G.S. OF THE USA AND MICROSOFT CORP. JOINED FORCES TO CREATE LMK [TEXT SPEAK FOR "LET ME KNOW"] -AN ONLINE SAFETY RESOURCE WHERE GIRLS ARE THE TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS ON SUBJECTS THAT ARE OFTEN BEST DISCUSSED AT A
TEEN-TO-TEEN LEVEL, LIKE CYBERBULLYING, PREDATORS, AND SOCIAL NETWORKING.
THIS GIRL-LED CAMPAIGN ALLOWS GIRLS TO SHARE THEIR ONLINE CONCERNS WITH PEER "TECH-PERTS" ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM WHILE RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT HOW TO HELP KEEP GIRLS [AGE 13-17] SAFE WHILE SURFING THE WEB.
IN ADDITION, PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A SITE SPECIFICALLY GEARED TO YOUR NEEDS, EQUIPPING YOU WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND AND ACT ON THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD OF ONLINE SAFETY.
BOTH SITES ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE, G.S. AND NON-G.S. ALIKE, AS WELL AS TO ANY ADULT WHO WANTS TO LEARN ABOUT INTERNET SAFETY. FOR MORE INFO., PLEASE VISIT:
lmk.girlscouts.org [the site for girls]
letmeknow.girlscouts.org [the site for parents/adults].