How Cybersmart are you? new 2011 clip from ACMA (Australia)

Here is a useful and informative clip on a variety of aspects of cyber awareness and cyber safety.

Promoting Cyber Safety: Think U Know

Recently I have been asked many times about good online resources or providers who are good in the area of cyber-awareness and cyber-safety. One that I frequently refer to, and that I think is massively under-utilised by schools and educational institutions, is an initiative called “Think U Know”. This website and available resources has been [...]

Computer Viruses and the Internet

I have spent a lot of time throughout the years researching and collecting facts and stimulus materials on the topic of Computer Viruses. Recently when I was watching my regular TED talk on my phone I watched this talk by Mikko Hypponen. I found it fascinating for the way in which he not only explores [...]

Resource: School Aid website

Through the wonderful land that is twitter I was refered to this website. This group, ‘School Aid’, have developed and host some interesting and useful resources in a range of areas including cyberbullying, Australian Indigenous Literacy, Philanthropy etc… There are sections for students, parents and teachers. Worth a visit if you are looking for content [...]

Cyber Smart: online information resource for cyber-awareness

Here is a valuable resource that has been developed by the Australian Govt. for our youth, their parents and for us educators to refer to. The topics about the use of technology include: Social Networks Online Games Chat and Instant Messages Video Sharing Blogging Photo sharing Email Wikis RSS Social Bookmarking Searching on the Internet

Online Resource: Stop Cyberbullying

And another one.

Online Resource: Cyber-Awareness / Cyber-Safety

  Here is a website that has been developed to promote cyber-awareness amongst teenagers. A great inclusion is that there are both student and teaching based resources.

Cyberbullying 2010: What the Research Tells Us | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project

An updated look at the research and definitions around bullying and cyberbullying. Presented to the Youth Online Safety Working Group assembled by NCMEC, Amanda’s talk unpacks both what current research can tell us about cyberbullying as well as where the gaps our understanding of this issue lie. Cyberbullying 2010: What the Research Tells Us …, [...]

1.5 million Facebook ID’s sold by Hacker

I also came across this interesting article in my travels. Via Thoughts of a Technocrat and  ComputerWorld.com – Russian Hacker Selling 1.5 Million Facebook IDs A hacker named Kirllos has a rare deal for anyone who wants to spam, steal or scam on Facebook: an unprecedented number of user accounts offered at rock-bottom prices. Researchers at [...]

Facebook Database Schema (Class Diagram)

I found this when looking for information about the Facebook database. Will make interesting discussion with my students.