Since its inception, bNetS@vvy has been helping tweensbetter understand the risks and benefits associated with the Internet andeducating guardians and educators regarding the power of Internet use. Now bNetS@vvyis proud to announce their new and improved website. This new website features Internetsafety articles, access to become a guest blogger, and an “Ask the Expert”section.
Schools and educators need to know how to keep kids smartand safe when they are online. bNetS@vvy is a one-stop shop that offers toolsexploring the issues that confront families and educators around topics likecyberbullying, sexting, consumer privacy, and social networking. Becauseit is written by experts, educators, parents, and kids the information on bNetS@vvyprovides multiple perspectives on very important issues.
bNetS@vvy is a program run through NEA HIN and Sprint’s4NetSafety program. Program Coordinator Jamila Boddie has been working with NEAHIN and its members for over five years, with the last two years focusing solelyon online safety. Jamila has experience with the issue of Internet safety from a parental point of view and through her encounters and trainings witheducators, parents, and students about the ways they view and use the Internet. Jamilabelieves that “communication is essential to ensure safe and smart Internetbehaviors.”
Get involved with Internet safety in your community, askquestions, share your story, tell us what you think of the new website and above all don’t stopthe conversation around Internet safety!