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Outline

• iKeepSafe History• “What Kids Do Online” Video• Quick Tips Videos• Facts about Bullying and Cyberbullying• Q & A

PEACE OF MIND FOR FAMILIES ONLINE

iKeepSafe History

• Internet Keep Safe Coalition• Parent tutorials and educational resources• Faux Paw curriculum• Generation Safe™ program launched in the U.S.,

Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam


Video: What Kids Do Online

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixwy6sy0rZ4&feature=youtu.be






Quick Tips Video: Cyberbullying


Quick Tips Video: Sexting


Facts about Bullying• It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to

fear of attack or intimidation by other students.• 1 in 7 students is either a bully or victim.• 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying

at school.• 15% of all school absenteeism is directly related to fears of being

bullied at school.• 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their

school.Burba, Michele. "Parents do Make a Difference." The facts about bullying. (2012)


Facts about Bullying

“The Online Abuse of Professionals” – Research Report from the UK Safer Internet Centre

• 35% of respondents said that either they, or their colleagues, have been subject to some form of online abuse.

• Over 75% of respondents stated they believed that education professionals needed more help and that support should be consistent. Phippen, Andy. “The Online Abuse of Professionals –

Research Report from the UK Safer Internet Centre.” (2011)


Facts about Cyberbullying

• 2 in 5 parents report their child has been involved in a cyberbullying incident.

• 90% of parents are familiar with cyberbullying; 73% are either very or somewhat concerned about it.

• 36% of parents don’t know if their child’s school has a formal anti-bullying policy.

"Cyberbullying - Parents and Educators are Concerned but not a Top Priority" (2010).


Facts about Cyberbullying

• 1 in 4 educators have been victims of cyber-harassment.

• 3 in 4 educators believe cyberbullying is a very or somewhat serious problem at their school.

• In ranking problems at school, educators placed cyberbullying (76 percent) above smoking (75 percent) and drugs (75 percent).

"Cyberbullying - Parents and Educators are Concerned but not a Top Priority" (2010).


Q & AMARSALI HANCOCK

• iKeepSafe.org• GenerationSafe.iKeepSafe.org• [email protected]


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