CBS: Kid's "Missing" Game
Pass this along to your members...
Joe Showker, active "Safe Netting" advocate and frequent contributor to InfoManager has forwarded this news item to us... and we strongly urge user group editors to make their memberships -- particularly educators -- aware of this news story, and the "Missing" computer game...
Monique Nelson, Executive Vice President for "Web Wise Kids" writes:
> CBS News in Boston is running this video/story on the
> "Missing" program and it is excellent: in under two
> minutes they encapsulate the problem of online predators,
> WWK's program, and kids' response to the game.
> I thought you may want to check it out.
On the web page, be sure to click the "Play" button to the right
and watch the short video.
http://cbs4boston.com/seenon/local_story_067200232.html
InfoManager reported (2001) on Joe's efforts assisting Web Wise Kids to get the game going. He brought the pilot launch of the game to his middle schools in Rockingham County, VA -- one of the first to adopt it into their curricula.
Joe says:
"This is good stuff -- congrats out to all those schools across the country who are getting this game into their programs. It's an ideal educational tool, and first-line defense against online influences like MySpace.com and others which continue to rivet the country's attention and give school leaders nightmares."
If you have educators in your group, pass along the contact details for the "Missing" game:
http://www.webwisekids.org
- (toll free) 866-webwise
Comments
Social Networking sites like myspace.com are holding our kids captive, by preying on the nature of teenagers to connect. The loss of personal data, exposing private habits (some of which are illegal or nothing to be proud of), and cyber bullying are causing parents and school admins to act.
Now that News Corporation owns Myspace, this is a culture that will be tweaked, advertised, and thrust into the mainstream. IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.
Organizations like Webwisekids.org and iSafe.org are running full speed to educate our youth and our communities on the dangers loss of privacy and personal information pose to all of us.
Parents, the old saying "Do you know where your kids are tonight" is more relevant than ever. Take a stand, get involved... TALK to your teenagers and connect. They may be glad you did and heaven forbid... thank you for caring!
Posted by: Joe Showker | March 11, 2006 10:14 AM