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Generally adults help young people learn to drive safely before giving them car keys and turning them loose on the streets of the world. Young people also need guidance and adult assistance to learn how to safely navigate the virtual environments of the 21st Century. Schools must be proactive, rather than merely defensive, in helping students acquire the skills of digital citizenship needed today and in the future. Simply banning read/write web tools on school networks is an inadequate response: Educators must strive to learn alongside students and parents how these technologies can be safely and powerfully used to communicate and collaborate.
Video clips related to this topic are linked on my "Videos for Professional Development page" under the heading "Cyberbullying Prevention, Internet Safety, Safe DSN."
Pioneer Library System, Norman, Oklahoma. 12 November 2009 (Presentation slides as a PDF - 1.8 MB)
Watch Vanessa Van Petten describe the reasons she thinks teens engage in social networking in the YouTube video: “For Parents: Why do Teens Use Social Networking Sites?”