by Lynette Owens | Jul 29, 2013 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Below is an excerpt of a piece I wrote for PBS MediaShift on July 29, 2013. The full article can be found @ http://ow.ly/nrthI In January, I wrote a piece about the Natick, Mass., public school district’s Digital Conversion, a program designed to...
by Lynette Owens | Jul 19, 2013 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens Week of July 15, 2013 Welcome to our inaugural What We’re Reading update! To help you keep up with what’s going on with kids, families, schools, and technology, we’ll compile a list of interesting stories our team’s been reading...
by Lynette Owens | Mar 13, 2013 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens The following is an excerpt from a guest post that originally appeared in Forbes on March 11. This is a story about Apple and a group of angry parents whose kids did something they shouldn’t have. It involves allegedly deceptive marketing practices,...
by Lynette Owens | Feb 5, 2013 | For Parents, For Teachers
by Lynette Owens For the last 3 years, we’ve been asking young people across the US and Canada to tell us in 2 minutes or less their stories about safe, responsible technology use. They’ve responded with enthusiasm and creativity; they’ve entertained and moved us....
by Lynette Owens | Jan 27, 2013 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Anne Livingston and Lynette Owens Kids spend a lot of time online. They go online to find answers for homework, coordinate school projects, share events, play games and watch videos. While online, they may feel like they are sharing with just family and friends...
