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Personal Safety In the Digital Age: 12 Essential In-person Safety Tips (with 18 more for parents!)
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Personal Safety In the Digital Age: 12 Essential In-person Safety Tips (with 18 more for parents!)

People often fail to pay attention to their surroundings for various reasons, and the increasing prevalence of digital distractions is a significant contributing factor. The ubiquitous use of smartphones, coupled with the constant barrage of notifications, has created a culture of constant connectivity. Individuals may become engrossed in their devices, diverting their attention away from…

Personal Safety In the Digital Age: 30 Essential Online Safety Tips
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Personal Safety In the Digital Age: 30 Essential Online Safety Tips

Importance of online safety in today’s digital age. In today’s digital age, online safety is of paramount importance due to the pervasive integration of technology into various aspects of our lives. The internet offers incredible opportunities for communication, learning, and productivity, but it also presents numerous risks and threats. Here are key reasons why online…

Amanda’s Story – Internet Safety Video
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Amanda’s Story – Internet Safety Video

Testimony from a victim of assault from an online predator… This is Amanda, and this is her story. Learn more about Safe Surfin’ Foundation here. The Safe Surfin’ Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit Cyber Safety and Responsibility educational initiative, created by law enforcement professionals in 1998, and dedicated not only to protecting youth from those…

Human Trafficking: A Survivor’s Story | Houston Police
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Human Trafficking: A Survivor’s Story | Houston Police

Dr. Nissi Hamilton is a survivor of Human Trafficking. Editor’s note: Billy Joe Cain and Dr. Hamilton have had the opportunity to meet and she has tried his virtual reality experience, TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story. Feel free to ask her what she thinks about it if you get a chance! She shares her survival…

Transformative Virtual Reality Training: A Breakthrough Approach to Combating Human Trafficking
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Transformative Virtual Reality Training: A Breakthrough Approach to Combating Human Trafficking

TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story is an amazing tool to educate people about human trafficking that can be licensed from Radical Empathy Education Foundation (reefcares.org). Read the interactive script here. Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of education and training, innovative methods are crucial for addressing complex and sensitive topics such as human trafficking. Virtual reality…

The Stranger: An interactive story about online grooming…
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The Stranger: An interactive story about online grooming…

The Stranger is an interactive game meant to educate people about online grooming and safety. It was created by Tasia Collins. Tasia Collins is a graduate alum from Purdue University. While in the program, she developed an educational video game for children to demonstrate the importance of internet safety. According to the National Center for…

Durga Puja 2023: Kolkata’s Kashi Bose Lane Puja Shines Light On Child Trafficking | Newsmobile
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Durga Puja 2023: Kolkata’s Kashi Bose Lane Puja Shines Light On Child Trafficking | Newsmobile

Kolkata: The long-awaited Durga Puja brings energy and celebration into a narrow lane located in the central part of North Kolkata. Kashi Bose Lane, a longstanding Barowari Puja with a deep history, continues the tradition of joyously welcoming the goddess home. In this year’s Durga Puja celebration, there is a notable sense of excitement. The…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 14: Making TRICKED: An American Visa Story in VR
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 14: Making TRICKED: An American Visa Story in VR

https://youtu.be/RGu3vDT5v5o Welcome to the Prevention Cohort LIVE stream, sponsored by PBJ Learning In 2018, we released our first version of TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story for the HTC Vive virtual reality system. It was expensive, bulky, and you had to have an expensive computer to make it work. Now we run our app on Oculus…