by Lynette Owens | Feb 6, 2020 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens On the heels of Data Privacy Day last week, Facebook introduced the “Off-Facebook Activity” tool, which shows you all of the businesses and apps that give information about you to Facebook. This information seems to be collected by those 3rd parties...
by Lynette Owens | Apr 23, 2019 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens Last month, the Washington Post published a surprising op-ed from Mark Zuckerberg. In it, the Facebook boss called for greater regulation of the internet to protect individuals’ online privacy, among other things. Although the goals he sets out are...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 10, 2017 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post on November 10, 2017. Last month, the U.S. experienced one of the most horrific acts of violence when a lone gunman took aim at thousands of country music fans at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas....
by Lynette Owens | Jul 18, 2017 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Throughout the summer vacation months, most (if not all) kids are spending that time with their phones in hand. While you’re all taking a well-deserved break from the school year, don’t take a vacation from using social media in smart...
by Lynette Owens | May 9, 2017 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Since 2010, we have been running our annual “What’s Your Story?” video contest as a way to engage young people in a conversation on a wide range of topics about life online. We see it is a way to give them a platform that allows them to express...
