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danah boyd, a Fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, conducts research that “…examines social media, youth practices, tensions between public and private, social network sites, and other intersections between technology and society.”

• http://www.danah.org/
• http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/

iKeepSafe has developed a rich tool, Generation Safe, devoted to fostering good Digital Citizenship and building positive culture change. Currently in Beta, this resource offers a 360 Self Assessment tool that leads to certification, an Incident Response tool that standardizes responses and provides a detailed “how to” process, as well as professional development.

• www.ikeepsafe.org
• http://generationsafe.ikeepsafe.org/

Dr. Justin Patchin, from the Cyberbullying Research Center, is providing excellent information and resources for students, parents, and educators at:

• http://www.cyberbullying.us/aboutus.php

Project Tomorrow sponsors the national Speak Up survey (formerly the Net Day Survey) which provides data on the digital world collected annually from teachers, administrators, students, parents, and now, pre-service teachers.

• http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/

Robyn Treyvaud is a renowned leader in the Digital Citizenship arena in Australia and has listed her favorite bookmarks at the Digicitizen web site:

• http://digicitizen-wiki.com/

• http://www.delicious.com/rtreyvaud

Of particular interest is a short video which deals with sexting in schools. This powerful tool, titled “Megan’s Story”, can easily be shared and discussed at a staff meeting:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwKgg35YbC4

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