Facebook for Educators - Internet Safety Wiki

Teaching Digital ResponsibilityAs educators and parents, you can make clear to students that what they post online istraceable; it is not as anonymous as they might think. In the event that legal action is taken,online services and Internet Service Providers can be required to provide identity information tothe proper authorities. These online traces can be used as evidence against students if they areinvolved in cyberbullying.We want to emphasize the need for educators to talk with their students about appropriateonline behavior, and to take rapid action to head off instances of bullying online, just as theywould if they saw inappropriate behavior in the cafeteria or school hallways. If it takes place onFacebook, you can report it. If physical threats are made, you should immediately notifyappropriate law enforcement agencies.Responsible digital citizenship is no different than the responsibility that we have offline to begood citizens and protect the welfare of our students when emotional or physical harm is beinginflicted.Facebook Pages Bullying Resources● Facebook Safety● StopBullying.Gov● No Name Calling Week● Beat Bullying (UK)http://www.facebook.com/fbsafetyhttp://www.facebook.com/StopBullying.Govhttp://www.facebook.com/nonamecallingweekhttp://www.facebook.com/Beatbullying● GLSEN● BullyBust● Bullying UK● Cyberbullying Research Center● Bullying Canada● The Trevor Projecthttp://www.facebook.com/GLSENhttp://www.facebook.com/upstanderhttp://www.facebook.com/BullyingUKhttp://www.facebook.com/cyberbullyingresearchhttp://www.facebook.com/BullyingCanada.cahttp://www.facebook.com/TheTrevorProject5. Use Pages and Groups Features to Communicate with StudentsPage 10 of 23