[WWWEDU] The Megan Pledge - Help Stop Cyberbullying (fwd)

[theteach <theteach@theteachonline.net>]

Don't know if this is of any interest to talkies....

alex

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Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:43:49 -0400
From: Art Wolinsky <awolinsky@3dwriting.com>

Hi Folks,

Normally I would say excuse the cross-posts, but in this case I'm hoping 
this message gets posted far and wide. A few weeks ago I gave you a peek 
behind the scenes of the 8th Annual Wired Kids Summit.  Today, I'm here to 
tell you about the major focus of the Summit.  I blogged about it and 
podcasted live with the kids.  Below is the full text of the blog.  The 
podcast can be heard through the link on the right side of the blog entry 
at http://www.3dwriting.com/wiredsafety/blog/

As we all know, the suicide of Megan Meier that took place after a 
cyberbullying incident, brought national attention to the problem with we 
on this list are very familiar.  A Tweenangel chapter in Ridgewood, NJ has 
done something about it and we would like to turn it into a national 
campaign.

The tweens have initiated the Megan Pledge, a three part campaign to help 
stop cyberbullying. There are three parts of The Megan Pledge, a signed 
individual pledge, a group banner and a black and white polka-dot ribbons 
to wear and share. The pledge itself contains both statements and a set of 
promises. It is signed and witnessed and given to WiredSafety's Megan 
Pledge volunteer team and sent back to WiredSafety where the pledges will 
be recorded and entered in a data base with the objective of getting one 
million signatures by the end of the year.

At the Wired Kids Summit, Tina Meier, Megan's mother and Deputy Director 
of the Megan Pledge campaign, presented the program along with tweens from 
the Ridgewood chapter.

A dedicated web site is being created and when it is announced, it will be 
with the endorsement and help of Facebook, Xanga, and Tagged, with others 
to follow as arrangements are completed. The site will have all the 
necessary information and resources to get a program started in your 
school.  Watch for that in the coming weeks. However, there is no need to 
wait.  If you would like to get a Megan Pledge campaign started in your 
school, just email me at awolinsky@3dwriting.com and I'll email you a 
starter kit.

Help stop cyberbullying.  Be one in a million.

Thanks!

Art

Art Wolinsky
Educational Technology Director - WiredSafety.org
awolinsky@3dwriting.com
(609) 698-8223 (Home Office)
(609) 618-4433 (Cell)

I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a 
great deal today.