My wife teaches at GW Middle School in Ridgewood, NJ. The computer teacher at her school runs a chapter of TeenAngles, which is a group of students who have been specially trained in all aspects of online safety, privacy and security. The goal of TeenAngels is to "make the Internet safer." This is obviously a tough job, in this world of online chat rooms and social networking sites. The students were featured on CBS a few months ago, and are going to Washington D.C. in a few weeks. They will present their research to policymakers and law enforcement.
Here is the link to the TeenAngles chapter at GWMS:
http://gw.school.ridgewood.k12.nj.us/index.cfm?sid=5&nav_id=4407
Any thoughts?
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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Actually this sounds like a great idea. Its obviously important for internet safety to be taught by teachers and parents. But when internet saftey tips, lessons, education, etc. comes from a student's fellow peers, the concepts may hit home.
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