[LM_NET] The Megan Pledge - Help Stop Cyberbullying

[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. 

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