Be Careful Who You “Friend” Online: A Cautionary Tale
In our school assemblies, Sameer and I regularly talk with students about using social media safely and responsibly. One part of this discussion focuses on encouraging youth to only connect on private accounts with those they know and trust. In general, if a Facebook user, for example, has their privacy settings configured in a way […]
My Fulbright Award for Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention
This past summer, I served as a Fulbright Specialist at the Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC) at Dublin City University (DCU) in Dublin, Ireland. It was an amazing experience. I just wanted to take a few minutes to share what it involved, who I spent time with, and how it made an impact – not just short-term, […]
The Skinny on Sarahah
Sarahah is the latest social media application to create a stir. Simply put, Sarahah is a one-way, many-to-one anonymous messaging system that allows people to send messages to a particular person without the recipient knowing who sent them. These can come from people you know (from those in your phone contacts, for example) or from […]
Full-day Educator Workshop
Full of practical, research-based strategies and solutions, we help school administrators and educators learn what they need to know.
Half-day Educator Workshop
The Cyberbullying Research Center provides a half-day (3 classroom hour) workshop for educators to learn how students use and misuse technology.
Parent and Community Presentation
This adult presentation provides an overview of ways teens use & misuse technology. It also discusses what adults can do to help children be safe online.
High School Assembly
Our high school assembly seeks to give students the information and tools to use technology safely, responsibly, and appropriately.
Bullying Today: Bullet Points and Best Practices
We’ve written a new bullying prevention book and it is now available! “Bullying Today: Bullet Points and Best Practices” was written for educators looking for concrete, comprehensive, and yet concise information to tackle bullying on campus and online. Before bullying surfaces in your school, you need to be ready. This book is organized so you […]
Student Leader Program
It’s important to empower student leaders at school to set the tone of appropriate offline and online behaviors for a ll. Here’s how.
Middle School Assembly
This assembly for middle school students covers cyberbullying as well as the safe and responsible use of social media apps and websites.
