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Congresswoman Anna Eshoo on U.S Safer Internet Day 2015

by larry | Feb 5, 2015

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo who represents much of Silicon Valley on her support of Safer Internet Day and ConnectSafely. It was Rep. Eshoo who, in 2014, wrote the critical letter to the European Commission that assured ConnectSafely’s appointment as U.S. Safer...

Tues Feb 10th: Safer Internet Day with Calif AG Kamala Harris and Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg

by larry | Jan 29, 2015

In 2004, a project of the European Commission launched “Safer Internet Day,” which became an annual event held on the second Tuesday of February. This year represents the 11th Safer Internet Day, which is now being celebrated in more than 100 countries,...

Safer Internet Day lesson plans

by ConnectSafely | Dec 19, 2014

This lesson is intended for use in elementary and middle schools and can be adapted for students ages 7 – 12. Lesson plan – elementary and middle schools

Timely for Safer Internet Day: Game-changing insight into Internet risk

by ConnectSafely | Nov 10, 2014

by Anne Collier One of the milestones of Internet safety was the distinction between risk and harm made by the pan-European researchers of EU Kids Online back in 2011. “Risk must be distinguished from harm,” they wrote in a report based on surveys of more than 25,000...

Tell us ‘one good thing’ about using tech to make the Internet or the world better

by larry | Nov 16, 2013

This article first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News About 11 years ago, the European Commission established Safer Internet Day, an annual event that focuses on making the Internet a better and safer place. It takes place on the second day of the second week of...

‘Best policy’ to thwart online bullying? EC paper says raise awareness

by ConnectSafely | Nov 6, 2013

By Jacqueline Beauchere Chief Online Safety Officer, Microsoft Parents, educators, policymakers and young people worry that online bullying may increase in their communities. In speaking with these groups, however, concerns seem to stem mostly from fear that...