In an effort to further help students with their mathematics homework, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has selected 15 school boards in Ontario to test out its new Homework Help! initiative. The initiative consists of a website where students can login and interactively work through their homework with a tutor. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kiwi Commons was delighted to participate in a BlogTalkRadio podcast earlier today with Donny Claxton, an Internet safety advocate in the US. Read the rest of this entry »

Source: Dahia.com

Just because you set your Facebook privacy settings in the past, doesn’t mean your identity is safe today, at all.

Are you sure your info and photographs are hidden and safe from the public’s prying eyes?   Read the rest of this entry »

Source: Showbizgalore.com

Not being allowed to have your own social media account usually comes down to two factors: 1. you’re not old enough to create one yet; and 2. your parents won’t let you create one. However, for the 16  remaining American Idol contestants, they are no longer allowed to have individual Twitter, Facebook and MySpace accounts, as of a drastic change in strategy last night by American Idol reps. Read the rest of this entry »

Kiwi Seminars, our non-profit sister site, today wrapped up 3 full day educational training sessions on Internet safety with the Empowered Student Partnership program. Read the rest of this entry »

Source: Youthlinkcalgary.com

Kiwi is proud to announce that this week, March 1-7, is Calgary, Alberta’s Online Safety Week. The annual awareness week is sponsored by YouthLink Calgary to help parents, teachers and kids learn how to stay safe on the Internet.

While the Internet is a great tool for communication and knowledge, it is important that children are aware of online risks and the steps to take when caught in a tough situation. Read the rest of this entry »

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Adult film star Ron Jeremy says parents need to be more aware of children’s exposure to online pornography.

Last month, Jeremy squared off against Pastor Craig Gross, founder of an anti-pornography website at the event “The Great Porn Debate” held at the University of Georgia. While the two men had differing opinions on pornography, they both agreed that children should be kept far away from the x-rated material. Read the rest of this entry »

Source: Network.nationalpost.com

ChatRoulette.com is the latest fad to hit the social media list, but this one is a bit different and a lot less secure than your usual Twitter or Facebook. Chat Roulette is a video chatting website where a user simply goes on and presses ‘Play’ to begin chatting with random strangers. Don’t like what you see? Simply click ‘Next’ until you see a face (or whatever other body part appears) you are willing to chat with. Read the rest of this entry »

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After a much-anticipated release, Google Buzz has hit the web, drawing mixed reviews from critics. Though the social networking service boasts easy-to-use features and real-time activity, many have chalked it up to be a “Twitter and Facebook wannabe” plagued with several privacy glitches. Read the rest of this entry »

Source: Boston.com

Originally posted February 12, 2010

Raised in a tiny village in the west of Ireland, Phoebe Prince and her family relocated last fall to South Hadley, Massachusetts so that “Phoebe could experience America.”  At 15, Phoebe had adapted well into her new life. She was a freshman at South Hadley High School, her principal called her “smart and charming”, and she had a date for the school’s big event, the winter festival.

But on January 14th at 4:40 pm, Prince’s sister made an emergency call after finding her body hanging in her bedroom closet. Though Prince’s reasons remain unknown, police are investigating into “what effects the bullying might have had on the suicide.” Read the rest of this entry »