June 2010
Common Sense Media Launches Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Submitted by SafeInternet on Mon, 2010-06-28 01:00Common Sense Media has officially launched its pioneering free digital citizenship curriculum for middle schools - Digital Citizenship in a Connected Culture. The first three units of the curriculum are now available online. You can now check out the materials, read the lessons and watch the videos, at www.commonsensemedia.org/educators. The full, five-unit curriculum will be available in late August 2010.
Safe Internet Alliance Represented at the 2010 Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference
Submitted by SafeInternet on Fri, 2010-06-18 01:00Safe Internet Alliance president Linda Criddle spoke at the 2010 Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference last week. Held in San Jose, the conferences focus this year was on how freedom and privacy are evolving in a networked society. Criddle represented the Alliance on the panel covering Safety vs. Liberty: The Rights of Minors in the Digital Age where she discussed the strong need for innovation in safety technologies to match the dynamic needs of families in modern online tools, the need to design products with safety in mind from the outset.
Follow-up On a Tune In: KMED The Bill Meyer Show
Submitted by SafeInternet on Mon, 2010-06-14 01:00Bill Meyer, of WTKF radio, interviewed Safe Internet Alliance's president Linda Criddle on key steps to avoiding scams online. Mentioning his own experiences with scams, Meyer asked if people really did fall for some of the most persistent but seemingly obvious scams like the lottery and inheritances claims, and asked what consumers should know to help avoid scams. Criddle pointed Meyer and his listeners to the "14 Steps to avoiding Scams" blog that can be found on the Safe Internet Alliance website (make the title be a link to the blog).
Online Safety and Technology Working Group Report Delivered
Submitted by Safe Internet on Mon, 2010-06-07 17:24Guest post by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance
The Online Safety and Technology Working Group, formed one year ago as an outcome of the "Protecting Children in the 21st Century" Act. This groups mission was to review industry efforts and provide recommendations that would increase child safety online through education, labeling and family safety technologies.
One Laptop Per Child: In the News, but Still Missing Safety
Submitted by Safe Internet on Wed, 2010-06-02 12:54Guest post by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance
More Households Go Wireless
Submitted by Safe Internet on Tue, 2010-06-01 13:24Guest post by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance