With the explosion of social media, the line between technology and teenagers’ social and emotional lives is increasingly blurred. School counselors often find themselves called upon to address and resolve the very real consequences of issues that are born in the virtual space.
With this in mind, Facebook and iKeepSafe created A School Counselor’s Guide to Facebook to increase school counselors’ familiarity with the social networking platform and guide them towards proactivity and preparedness. The Guide helps counselors understand why students value the ability to connect through social media, and how this changes the face of children’s relationships with others and themselves. Specifically, the Guide instructs school counselors in four key areas related to social networking:
1. Developing school policies;
2. Responding to online incidents that impact learning conditions;
3. Detecting at-risk behavior; and
4. Technology literacy, privacy, reputation, and social awareness.

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May 21, 2013
Over at the Identity Theft Resource Center, we are constantly working to stay on the pulse of all things relating to online safety. So while going through the deluge of emails we monitor daily, we were very excited to see an event relating to not only online safety, but child safety as well. The National…Continue Reading
May 20, 2013
In today’s society, we have an app for our emails, an app for cooking recipes, an app to find restaurants, an app to take pictures, and much more. Children, and even young children, are increasingly using apps on their tablets, smartphones, and other digital devices. So what does this mean for you as a parent?…Continue Reading
Who says learning about digital safety has to be boring? Not us. That’s why we’ve created the iKeepCurrent Newsfeed. It’s a constant source of headline-inspired curricula and professional development mixed with fresh, entertaining content to ignite discussion between educators and students. Even though digital safety is a serious subject, that doesn’t mean it can’t be engaging and fun. Learn more.
Protect your students and prepare them for full digital citizenship while limiting exposure to your school.Generation Safe™ is the only scalable, cloud-based system of its kind to help you holistically integrate digital literacy into their curriculum and policies.
Online safety is top of mind for everyone these days. And with spam and link scams in this digital age, to click or not to click is now the ultimate question. Parents, teachers and employers, use the videos and accompanied discussion topics, lesson plans and exercises at iKeepSafeAnywhere.org to keep the important people in your lives safe—anywhere.
Digital Citizenship combines the legacy of 75 years of media literacy with the 21st century digital literacy required to navigate technology today. The resources will help you understand what youth need to know to become full, resilient digital citizens.
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