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“Cyberbullying – It’s Impact on Our School Community”

“Cyberbullying – It’s Impact on Our School Community”
Monday – April 20th 9am to 10am     Multipurpose Room
On behalf of the ACS Middle School, we would like to invite parents of current 5th to 9th grades students to attend a presentation, “Cyberbullying – It’s Impact on Our School Community.”  Today’s students are growing up in a [...]

Facebook And Kids: Are Their Brains Ready for Social Networking?

Article by Kari Henley about MS students and Facebook.

“Kids get into trouble with sites like Facebook and MySpace because they are too self-centered in their overall development to understand the impact of what they are doing, she said. Middle school age children are the most susceptible to cyber bullying, and high school students most likely [...]

Through the Eyes of a School Counselor Webmarks – Edition 1

CyberSmart – 21st Century Skills for Educators -CyberSmart! fosters 21st century skills to increase student engagement and prepare students to achieve in today’s digital society.
How to Deal with Impossible People – just could not resist this when I first read the title.
Literacy Bites – my wife’s blog, she is the literacy coordinator at our school.  [...]

Illuminate Cyberbullying Video

Another great video from the Ad Council and Sony Creative Software.  I do not want students and parents to be afraid of the power and the connections that the internet can make.  I want them to use it wisely, purposely and at times cautiously.  I love my Facebook as much as the next 13 year [...]

Cell Phones at School – Your thoughts?

Spokane School Jams Cells During Class – Technology news | Newser
I personally support students having cell phones on campus.  However, there needs to be clear rules on when and where students may have their phones.