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Engaging in a Digital WorldTexting

Used with permission. Source: Privacy Illustrations, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, 2012

Below are some resources to assist you in understanding texting language and context.

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	Talking about Sexting - Advice for Parents What is sexting? Why do you need to know about sexting? CommonSenseMedia offers this guide filled with advice for parents. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/talking-about-se xting
	Sexting Primer for Parents From Anne Collier of Conect Safely, here are some great ideas for how to talk to your kids about this topic. http://www.connectsafely.org/Safety-Advice-Articles/sexting-primer- for-parents.html
	Sexting & Youth: Achieving a Rational Response This 2010 report was written by Nancy Willard, of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. In this report, she references recent research on sexting and tips for handling incidents. http://csriu.org/documents/sextingandyouth_002.pdf
	Connect Safely: Tips to Prevent Sexting Written by Anne Collier, co-director of Connect Safely, this is advice for both teens and parents. http://www.connectsafely.com/Safety-tips/tips-to-prevent-sexting.ht ml
	Teen Chat Decoder Online Acronym Database For Parents "We know that understanding your kids online chat get's harder everyday, and the acronym and abbreviations that they use in their instant and chat messages don't make it any easier for parents." (site) http://www.teenchatdecoder.com/
	Top 50 Most Popular Text Terms BTW, you may want to get familiar with some of the texting lingo being used 2day. L8R. http://www.netlingo.com/top50/popular-text-terms.php

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