by Lynette Owens | Dec 9, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pushing for consumer privacy legislation that would give you the ability to stop websites from tracking your surfing habits. Sites track you partly to make your surfing experience easier – remembering what...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 18, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Earlier this year, we ran a video contest called “What’s Your Story?” with the goal of engaging and educating young people on various topics related to their Internet safety. One of the winning videos called “Pull the Plug on Bullying” is now...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 8, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Today, our good friends at Connectsafely, together with the iKeepSafe Coalition, announced A Parents’ Guide to Facebook, a detailed resource that provides parents with step-by-step guidance on how to help their teens maintain their privacy on...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 3, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Just over a year ago, I had the good fortune to meet with the IT director of our local school district, a district which includes about 5, 000 students attending 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. During the meeting, we...
by Lynette Owens | Oct 19, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens My daughter’s backpack always comes home filled with interesting things – art projects, homework assignments, half-eaten lunches. Two days ago, an unexpected letter was there. It notified us that the students at her elementary school would be...
