 6 activities are listed here

The Big Book of Icebreakers- from Amazon.com

Education World- currently there are 12 volumes of icebreaking ideas on the site

Collaborative Learning/Substantive Learning with Some Icebreaker Activities- nice listing with detailed lessons

First Day of School Activities- elementary grades

First Day of School Icebreakers- for grades K-5

Fresh Ideas For Opening Day- 5 lessons

Icebreaker Ideas- list of teacher ideas

Icebreaker Tags- enter a name prompt, write a question, upload a logo if you have one

Icebreakers- from Dave's ESL Cafe

Icebreakers- from Teachervision; covers K-8

Icebreakers and Energizers-site says these are for any age group

Icebreakers for High School Students- check out the related articles at the bottom of the page

Icebreakers, Fun Games, Group Activities- by group size

Introductions and Icebreakers- from Janet Abruzzo's blog

Mapping Your Identity: A Back to School Icebreaker- cool idea uses the Visual Thesaurus

Resources for the First Day of School- from teachersfirst.com; grade levels are listed for each one

TeAchnology- for grades 5-8

TeAchnology- for high school

Teampedia- currently has 50 icebreakers and 100 team building activities

Ten Icebreakers for Teens

Thinkfinity- teachers share ideas for 8th graders

You can't just Google it...

Check out this post from Julie Greller, The Media Specialist

Many students seem to think that as long as they have Google, they don't need any other assistance with their research. Teachers need to show them how their results can change when they know what tools to use when on the Internet. Here is a video to use when presenting this idea to students. Created with the site Xtranormal, this video is called "You Can't Just Google It"

You Can't Just Google It!
by: SweetSearch

Brainstorming Online With Mind Maps

Check out this post from Julie Greller, The Media Specialist.
Looking to collaborate online? Whether you'd like to brainstorm with your students or colleagues, Mindomo offers you the ease to create great mind maps. Here's an example which uses Mindomo for problem solving and another one about e-Learning tools and resources for schools in education.

UPDATES:
Infographics Section- added to and divided into subject areas
Web Design Section- added long list of free website creation sites

New and Improved Kindles

Amazon has come out with a new Kindle that offers touch technology and 3G with not annual fee or contract.  You can still fit up to 3,000 books that can be downloaded in 60 seconds.  Watch the video to learn more.
Amazon has also created a color tablet called the Kindle Fire.  This device offers you a color touch screen and has a web browser which enables you to read, search, check email, listen to music, and much more.  The only downfall is it is only wi-fi enabled not 3G.  The Kindle Fire has limited space but your movies, music, books, and more can be archived on your Kindle account to retrieve later and enable you to free up space.  Watch the video to learn more.

Reading Apps

Check out these great Apps for the IPhone and Ipad...

1. Zoom Reader is an audio book player that uses the latests OCR and Picture technology to create an audio book.  
2. Learning Ally Version 2.0 Audiobook Player brings accessible books to Apple devices for people with disabilities.
3. Bookshare.org