September 2009
4 posts
A Positive Place- Cyberactivism
My colleague brought to my attention the “cyberactivist” section on New Jersey’s Tobacco Prevention/Anti Tobacco Industry website for youth. As a cyberactivist you can commit to anything from sending an e-card, getting 10 friends to play Rebel’s online game, to becoming a blogger. We hear so often about the negatives of social networking and how often youth mess up online...
On the lighter side...
Emoticons deciphered! http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/09/07/emoticon-translations-top-teen-emoticons-defined/
MySpace Back to School Internet Safety
http://www.myspace.com/pressroom?url=/article_display.cfm?instance_code=myspace&article_id=1062
Texting while driving
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/technology/01distracted.html