by Lynette Owens | Oct 14, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens October is Anti-bullying Awareness month in the U.S. and this year, the conversation has clearly shifted from the victims and bullies to the bystanders of bullying. While the media and the rest of us have been shocked, saddened, and angered by...
by Lynette Owens | Oct 12, 2011 | For Parents
Guest post by Rosemina Nazarali, Kiwi Commons Technology is all around us — it’s where we work, how we communicate and even how we entertain ourselves with music and movies. Our favorite gadgets help to make our lives easier but, when it’s in the hands of our...
by Lynette Owens | May 23, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Do a search on the term ‘privacy legislation’ and you will see numerous links to politicians and news stories from the last few weeks. Online privacy has suddenly become the stage for a huge battle between lawmakers, technology companies, youth...
by Lynette Owens | Mar 29, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Last month, we launched the 2nd annual “What’s Your Story?” competition, an international user-generated video contest that empowers youth to be leaders in educating others about being safe online. We are now in the final week for entries, which can...
by Lynette Owens | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Lynette Owens Facebook announced that it will soon unveil new services to help victims or witnesses of cyberbullying. As part of the White House summit on bullying prevention, Facebook hosted a panel at the White House today to announce some of these new features,...