by Lynette Owens | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Lynette Owens In an age when everyone can author or share information to a mass audience almost instantly, it is more critical than ever to develop and sharpen our ability to discern the credible from the implausible things we see online. This is true for students...
by Lynette Owens | Sep 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Lynette Owens Every January 1, I make a list of personal goals for the coming year. Year after year, 80% of the items on each year’s list are the same. Meaning: I’m pretty bad about keeping New Year’s resolutions. But unlike the calendar year, the start of a new...
by Lynette Owens | Jul 31, 2012 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Below is an excerpt of a guest post I did for the Washington Post today. You can read the full post @ http://ow.ly/cD1CI The Internet has always been around as far as our children can tell. Today, as many as half of all kids up to age 8 use...
by Lynette Owens | Jun 15, 2012 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens June is Internet Safety Awareness month in the U.S., but it’s a great time for everyone everywhere to stop and take a few moments to educate yourself and your family about all matters concerning digital literacy, safety, and responsibility. ...
by Lynette Owens | May 9, 2012 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens This is the 4th in our 10 for 10 weekly series of online safety and digital literacy tips. Last week, the Pew center released a study about teens and their attitudes and behaviors around online video use. Today, 37% of teens use video chat such as...