Digital4Good
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Mission Statement
Digital4Good + #ICANHELP educate to empower students and educators how to promote good use of technology, make a positive impact within their communities, and help them to become inspirational digital citizens while preventing cyberbullying and other types of social media abuse.
About This Cause
Our vision is simple, yet ambitious: to grow Digital4Good + #ICANHELP into an internationally recognized educational nonprofit whose work transforms how current and future generations of students engage with digital technology in everyday life to make a positive change. #ICANHELP started when a student made a fake social media page about a teacher and that page gained over 1000 followers, and was the center of school drama for two weeks. At the end of those two weeks, a student turned in the person who made the page and it was taken down. A year later, a different student made another fake page about the same teacher. This time, the page had zero followers and we had over 30 students go online and comment in support of the teacher. In working with the students, they knew how to respond to online negativity. As educators, we experienced the rapid increase in social media use and the stress and anxiety that negative online behavior puts on school cultures. We want to empower teens with a common-sense approach and not just protect them. To date, #ICANHELP has worked with students to take down over 3,600 pages dealing with harassment, impersonation, bullying, and more. We work closely with schools in training students on how to respond to cyber issues.