Posts Tagged ‘privacy education’

This week, British Columbia had its first ever Anti-Bullying Day. All across BC, people wore pink to stand up to bullying – both online and offline. 1 in 4 youth in British Columbia have been victims of cyberbullying and 1 in 5 and bullied others! 80% say people bully others online because it’s earlier to do. Read more here.

We’ve talked in the past about social networking, privacy and cyberbullying, with Facebook being sited often as a platform used by cyberbullies.

Today I stumbled across a video about how to configure your privacy settings on Facebook – a video teachers may wish to share with their students, or parents with their kids:

For resources on bullying for parents and teachers, check out the list available on the BC Ministry of Education.

Via SafeKids

The Canadian government ran a video competition for youth called the 2008 My Privacy & Me National Video Competition. The seven finalists, and the winning entry, have been announced! Each video tries to teach youth how technology affects privacy in some way.

The first place video, made by the John F. Ross CVI school in Ontario, was entitled ‘A Lesson in Privacy’:

The video shows a little turtle signing up for Facebook, providing lots of private information that people shouldn’t share online. A little snail tries to teach the turtle a lesson in online privacy. The 7 finalists can all be viewed here.

If you’re an educator or parent, perhaps the videos would be a good tool to illustrate the topic of privacy. Or perhaps you can use it as inspiration to start your own video project! Also check out the My Privacy Quiz, to see how well you know your privacy rights in Canada, and the top 10 things you can do to protect your privacy.

Via privacy commissioner blog