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The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways. Kathryn Dance, the California Bureau of Investigation's foremost kinesics expert, and Deputy Michael O'Neil follow a lead to Travis Brigham, a troubled teenager whose role in a fatal car accident has inspired vicious attacks against him on a popular blog, The Chilton Report. But as the investigation progresses, Travis vanishes--and Dance is forced...
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
MySpace. YouTube. Facebook. Friendster. Nearly every teen in America is on the Internet every day. They socialize with friends and strangers alike. Peers inside the world of this cyber-savvy generation through the eyes of teens and their parents, who often find themselves on opposite sides of a new digital divide. A generation with a radically different notion of privacy and personal space, today's adolescents are grappling with issues their parents...
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Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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"Cyberbullying among teens happens every day. Harsh words and damaging photos exchanged through texts, email, or social media can result in humiliation, broken friendships, punishment at school, and even legal prosecution. In some cases, online harassment has contributed to suicide. Faced with this frightening problem, parents, educators, and teens are looking for information and advice. But few cyberbullying resources speak to teens themselves. Written...
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Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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The wise and hilarious story of a family who discovered that having fewer tools to communicate with led them to actually communicate more.
When Susan Maushart first announced her intention to pull the plug on her family's entire armory of electronic weaponry for six months-from the itsy-bitsiest iPod Shuffle to her son's seriously souped-up gaming PC-her three kids didn't blink an eye. Says Maushart: "Looking back, I can understand why....
When Susan Maushart first announced her intention to pull the plug on her family's entire armory of electronic weaponry for six months-from the itsy-bitsiest iPod Shuffle to her son's seriously souped-up gaming PC-her three kids didn't blink an eye. Says Maushart: "Looking back, I can understand why....
6) Wargames
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Language
English
Description
Young computer genius David Lightman breaks into the Defense Department's war computer, but what he thinks is a game just may start World War III.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself. Every day, ⁹lie motivates her hundreds of thousands of followers to become the best versions of themselves by posting videos of exercise routines and high-protein breakfast recipes. Far from the shy teenager that she was, she is now in a very public relationship with singer Samuel Vanasse, and together they have become...
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English
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This book is designed to assist in identifying the warning signs of cyberbullying and prevent inappropriate behaviors. Cyberbullying is the intentional and repeated act of causing harm to others through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices. The authors help educators understand the potential consequences of this deliberate behavior and present strategies for effective identification, prevention, and response. Focusing on...
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
An absolutely essential read, written by a leading expert, for anyone who wants to understand young people's use of social media.
"What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes...
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Publisher
Saint Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A parent's guide to the world of online computing offers a helpful overview of the latest Internet technology and buzzwords that examines how children and teens are using the Internet, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of the Web, and discusses such topics as Social Networking, Online Journaling, Cyber Bullying, and more.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Addresses several types of cyber crimes, ranging from child pornography and solicitation to cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and sexting, giving parents the necessary information they need to protect their children in cyberspace. This book builds on the historical efforts to reduce child abuse in the United States and looks at the limitations of these efforts when attempting to address child abuse in cyberspace. By identifying these different types of...
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"They were born after 1995. They grew up with cell phones, had an Instagram page before they started high school, and do not remember a time before the Internet. They are different from any generation that came before them. They are one in four Americans. They are iGen. And they have arrived."--Book jacket.
"In this fascinating and lively book, Dr. Jean Twenge offers a revelatory portrait of a new generation that is growing up more slowly and more...
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Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Those with an aptitude and passion for all things digital will find a vast array of creative money-making ideas, including IT work for family, friends, and neighbors, freelance Web design, photo and video services, and app creation. A balanced mixture of entrepreneurial, freelance, and traditional employment opportunities are presented, and important tips regarding networking, customer service and relations, and business ethics are offered. This one-stop,...
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Young people spend hours online each day, and their abilities to multitask and communicate are often misunderstood by older generations. Dr. Larry Rosen offers a full overview of the various issues young people may experience in their online worlds (cyberbullying, addiction, sexuality, virtual friendships, and more) while at the same time challenging commonly held beliefs that these communities are damaging. Instead of using scare tactics, Me, MySpace,...
Author
Series
It happened to me ; no. 32
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Covering such topics as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, netspeak, blogs, privacy, cyberbullying, creating a profile, editing and adding pictures, videochat, and smartphones, author Jennifer Obee deals with a multitude of topics to help teens navigate through social networks.
16) Devil's domain
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Lisa Pomson, a troubled, social media obsessed teen, conflicted with her sexuality and her parents' misunderstanding of her, is secretly filmed and when the video goes viral, becomes a victim of cyberbullying and enters into a bargain with the devil." --
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technology-- more specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquity-- has profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Brain imaging research is showing that stimulating glowing screens are as dopaminergic (dopamine activating) to the brains pleasure center as sex. And a growing mountain of clinical research correlates screen tech with disorders like ADHD,...
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
With the rise of technology, how people communicate has changed. People are rarely without a phone and are able to communicate within seconds. Unfortunately, for many teens, this carries complications. Readers explore some of this modern technology and are provided with a guide to navigating texts and the Internet safely, from avoiding misunderstanding to larger legal issues that can arise from careless texting.
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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Essays debate the issue of online social networking on sites such as MySpace and Facebook, discussing how it is changing society, who uses the sites, and their use by teens and children both at home and in schools and libraries.
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