The Macomb Online Safety Team's Second Annual Macomb Internet Safety Day was a huge success!

The Lincoln Elementary School assembly kicked things off in the afternoon. All second and third grade students spent eight weeks learning about various online safety issues. At the end of the eight weeks, the children participated in an online poster contest.

Internet Safety Coordinator, Jace Galloway, showed a Netsmartz presentation during the assembly. Lincoln School also received a very special surprise from Clicky, Netsmartz famous animated character. Clicky somehow "heard" that the children at Lincoln spent eight weeks learning about online safety and participated in the poster contest! He also introduced Principal Mr. Fulkerson and Coordinator and Ms. Galloway.

Winners of the poster contest were finally announced and prizes distributed.





Later in the evening, the parental event took place at the Macomb High School Gym. Mr. Fulkerson welcomed the crowd and Miss Macomb 2007, emceed the event.




Macomb Mayor Mick Wisslead officially proclaimed the day, Macomb Internet Safety Day.




Several presentations were shown. Special guests Sarah Migas, from the Illinois Attorney General Office spoke, and keynote Tina Meier shared her compelling and powerful story with the near 200 people in attendance.

The Macomb Online Safety Team (M.O.S.T) and the Regional Office of Education will be hosting our 2nd annual Macomb Internet Safety Parental Event.

This year, the event will focus solely on the growing issue of cyberbullying.

We are proud to announce two guest speakers:

Sarah Migas, Internet Safety Specialist from the High Tech Crimes Bureau of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, will be a guest speaker.

Nationally known speaker and cyberbullying advocate, Tina Meier, will be our keynote. Tina has been featured on CNN, Fox, The Today Show, Dr. Phil, Tyra Banks and many more. Her beautiful daughter, Megan, committed suicide due to electronic bullying.

Free babysitting service will be provided for children two to seven.

Please welcome Sarah and Tina to our community and join us for this very powerful and informative evening.

April 1st, 2008
6:30-8:00 PM
Macomb High School Gym
1525 S Johnson Road
Macomb, IL

Informational flier is available Here:



Contact:

Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
West Central Four Internet Safety Coordinator
M.O.S.T. Chairperson

Don’t CyberBully- It’s Not Kewl 2 B Cruel !!!

CONTEST RULES:

• Open to all McDonough/Hancock/Adams County 7th-12 grade students
• Cyberbullying video must be LESS than 2 minutes in length
• Video must focus on cyberbullying
• Entries should be made by individual students, not groups
• All sources must be cited
• No vulgarity or profanity
• Be aware of intellectual property issues. All entrants must obtain all necessary rights and permissions for all audio and visual material used in video
• Entries must be submitted in DVD format viewable on a PC
• Judges decision final
• Deadline is February 10, 2008
• Top winners will be highlighted during M.O.S.T. Macomb Internet Safety Day Parental Event, April 1st, 2008
• Winning entries may be posted online
• DVD’s must be labeled with students’ name and title of video
• DVD’s will NOT be returned
• DVD’s must be sent to Jace Shoemaker-Galloway, along with release form

Spread the WORD!

Beginning in January, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office will help train workers at Illinois middle, junior and high schools about cyberbullying.

The training programs will begin in January and was announced at the recent Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children task force meeting.

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), with support from numerous companies including CyberSmart, Enough is Enough, CA, McAfee, Microsoft, and Symantec, requested United States leaders work with their states' education leaders to ensure Internet safety, security and ethics lessons are integrated in every classroom in the US.

The "No Child Left Behind Act" requires students to be technology literate upon completion of the 8th grade. To date, there is still no formal education on how to stay safe, secure and ethical on the Internet.

Ron Teixeria, executive director of NCSA said "It is critical states and schools implement Internet safety, security and ethics lessons into current technology literacy education efforts in order to protect children from identity theft but also the nation's online infrastructure."