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**Usage**
 * According to the ABS 78% of Australian houses have Internet acess, with broadband in 62% of homes. abs.gov.au **More recent figures suggest 91% and that 97% of Australian youths aged 8-17 reportedly use the internet daily for an average of 77 minutes (Woolfolk & Margretts, 2010).

**Cyber Bullying** //Sites// 1. [|www.cybersmart.gov.au/cybernetrix] is the government site specifically focussed on "Internet Safety Education for Secondary Students" 2. bullyingnoway.com.au is a comprehensive site with resources for students, parents, teachers and policy makers. 3. [|kidshelp.com.au] a good resource for students who may find themselves being cyberbullied. 4. soso.org.au is another excellent site for educating adolescents (and younger children) about safety.

**Social Networking** //Sites// 1. Facebook For an interesting read, check the Facebook blog. 2. Twitter 3. Myspace 4. The phenomenon that is lonelygirl15. 5. A video highlighting how social networking can lead to creative projects.

**Self-Expression** //Sites// 1. Tumblr 2. photobucket 3. flickr 4. vimeo 5. Fffound 6. Dafont  //Teacher Resources// 1. Teacher Tube for teachers to find and upload educational videos. 2. School Tube.

**Chat Rooms / Blogging** //Sites// 1. A good site about the dangers of chat rooms and the warning signs 2. Excellent information about adolescent blogging

//Articles// 1.An excellent study on chat room behaviour amongst adolescents.  Beebe, T.J., Asche, S.E., Harrison. P.A., & Quinlan, K.B. (2004). Heightened vulnerability and increased risk-taking among adolescent chat room users: results from a statewide school survey. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35 (2), 116-123.

2. A universally quoted study about adolescent identity formation using blogging and MySpace. Hinduja, S., & Patchin, J.W. (2008). Personal information of adolescents on the Internet: A quantitative content analysis of MySpace. Journal of Adolescence, 31(1), 125-146.

**Sexting** //Sites// 1. Kids Help Line page highlighting what it is and steps to take about it. 2. Excellent short youtube film highlighting how sexting can go all wrong. Great resource!

//Document//

**Things used in the presentation** 1. mind42.com is the mind-mapping program. Say 'mind for two'. 2. The POV discussion idea comes from the Harvard Visible Thinking site which highlights some creative ways to engage students in thinking about topics/questions. 3. Powerpoint slides.

**References** Woolfolk, A., & Margretts, K. (2010) //Educational Psychology// (2nd ed.). Pearson Australia.  Beebe, T.J., Asche, S.E., Harrison. P.A., & Quinlan, K.B. (2004). Heightened vulnerability and increased risk-taking among adolescent chat room users: results from a statewide school survey. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35 (2), 116-123. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hinduja, S., & Patchin, J.W. (2008). Personal information of adolescents on the Internet: A quantitative content analysis of MySpace. Journal of Adolescence, 31(1), 125-146. back to TOP