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Calgary Celebrates Online Safety Week

March 1st, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

Youthlink Calgary

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…

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A Teen’s Suicide Inspires Action Against Cyber Bullying

February 24th, 2010 by Shannon Mcconchie

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Phoebe Prince was a freshman at South Hadley High School, her principal called her “smart and charming”, and she even had a date for the school’s big event, the winter festival. So why did Phoebe Prince take her own life? Was school and cyber bullying a major factor?

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28 Students Suspended for Cyberbullying in Washington

February 24th, 2010 by Kiwi Expert - Barbara Zimmerman

Source: www.manhattanconstructiongroup.com

Twenty-eight students at McLure Middle School in Seattle, Washington have been suspended for cyber bullying a fellow classmate.

The cyber bullying incident involved a Facebook page that urged students to sign up to share in the dislike of the…

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The Great Debate – Preventative vs Proactive Parenting

February 22nd, 2010 by Shannon Mcconchie

Source: Mediabistro.com

In the best interest of our kids, it may be important to know who they are talking to online, what information they’re sharing, and what sites they are visiting. But to what extreme should parents go?

Should we be sitting…

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Does Megan Fox’s Super Bowl Ad Glorify Sexting?

February 9th, 2010 by Elizabeth

megan fox sexting

In the ad, youth icon Megan Fox sits in a bubble bath, takes a picture of herself and ponders, “I wonder what would happen if I sent this out?” She then imagines an electrician mindlessly dropping his work on a…

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