A  three year study (2006 and 2008) from Victoria University
followed three cohorts (ages 10,12 and 14 in 2006) of 1800 New Zealand young people, surveying their relationships with families, friends, schools and communities, and assessing their responses to various measures of health and wellbeing.

Created by nancyg | 293 views | Created Aug 2010 | tags; research transition connected health and wellbeing peer pressure

(link) Thatsnotcool.com is a USA based website designed to raise awareness about the new and complex  problems teens face in building relationships  in a digital world.

Created by nancyg | 385 views | Created Aug 2010 | tags; texting relationships peer pressure photos discussion social networking

These short videos address teen relationships and  peer pressure  particularly  around the topics of :

Created by nancyg | 252 views | Created Sep 2010 | tags; texting sexting relationship peers video

(link) The Australian Communications and Media Authority as part of its (link) Cybersmart programme have produced a unit of work focusing directly on sexting.

Created by seanl | 346 views | Created Jul 2011 | tags; sxting sexting units cybersmart

Rotorua Intermediate School students aged 10 to 13 were introduced to and used Kodu, free game development software from Microsoft. They used it for a full term and the lessons were integrated into their normal class routine.

Created by chrish | 237 views | Created Aug 2011 | tags; Kodu programming Rotorua

September 1st will see changes to the copyright act. The changes could have significant implications for schools.

Created by seanl | 440 views | Created Aug 2011 | tags; copyright infringing file sharing torrents peer-to-peer peer bittorrent

A  group of high-school friends post a rumour about a rival that sparks a chain reaction and  leaves no one untouched. Cyberbullying, sexting, filmed fights and police action ensue. 

Created by nancyg | 422 views | Created Sep 2011 | tags; Safety responsibility social networking cyberbullying video online reputation facebook acma tagged teens classroom resources

Changes to the copyright laws in September, have left internet account holders responsible for any infringing file sharing that occurs on their internet connection. But how do you know what sort of traffic has been registered to your account?

Created by seanl | 447 views | Created Dec 2011 | tags; torrents IP copyright