Jun
19
Edutopia Article: Cinema vs. Cyberbullies: Using Filmmaking to Fight Online Harassment
June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
Thanks so much to Suzie Boss for writing this great article. You can read the entire article here:
Cinema vs. Cyberbullies: Using Filmmaking to Fight Online Harassment
By Suzie Boss
6/17/08
When Debbie Heimowitz talks about cyberbullying at school assemblies or presents training events for teachers, she speaks with authority. She knows the statistics. She understands the potential for […]
May
17
Shaping Youth and Amy Jussel
May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Amy Jussel, founder of ShapingYouth.org wrote about us today on her blog based on an interview we had. We are flattered. We have been so busy preparing for auditions we were blown away by her thoughtful and generous account of our project. You can read her article here
Here’s the blurb about her non-profit: Shaping Youth, […]
Mar
13
Izzy Neis’s Blog!
March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment
Thanks so much to Izzy Neis for her shout out to Adina’s Deck on her blog today! Her blog is a must read for anyone interested in online communities, internet safety, youth media… etc.!! Check it out by clicking here!
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Mar
12
A Letter from a Teacher in Tennessee
March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kim Moon, St. Mary’s Middle School Technology coordinator send this feedback to Adina’s Deck:“The students still ask about Adina’s Deck and want to watch a sequel of it. A 7th grader told me at the latest savvy surfing meeting that they wanted to form their own “deck” after watching it. There’s not a lot of […]
Mar
12
Adina’s Deck won Best Educational Student Film!
March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Adina’s Deck won the award for Best Educational Film in the student category of the 2008 International Family Film Festival!
We are so happy that IFFF recognized the importance of Cyber Bullying education. The Film Festival was fantastic. All four lead actresses and directors Debbie and Jason traveled down to the event, which was held at […]
Feb
1
Crocker Middle School
February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This email came to us from Susan Camarillo, School Counselor at Crocker Middle School in Hillsborough, CA. We asked if we could post it online for other schools interested in the program. In addition, they have a blog about the program located here. Thanks Susan!
Dear Debbie and Jason:
I want to thank you again for […]
Jan
9
A Letter from a Former Cyber Bully
January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
We presented and screened the film at the Girl Scouts of the USA’s Relational Aggression Conference and will be posting about that soon. In the meantime, here is a letter we received:
It was 6th grade and I had just gotten my first AIM screen name. I was pretty happy about it, I felt like I […]
Dec
18
An email from Marilyn Schaumburg, Teacher
December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This letter came from Marilyn Schaumburg, the 6th Grade Advisor and Upper School Technology Resource Teacher at Katherine Delmar Burke School in San Francisco, CA. Thanks Marilyn!
The girls LOVED Adina’s Deck! I mean they REALLY loved it. Here are the comments they said right afterwards:
This should be on TV
There should be […]
Dec
13
A letter from Jacob Carmack, 13
December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This is a letter from Jacob Carmack, an 8th grade student who saw Adina’s Deck at Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley, CA. Thanks Jacob!
I really thought that Adina’s Deck was a good show. It was educating and even though you can tell its maybe not the most realistic show on the planet, it […]
Dec
3
CA League of Middle Schools Technology Conference
December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This weekend, Jason and I lead a session about Cyber Bullying and Adina’s Deck at the CA League of Middle Schools Technology Conference.It was our first time at a Conference, and we were very happy with the people we met! There were 25 educators: teachers, principals, technology coordinators in our group. Schools varied from all […]
Nov
14
A letter from Marissa Lee, 12 years old
November 14, 2007 | 2 Comments
*note: Marissa came to the screening of Adina’s Deck in Modesto. She sent us this letter and said “I’d LOVE to post a blog.” Thanks Marissa!*
Marissa Lee and Kelcie Stranahan
By: Marissa Lee, 12 years old, Prescott Senior Elementary School
Adina’s Deck is a really good movie about cyber bullying. Before I watched this film, […]
Nov
14
Working to Stop Bullying at School-Adina’s Deck Mentioned today in the Modesto Bee
November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Adina’s Deck was mentioned today in the Modesto Bee! The link can be found here.
Working to stop bullying at school
Survey of kids shows the fears and figures; officials are training
By MERRILL BALASSONE
mbalassone@modbee.com
last updated: November 13, 2007 07:31:56 AM
Third-grade twins from Ohio enjoyed brief talk show fame this month […]
Nov
9
East Bay/Oakland Tribune Article about Adina’s Deck
November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment
Here’s a link to the original article from Sept. 17, 2007
Movie shot around Bay Area addresses teen cyber-bullying
Oakland Tribune, by Karen Holzmeister
CASTRO VALLEY — “Adina’s Deck,” a new film about teenage cyber- bullying, got its start with a tip from Sarah Moody, a Canyon Middle School counselor.
The 30-minute movie was fleshed out in talks […]
Nov
9
Adina’s Deck Article in the San Francisco Chronicle
November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Here is a link to the original article, which was published in the San Francisco Chronicle on Sept. 15th, 2007
Debbie Heimowitz brings cyber bullying to light in a new film
by: Sam Whiting
Back when Debbie Heimowitz was a middle schooler in Castro Valley, if you wanted to cut somebody down you talked behind her back. Now […]
Nov
9
Adina’s Deck Cyber Bullying DVD in Hong Kong
November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
We were so happy to mail our first International order to Hong Kong this week!
When we started Adina’s Deck, we knew that cyber bullying was an international problem. One of the most famous cases was the Nevada-Tan murder in Japan, in which a girl murdered her classmate after reading mean things she posted online. […]






