Welcome to the SMACtalk For Educators podcast! This is part of the Division ofElementary and Secondary Education's SMACtalk initiative. A monthly podcastfeaturing interviews with prominent educators working with education andtechnology, SMACtalk for Educators has a different theme for every episodecentered around promoting online safety and security for educators. The theme for this episode of SMACTalk For Teachers is Online Dangers. Our special guest is Lisette Yang, Senior Forensic Interviewer at the Children’s Protection Center. Her work includes interviewing children affected by all forms of abuse and maltreatment. She is also in charge of doing outreach education regarding child abuse, internet safety, mandated reporting, Latino awareness, among others. She loves interviewing and educating others about anything related to child abuse, victims, and the Latino culture. Lisette and our host Cassandra Barnett, Program Advisor for School Libraries at the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, discuss how educators can help kids avoid various online dangers including abuse, cyberbullying, sexting, sextortion, trafficking and more. Signs of online danger to watch for, breaking through the “don’t tell adults” code among students in schools, tips, strategies and resources that both educators and kids can use to evade online dangers are examined in this episode. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQYc3Vqgb4r0W3qd9a5FAaYlnPZ_mUy6XnVhPIv305AbHyf8eRp19lOkpDZcPFthr4kiqbMRDOh9--L/pubChildren's Protection Center website:https://www.childrensprotectioncenter.org/Child Abuse Hotline: 1-844-SAVEACHILDArkansas Child Abuse Hotline - Resources, information specifically for mandated reporters, and the Arkansas laws that pertain to child physical and sexual abuse:https://ar.mandatedreporter.org/UserAuth/Login!loginPage.action;jsessionid=45C2B03663B07149A95D06EDEC98506DDarkness to Light - These programs raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse by educating adults about the steps they can take to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to the reality of child sexual abuse:https://www.d2l.org/There is a part of the podcast that mentions a lunchtime mentoring program and Lisette didn't remember the name of that particular program. We Dine Together is a part of the Be Strong program that is featured in a recent G.U.I.D.E. for Life episode. We Dine Together:https://www.wedinetogether.org/ Be Strong:https://bestrong.global/G.U.I.D.E. for Life episode "Be Strong - Emotional Resilience": https://www.spreaker.com/episode/42906632 SMACtalk Campaign website: www.smactalk.infoSMACtalk for Teachers website: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/research-and-technology/smactalk/resources-for-teachersHelpful links:G.U.I.D.E. for Life - https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-lifeCommon Sense Media - https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/finding-credible-newshttps://www.edutopia.org/blog/evaluating-quality-of-online-info-julie-coiroAttorney General’s resources for Internet Safety - https://arkansasag.gov/programs/internet-safety/ SMACtalk:https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/research-and-technology/smactalkProduced by Donnie LeeMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comMore information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts